Folic acid prescription and suicide attempt prevention: effect of past suicidal behaviour, psychiatric diagnosis and psychotropic medication - Mann JJ, Hur K, Lavigne JE, Gibbons RD.
We previously showed that folic acid prescriptions for any indication were associated with lower rates of suicidal behaviour. Given that future randomised clinical trials are likely to focus on psychiatric disorders carrying elevated risk for suicide, we n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
White House requests extension of agreement with China on joint research
President Joe Biden’s administration has given itself 6 months to reach a deal with China to preserve a 44-year-old agreement governing scientific cooperation between the two superpowers. But the rising tensions between the two countries and calls by congressional Republicans for the United States to end cooperation with China will require the White House to walk a political tightrope in renewing what has traditionally been a garden-variety diplomatic pact.
U.S. academics welcome the administration’s decision, first
reported by NBC News
, not to abandon an agreement that has been renewed in 5-year incre...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Folic Acid Supplementation for Birth Defects Reaffirmed Folic Acid Supplementation for Birth Defects Reaffirmed
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends 0.4 to 0.8 mg of folic acid supplementation for people who may become pregnant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF Recommends Folic Acid Supplement Before, During Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends folic acid supplementation for people planning to or who could become pregnant. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Three-quarters of women took avoidable health risks before getting pregnant, study says
Almost 73 per cent of English mums-to-be had not taken folic acid before conceiving, it found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dementia: The 76p food that could make your brain 19 years younger, 'exciting' study finds
Packed with carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, iron, and calcium, spinach could be potent at staving off dementia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF Recommends Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends folic acid supplementation for people planning to or who could become pregnant (Grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of a draft... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Folic acid in flour too low to prevent birth defects, scientists say
Current government proposals do not go far enough to help pregnant women, leading experts claim. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Folic acid 'should be pumped into RICE as well as bread', experts say
The Government unveiled plans 18 months ago to add folic acid to flour to prevent neural tube defects - a group of conditions 1,000 babies in the UK are born with each year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Several Supplements May Give the Heart a Boost
Certain antioxidant supplements – such as omega-3 fatty acids, folic acid, and coenzyme Q10 – may benefit your heart’s health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis Suggests CV Benefits for Some Antioxidant Supplements Analysis Suggests CV Benefits for Some Antioxidant Supplements
A new meta-analysis suggests benefit on cardiovascular risks with supplements including n-3 fatty acids, folic acid, and coenzyme Q10. But experts urge caution in interpreting these results.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 6, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Mega-study: Omega-3s, folic acid, CoQ10 benefit heart, but beware of beta carotene
Instead of singling out vitamins and minerals that may help heart health, researchers hope their comprehensive review of many studies will pave the way for clinical trials to identify the best mix of micronutrients. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Small victories: South Africa is struggling to improve kids ’ health decades after apartheid’s demise
KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA—
By her country’s standards at the time, there was nothing too unusual about how Nosipho Mshengu arrived in the world. She was born on the side of the road on 20 September 1993, as her mother tried to get from Mafakatini, a rural village in South Africa where there was then no health facility, to a Roman Catholic clinic an hour away. The bus she awaited was nowhere in sight when time ran out, and Mshengu made her entry then and there.
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
A little more than 14 years later, Mshengu was pregnant herself. Her labor story...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 22, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Supplements warning: Study shows folic acid can interrupt specific mental health drugs
People consuming psychiatric drugs should be careful about what supplements they take as certain supplements can interrupt them. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin B12, homocysteine and folic acid in patients suffering from bipolar disorders: relationship with suicide - Mangiapane P, Carbone MG, Arone A, Massa L, Palermo S, Flamini W, Parra E, Morana B, Morana F, Bertini G, Marazziti D.
OBJECTIVES: Vitamin B12, folic acid and homocysteine play a key role in "one-carbon metabolism", involved in different brain processes. Altered levels have been reported in mood disorders (MDs), particularly in major depression (MDD), while the information... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
