Over 15 years ago, Dr. Andrew Wakefield suggested that there was a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination (MMR vaccine) and autism. He was labeled an outcast, and those statements cost him his job. But could it turn out that Dr....
Pennsylvania Jury Awards $3 Million in Topamax Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $3 million to a couple who alleged their child’s birth defects were caused by in vitro exposure to Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc.’s anti-seizure drug Topamax. Janssen is a division of Johnson & Johnson.
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Prozac's Increased Risks of Birth Defects
(May 25, 2012) – Prozac (fluoxetine) is included in a group of medications called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) that work by boosting serotonin levels in the brain, resulting in the regulation of mood, sleep...