High folic acid level in pregnancy may decrease high blood pressure in children
Babies born to mothers with cardiometabolic risk factors were less likely to develop high blood pressure if their mothers had higher levels of folate during pregnancy. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 8, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
More Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Protect Kids From High Blood Pressure
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2017 -- Higher folic acid levels during pregnancy may reduce the risk of high blood pressure in children if their mothers have heart disease risk factors, a new study suggests. " Our study adds further evidence on the early life... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 8, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
High folic acid level in pregnancy may decrease high blood pressure in children
(Oxford University Press USA) A new article published in the American Journal of Hypertension finds that babies born to mothers with cardiometabolic risk factors were less likely to develop high blood pressure if their mothers had higher levels of folate during pregnancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Shift work and heavy lifting may make it harder to get pregnant
Conclusion
Many factors affect a couple’s ability to get pregnant, and the numbers of mature eggs produced by the woman is one of them. This study seems to have found a link between physically demanding work, shift work, and egg production.
However, the study has many limitations.
All the women were seeking IVF treatment, so already knew they had a fertility problem. The numbers of mature eggs, used in the study to calculate the women’s potential for fertility, were counted after extraction during IVF treatment. It’s not clear whether these findings would have applied to women releasing eggs naturally (eggs are usua...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Folvite (Folic Acid) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - January 18, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Use Folic Acid Supplements to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published its final recommendation statement and evidence summary on folic acid supplementation to prevent neural tube defects. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
U.S. panel recommends folic acid supplements for young women
(Reuters Health) - Women who may get pregnant - whether planned or unplanned - should take a daily folic acid supplement to prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New guidelines reaffirm prenatal folic acid to curb birth defects
HealthDay News In a recommendation that reaffirms previous guidelines, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said that folic acid supplements reduce the risk of neural tube defects. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF Reaffirms Recommendation on Folic Acid Supplementation (FREE)
By the Editors
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women who are planning or capable of pregnancy take a multivitamin with folic acid … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 10, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Daily folic acid supplementation remains important for prevention of birth defects
Despite the mandatory addition of folic acid to enriched grain products in the United States, many women still do not consume adequate amounts of this important vitamin, according to a new editorial. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 10, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Folic Acid Reaffirmed to Curb Birth Defects
Women of childbearing age should take 400 to 800 micrograms daily, task force recommends (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Daily supplement of folic acid recommended to prevent birth defects
New state-issued report recommends a daily supplementary intake of folic acid to women capable of being pregnant in order to prevent neural tube defects. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
New Guidelines Reaffirm Prenatal Folic Acid to Curb Birth Defects
Women of childbearing age should take 400 to 800 micrograms daily, task force recommends
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Folic Acid, Neural Tube Defects, Pregnancy (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Guidelines Reaffirm Prenatal Folic Acid to Curb Birth Defects
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2017 -- In a recommendation that reaffirms previous guidelines, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said that folic acid supplements reduce the risk of neural tube defects.
As it advised in 2009, the independent panel of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 10, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Announcement: National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid Awareness Week — January 2017
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 5, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
