Posted AT 8:38 AM EDT on 29/12/04
Nervous system drugs linked to leukemia
Women who take some forms of antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs during pregnancy greatly increase the risk that their children will develop leukemia, according to a new Canadian study.At the same time, the research suggests that the risk of the most common form of childhood cancer can be virtually eliminated by taking folic acid supplements during pregnancy.
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