Tag: Exposure

Environmental Exposure Risks in Reproductive Health

by Joseph Acosta | Mar 6, 2012 | Environment | 0 |

A growing body of evidence suggests that preconception and prenatal exposure to certain environmental toxins can impact fetal development adversely and lead to potentially long-lasting health effects. However, most reproductive...

Children of Cancer Survivors do not Face Risk of Birth Defects

by Joseph Acosta | Dec 13, 2011 | Health | 0 |

A large, retrospective study shows that children of childhood cancer survivors who received prior treatment involving radiation to testes or ovaries and chemotherapy with alkylating agents do not have an increased risk for birth...