Research Continues to Suggest that Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Poses Autism Risk for Children
In March of 2017, a research group published a study in the joural “European Psychiatry” that was a meta-analysis and systemic review of the relationship between maternal SSRI exposure and the risk of autism in the offspring of those mothers. The paper...Kaiser Permanente Largo Exposed Colonoscopy Patients to HIV
Fox5DC is reporting that Kaiser Permanente in Largo, Maryland has exposed 23 patients to HIV, hepatitis C and other infections after failing to properly sterilize equipment. According to a statement released by Kaiser “a piece of endoscopy equipment at our...New Research Bolsters Connection Between Autism and Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy
A research paper published last year by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provided further evidence of a connection between pregnant mothers use of certain type of medications, known as selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors or...
Are Antidepressants Causing Autism in Our Children?
The evidence is mounting demonstrating a relationship between the use of SSRIs such as Zoloft and Autism or Autistic Spectrum Diseases (ASDs) in offspring. The relationship appears to be particularly strong when these drugs are taken during the first trimester of...
Nidel Law Investigating Risperdal Claims for Male Breast Development
Risperdal is a powerful antipsychotic drug, originally designed to treat people with schizophrenia. But the drug was marketed and often prescribed to children for “behavioral disorders.” In November, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay the Federal Government over...