Ever heard of the Thalidomide disaster? This refers to a certain medical blunder caused by the unrestrained prescription of the Thalidomide drug to pregnant women – and as a result, children born with seal like limbs. This, and other drug-induced fetal abnormalities happen due to the teratogenicity of certain drugs.

Guard yourself and keep yourself informed of the hazardous nature of certain drugs. Talk to other would-be parents and gain valuable advice from doctors at Medindia’s support group.

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Major Initiative To Prevent Opioid Abuse And Overdose
medindia 8870 Posts Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually�more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined. ...Read More
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People do not want to hurt. Due to fears about being labeled a "junkie", people over dose on acetaminophen and ruin their liver. It's a sad indictment on our society that people would rather have liver failure than enter into a pain management program where opioids are used as part of pain control strategy.

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