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Age-Related Hearing Loss and Folate in the Elderly
December 1, 2010 — Age-related hearing loss, one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid, according to new ... > full story -
Epilepsy: Women Need Specific Treatment, Experts Say
November 25, 2010 — Doctors treating female epilepsy patients have to take account of the specific hormonal situation in women. Such an approach can often reduce the limitations imposed by the disease, according to ... > full story -
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Birth Defects: Some Reassurances, but More Needed, Warns Epidemiologist
November 24, 2010 — Despite the reassurances about the use of proton-pump inhibitors during pregnancy based on a new study, an epidemiologist believes that further studies are ... > full story -
B-Complex Vitamins May Help Slow Progression of Dementia
October 27, 2010 — Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of ... > full story -
Meta-Analysis Shows No Heart Benefits for Folic Acid Supplements
October 11, 2010 — Use of folic acid supplements appears to lower blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine -- theorized to be a risk factor for heart and blood vessel disease -- but does not appear to be associated ... > full story -
Loss of Nutrients Following Gastric Bypass Surgery in Adolescent Girls
October 3, 2010 — An increasing number of obese adolescents, particularly females, are undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Yet a recent case study highlights the possible link between gastric bypass surgery in ... > full story -
B Vitamins Slow Brain Atrophy in People With Memory Problems
September 12, 2010 — Daily tablets of certain B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people who suffer from mild memory problems, a new study has ... > full story -
Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds
June 22, 2010 — Patients who had experienced a heart attack and lowered their blood homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation did not have an associated lower risk of heart attack, coronary ... > full story -
Folic Acid Found to Improve Vascular Function in Amenorrheic Runners
May 10, 2010 — A study has found that oral folic acid may provide a safe and inexpensive treatment to improve vascular function in young female runners who are amenorrheic (not ... > full story -
Nationwide Study: One in Four Women Show Ambivalence Toward Pregnancy
May 6, 2010 — For years, a widely held assumption was that women of childbearing age fell neatly into two camps: those trying to have children, and those not trying to have children. A new nationwide study ... > full story
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