The general characteristics of children with ECD and controls are presented in Table 1. The distributions of age, gender, ethnicity, and family history of congenital heart disease were comparable ...

A woman's use of oral or nasal decongestants during the first trimester of pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk for certain birth defects, the authors of a new case-control study ...

A woman’s use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child’s risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some types of over-the-counter ...

Children with specific types of heart birth defects who are under 3 or who've had cardiac surgery within the last six months may face an elevated risk of heart infection. Parents of children with ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A woman’s use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child’s risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some ...

Some types of over-the-counter decongestants, including the popular phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine, were individually linked to rare, specific birth defects of the digestive tract, ear and heart.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child's risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some ...