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  High Doses of B Vitamins Associated With Increased Decline in Kidney Function for Patients With Kidney Disease from Diabetes

  April 27, 2010 — Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart ... > full story
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  Understanding How Folic Acid Might Help Heal Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

  April 26, 2010 — Babies born to women who do not consume enough folic acid are at high risk of developing neural tube defects. This is the reason underlying the recommendation that women who are pregnant take a folic ... > full story
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  Diet High in B Vitamins Lowers Heart Risks in Japanese Study

  April 15, 2010 — In a large study in Japan, women who reported eating more foods containing the B vitamins folate and B-6 were less likely to die from stroke and heart disease. Japanese men reporting diets high in ... > full story
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  Folic Acid in Dietary Supplements Could Increase Risk of Breast Cancer, Swedish Research Suggests

  April 7, 2010 — In most women folate, a type of B vitamin, reduces the risk of breast cancer. However, in women with a certain genetic make-up it has shown to be the opposite: folate raises the risk of breast ... > full story
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  Dietary Formula That Maintains Youthful Function Into Old Age

  February 11, 2010 — Researchers develop dietary formula that maintains youthful function into old ... > full story
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  Factors Linked to Growth of Fetus in First Trimester and Subsequent Outcomes

  February 9, 2010 — Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth ... > full story
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  Eating Habits of Female Soccer Players and Consequences for Sporting Activity

  January 18, 2010 — To be a good sportsperson, apart from having talent and being fit and in-training, eating habits are also important. Researchers concluded that just by changing one or two bad habits sportswomen ... > full story
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  Treatment With Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer, Death

  November 17, 2009 — Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment ... > full story
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  Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Asthma, Study Suggests

  November 4, 2009 — A new study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. Researchers have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in ... > full story
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  Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Problems Associated With Low Folate Levels In Pregnant Women

  October 28, 2009 — It has long been suggested that healthy folate levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their ... > full story

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