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The Supreme Court of India today refused a petition filed by one Sanjay Kulshreshtha seeking a nationwide star-rating system for vehicles to promote eco-friendly choices and curb air pollution.

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...

Prevent heart disease from the womb to adulthood with proper nutrition, screenings, and healthy habits for a healthier future.

Folate (Vitamin B9) helps prevent severe birth defects and supports red-blood-cell and brain function — but most women start too late. Experts say eve ...

A team of international researchers has demonstrated, for the first time in a field study, that using folic acid-fortified iodized table salt can prevent multiple severe birth defects. A team of ...

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found. By Teddy Rosenbluth Major heart defects are more common — ...

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...