Archive for birth defects

Daughter’s Birth Defect Forces Canadian Mother To Sue Paxil Maker

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being sued by the mother of a girl who was born with a hole in her heart which required surgery and about seven months stay in the hospital not to mention the expenses that it entailed, for Paxil’s alleged hand in her daughter’s predicament. Launching the lawsuit against GSK three years ago, [...]

Omphalocele Has Been Noted as a Zoloft Birth Defect

An omphalocele is a defect found at birth characterized by abdominal organs such as the intestines, protruding out of the umbilicus (belly button). The “spilled” contents are easily seen because they are only covered by a thin layer of tissue. Though there is a no known definite cause, a variety of factors have been identified [...]