Environmental Factors and Congenital Defects
Author | : Peter C. Holmberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789518013870 |
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Author | : Peter C. Holmberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789518013870 |
Author | : P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2007-06-10 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1402048319 |
This book explores some further concepts that have arisen from more recent perceptions of environmental effects and their possible interactions with living systems. The book is written by international experts and numerous case studies are given. Discussion and presentation of old and novel ideas is targeted at developing a more holistic and united perception of the interaction between congenital diseases and the environment.
Author | : James Graves Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charlotte Ferencz |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 1997-12-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780879936754 |
Cardiovascular malformations constitute a major segment of birth defects with profound medical, psychosocial, and economic consequences. Previous research has mainly focused on clinical methods of diagnosis and treatment, but the need for prediction, prenatal counseling, and preventive interventions requires further knowledge of familial and environmental risk factors. Until now, however, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of major cardiovascular malformations encompassing infant, familial, and environmental factors for the individual subgroups of cardiac lesions. In its detailed presentation of The Baltimore-Washington Infant Study, this provocative text provides the first systematic, epidemiologic assessment of 18 precisely defined cardiovascular malformations, taking into account other associated congenital anomalies. It includes an overview of the study's design and methodology; confirmation of major diagnostic groups by imaging or post-mortem studies; a classification of syndromes and multiple malformations based on updated knowledge of genetics and dysmorphology; and a statistical profile of more than 200 family history variables. By elucidating the factors that may contribute to the occurrence of 18 specific cardiovascular malformations and the similarities and differences of such factors for the diagnostic groups evaluated, this book begins to unravel some of the mysteries of abnormal cardiogenesis.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2000-11-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0309171806 |
Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment reviews advances made during the last 10-15 years in fields such as developmental biology, molecular biology, and genetics. It describes a novel approach for how these advances might be used in combination with existing methodologies to further the understanding of mechanisms of developmental toxicity, to improve the assessment of chemicals for their ability to cause developmental toxicity, and to improve risk assessment for developmental defects. For example, based on the recent advances, even the smallest, simplest laboratory animals such as the fruit fly, roundworm, and zebrafish might be able to serve as developmental toxicological models for human biological systems. Use of such organisms might allow for rapid and inexpensive testing of large numbers of chemicals for their potential to cause developmental toxicity; presently, there are little or no developmental toxicity data available for the majority of natural and manufactured chemicals in use. This new approach to developmental toxicology and risk assessment will require simultaneous research on several fronts by experts from multiple scientific disciplines, including developmental toxicologists, developmental biologists, geneticists, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Abnormalities, Human |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2003-10-27 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309166837 |
Each year more than 4 million children are born with birth defects. This book highlights the unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of children and families in developing countries by preventing some birth defects and reducing the consequences of others. A number of developing countries with more comprehensive health care systems are making significant progress in the prevention and care of birth defects. In many other developing countries, however, policymakers have limited knowledge of the negative impact of birth defects and are largely unaware of the affordable and effective interventions available to reduce the impact of certain conditions. Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World includes descriptions of successful programs and presents a plan of action to address critical gaps in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of birth defects in developing countries. This study also recommends capacity building, priority research, and institutional and global efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of birth defects in developing countries.
Author | : Aage L. Villumsen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Abnormalities, Human |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James Graves Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2003-11-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309166810 |
Each year in the United States approximately 440,000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-term infants. Clinicians and researchers have made vast improvements in treating preterm birth; however, little success has been attained in understanding and preventing preterm birth. Understanding the complexity of interactions underlying preterm birth will be needed if further gains in outcomes are expected. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine sponsored a workshop to understand the biological mechanism of normal labor and delivery, and how environmental influences, as broadly defined, can interact with the processes of normal pregnancy to result in preterm birth. This report is a summary of the main themes presented by the speakers and participants.