Folic Acid Benefits Go Beyond Preventing Birth Defects (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Positive effects seen in brain development, later-life mental health (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood
(Reuters Health) - Folic acid fortification not only protects developing babies against certain birth defects but also supports healthy brain development through the teenage years, researchers report. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Added Folate May Have Helped Cut Kids' Psychosis
Beyond protecting against defects such as spina bifida, fortifying the grain supply with folic acid may also enhance fetal brain development and lower the long-term risk for developing psychosis, a new study suggests. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prenatal Folic Acid May Cut Subsequent Psychosis Risk in Teens Prenatal Folic Acid May Cut Subsequent Psychosis Risk in Teens
Prenatal exposure to folic acid may reduce the risk for subsequent psychosis in teens, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Folic acid during pregnancy protects your child from schizophrenia
Researchers analyzed brain scans of kids born before and after the US fortified all grain foods with folic acid. They saw a marked decrease in mental illness in children exposed in the womb. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MRI brain scans show benefits of prenatal folic acid
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Did Folic Acid Supplementation in Foods Lead to Less Psychosis in Kids?
TUESDAY, July 3, 2018 -- Investigators say they ' ve found an unanticipated but welcome twist in a decades-long effort to reduce birth defects by boosting folate levels among pregnant women.
Beyond protecting against serious defects such as spina... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
mSakhi Is Changing Everything for This Community Health Worker and Her Clients in Rural India
June 25, 2018Digital health empowers Lalita to provide better antenatal care—and to keep up with her children.Lalita Chauhan starts her day early to the sound of an alarm from her phone. A couple of years ago, she could not have imagined starting her day in such a high-tech way, much less owning a smartphone.As an ASHA (or accredited social health activist) in rural India, Lalita and other community health workers are benefitting from the country ’s Digital India initiative, whereby the national government is transitioning paper-based services to digital platforms to make public services more accessible to communiti...
Source: IntraHealth International - June 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
Should we all take folic acid to prevent a heart attack?
The body needs a regular supply of folate (about 200mcg a day for an adult) to produce healthy red blood cells, and most people get what they need from their diet. But could more save your life? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Few High-Risk Mothers in Boston Took Folic Acid Before Pregnancy
MONDAY, June 4, 2018 -- Among an urban, low-income minority population, few women started folic acid supplementation before pregnancy, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Tina L. Cheng, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 4, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Many Poor Women Miss Out on Folic Acid Supplements During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, May 31, 2018 -- Even though folic acid supplements are known to lower the risk of birth defects, poorer women rarely take them before or during pregnancy, a new study shows. " The findings are concerning because they show that public... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Most Supplements Do Little to Protect the Heart (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Review supports only folic acid and B-complex vitamins (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Supplements Won't Prevent Heart Disease: Study
There was one exception, researchers said. A more recent clinical trial in China found that folic acid supplements helped curb participants' risk of stroke. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
