JERUSALEM, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have found no evidence linking the use of common painkillers during early pregnancy with major birth defects, Israel's Ben Gurion University of the Negev said ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian study said.