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Paxil, Similar Antidepressants Linked to Birth Defects

Reading the pregnancy warnings section of the Paxil drug label is a troubling experience. For starters, the antidepressant known generically as paroxetine produces heart defects in as many of 2 percent of babies whose mothers take the drug during the first trimester. Many women taking the drug to relieve depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder or posttraumatic…

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Route 13: One of the Deadliest Highways in Virginia

Accomack and Northampton counties are not densely populated areas in Virginia (VA) but their accident statistics are staggeringly high. Both counties feature a fatality rate per 100,000 individuals that is higher than the national average, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Why? Primarily because of Route 13. The lack of adequate medians and increased…

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