Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...

April 20 (Reuters) - Babies conceived through certain fertility treatment techniques are about one-third more likely to have a birth defect than babies conceived without any extra help from technology ...

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

Changes are coming to tortillas in California in the new year, with a new law requiring manufacturers to add folic acid to ...

The law, which will go into effect Jan. 1, requires manufacturers to include folic acid in their tortilla and corn masa ...

The number of infants born in the U.S. with Zika-related birth defects jumped from 28 as to 32 between Nov. 17 and Nov. 30, according to the most recent numbers from the CDC. The mosquito-borne and ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to ...

Amber Boyd adopted the child after caring for her for a year in the hospital. — -- A pediatric nurse from New Mexico has adopted one of her tiny patients, who spent over a year in the hospital.