Body Burden
    Body Burden

    This study features the largest number of chemicals ever tested for in the same group of people ? 210 chemicals were tested. The results were staggering ? each participant tested positive for an avera…

    Effects of Alcohol and Pregnancy
    Effects of Alcohol and Pregnancy

    The first trimester of pregnancy can be a vulnerable time. Some medicines taken during that period can have catastrophic effects on the baby. The third trimester is generally safer. Evidence published…

    The Return of Thalidomide
    The Return of Thalidomide

    Thalidomide, the drug that was prescribed to relieve morning sickness in the late 1950's and early 1960's, caused a worldwide epidemic of severe birth defects. The drug is not kind to certain growing …

    Fast Facts about Trisomy 13
    Fast Facts about Trisomy 13

    Trisomy 13 (also called Patau Syndrome) occurs in up to 1 out of 5,000 newborns (Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, Saunders 1988). (more…)…

    On Being a Physician: A day in the life
    On Being a Physician: A day in the life

    Over the years we have received numerous requests from high school and university students, who are in the midst of choosing a career, asking what it is like to be a physician. Here is Dr. Greene's re…