PREGNANT women with high blood pressure who shun medication just as likely to have a baby with defects as those on treatments.

PREGNANT women with high blood pressure who shun medication just as likely to have a baby with defects as those on treatments.

Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects, irrespective of commonly prescribed medicines for their condition, finds new research published on bmj.com today.

Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects, irrespective of commonly prescribed medicines for their condition, finds new research published in the British Medical Journal today.

Sprycel (dasatinib), a leukemia medication raises the risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today in a Drug Safety Communication. The FDA says doctors should check patients for signs and symptoms of underlying cardiopulmonary disease before considering prescribing Sprycel - they should also evaluate patients during treatment ...