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ACE Inhibitors - Increased Risk of Birth Defects

7th June 2007

According to a study by researchers at Vanderbilt and Boston Universities, ACE Inhibitors (drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure but used extensively for those who have suffered from HUS, Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome) have been linked to birth defects if taken by the expectant mother during the first trimester of her pregnancy.

Researchers gathered data from the medical records of 29,507 new-borns. 209 of their mothers had taken ACE inhibitors during the first trimester of pregnancy. 18 of them were born with birth defects, of which 9 had heart defects.

Expectant mothers taking ACE inhibitors during their first trimester were 2.7 times as likely to have a baby with a birth defect than mothers who did not take the drug at this time.

The researchers say that any woman who is pregnant or planning to start a family should avoid taking ACE inhibitors. It is vital that all women of child-bearing age, and their health care providers, are aware of this so that alternative medications can be identified.

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Welsh butcher pleads guilty

14th September 2007

William Tudor, 54, from Cowbridge, Vale of Glamoganr has been jailed for a year for food safety offences which led to a fatal E.coli outbreak in 2005. Tudor admitted six charges, including supplying contaminated meat from his meat business in Bridgend and the court he... ...read on

ACE Inhibitors - Increased Risk of Birth Defects

7th June 2007

Success in memory of Lucinda

12th December 2006

Jayne Klus-Roberts of Seaford, Sussex has been campaigning since the death of her daughter from E.coli O157 in 1997 to have better, safer storage for children's packed lunches at school. Now the local school attended by Lucind... ...read on

Ten Years On

12th December 2006

On the tenth anniversary of the country's largest E.coli O157 outbreak in Wishaw, Lanarkshire (which claimed the lives of 20 elderly people and resulted in almost 500 testing positive for the bacterium) Professor Hugh Pennington has urged the Scottish Executive a... ...read on

Ian runs for HUSH

17th October 2006

HUSH director, Sharon Smith recently persuaded her work colleague Ian Williams to take part in a half marathon to raise sponsorship for the charity. Ian will run in the Stroud and District Half Marathon on 22nd October and would be... ...read on

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