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Only One-Third Of Women Take Vitamin To Help Prevent Serious Birth Defects, Survey Finds
September 30, 2005 — Only one-third of childbearing age women are taking a multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid daily to prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine in their future babies, according ... > full story -
New Research Shows Folic Acid In Grains Has Reduced Birth Defects
September 6, 2005 — Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine, but the March of Dimes urged federal officials to help spare a greater number ... > full story -
Folates More Effective In Limiting Alzheimer's Disease Risk Than Antioxidants, Other Nutrients
August 14, 2005 — Adults who eat the daily recommended allowance of folates -- B-vitamin nutrients found in oranges, legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements -- significantly reduce their risk of ... > full story -
Neural Tube Defects Decrease With Folic Acid Fortification
May 13, 2005 — A new study examines whether the recent decline in neural tube defects in Chile was due to the addition of folic acid to wheat flour in that country or to pre-existing decreasing ... > full story -
Study Finds Anticonvulsant Drug Poses Greater Birth-Defect Risk Than Suspected
March 22, 2005 — Use of the anticonvulsant drug valproate during pregnancy may pose a significantly great risk of birth defects than does use of other antiseizure medications. In the March 22 issue of Neurology, ... > full story -
Folic Acid And Vitamin B12 Decrease Risk Of Hip Fracture In Stroke Patients
March 9, 2005 — Patients who took folic acid and vitamin B12 after their stroke had a reduced risk of hip fracture compared to patients who took placebo, according to an article in the March 2 issue of ... > full story -
Folic Acid Recommendations Have Had Little Impact On Birth Defects
February 23, 2005 — Recommendations on use of folic acid consumption have had no detectable impact on the incidence of neural tube defects, according to an international study published on ... > full story -
Higher Folate Intake Associated With Decreased Risk Of Hypertension In Women
January 26, 2005 — Hypertension affects an estimated 65 million individuals in the U.S. and many more worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether higher folate intake is associated with a lower risk ... > full story -
Stem Cells Could Reveal Secrets Of Illness In Later Life
January 10, 2005 — Mums to be have known for some time that what they eat when pregnant affects their unborn child but now scientists believe that the diet of our mothers during pregnancy may even affect our ... > full story -
Healthy Eating Reduces The Chance Of Spina Bifida
October 12, 2004 — According to Dutch researcher Pascal Groenen, a balanced diet reduces the risk of a baby with spina bifida. He investigated how different nutritional components affected the risk of developing this ... > full story
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