Deli meat isn't safe for pregnant women because it can harbor parasites and bacteria, namely listeria, toxoplasma, and ...

Adult aspirin isn't recommended during pregnancy, but your healthcare provider may prescribe baby aspirin. Here's why.

Warning signs at dispensaries about the potential health effects of cannabis use in pregnancy may not be effective, according to a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, based at ...

Certain nausea medicines, such as pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and Unisom (doxylamine), are safe to take during pregnancy to help ...

Pro-choice advocates say the science is settled on the abortion pill mifepristone, but critics argue that better safeguards need to be in place after the FDA relaxed them in recent years.

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with several physiological changes that can alter the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of drugs. For certain drugs, dosing changes may ...

may be safe to use while pregnant or breastfeeding. Certain factors, including the risk of not treating your condition during pregnancy, may determine whether you should use the drug during this time.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA ... midwife about how they feel about continuing the pregnancy. Legal surgical abortions are relatively safe and effective. In rare cases, a D&C can cause ...

Synthroid (levothyroxine) is safe to take while pregnant. Certain factors, including the risks of not treating your condition during pregnancy, may determine whether you should take the drug ...

A University of Alberta research team is sending out a vehement warning that vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking during pregnancy. In a recently published paper in the Journal of Hazardous ...

Criticism over how the Chinese government buys drugs for its public health care system has ignited frustration over the quality of medicine. By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from ...