From the archive: Are alternative meats the key to a healthier life and planet? – podcast
How do protein substitutes compare with the real deal? Graihagh Jackson investigates by speaking to dieticianPriya Tew, the Guardian ’sFiona Harvey and authorIsabella Tree.This podcast was amended on 18 May 2019. An earlier version incorrectly claimed that vitamin B12 is also known as folate or folic acid. While folate/folic acid is also a B vitamin, it is not vitamin B12.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 17, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Produced and presented by Graihagh Jackson and Shivani Dave Tags: Food Meat industry Environment Veganism Life and style Vegan food and drink Science Source Type: news
How to fill up on the anti-dementia vitamin
Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is essential for nerve function and the formation of DNA and healthy red blood cells. We explain how to get more folic acid into your daily diet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Folic acid deficiency: Feeling faint may be a sign you’re not eating enough greens
FOLIC acid is crucial in the development of new cells, including red blood cells within the body. The vitamin continuously needs to be topped up through a healthy and varied diet, which is easier said than done. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
International Women's Day Panel on diversity in health evidence synthesis - 8 March 2021
International Women ' s Day is March 8th! Join us as we discuss and highlight minority women and young investigators working in health science and evidence synthesis. Hear about their career paths, who has inspired them, and what advice they have for other women interested in or working in health evidence synthesis. Learn about Cochrane’s role in evidence Synthesis and how anyone can get involved.Each year Cochrane hosts an event in the name of Anne Anderson, a pioneering woman in health evidence synthesis. In the past it ' s been the ' Ann Anderson Walk ' at the Cochrane Colloquium to raise money for theannual A...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
International Women's Day Panel on diversity in health evidence synthesis
On International Women ' s Day 2021 we discussed and highlighted minority women and young investigators working in health science and evidence synthesis. Watch the recording to hear about their career paths, who has inspired them, and what advice they have for other women interested in or working in health evidence synthesis. Learn about Cochrane’s role in evidence Synthesis and how anyone can get involved.Each year Cochrane hosts an event in the name of Anne Anderson, a pioneering woman in health evidence synthesis. In the past it ' s been the ' Anne Anderson Walk ' at the Cochrane Colloquium to raise money for ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
VIDEO: International Women's Day Panel on diversity in health evidence synthesis
On International Women ' s Day 2021 we discussed and highlighted minority women and young investigators working in health science and evidence synthesis. Watch the recording to hear about their career paths, who has inspired them, and what advice they have for other women interested in or working in health evidence synthesis. Learn about Cochrane’s role in evidence Synthesis and how anyone can get involved.Each year Cochrane hosts an event in the name of Anne Anderson, a pioneering woman in health evidence synthesis. In the past it ' s been the ' Anne Anderson Walk ' at the Cochrane Colloquium to raise money for ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
What Does Folic Acid Do for the Body
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Online Misinformation Fuels a Fight Over Folic Acid Online Misinformation Fuels a Fight Over Folic Acid
Low folate has been linked to birth defects, but some practitioners are urging pregnant women to avoid supplements.Undark (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 4, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
What are the most effective interventions during pregnancy for preventing stillbirth?
Antenatal interventions for preventing stillbirth, fetal loss and perinatal death: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviewsA stillbirth is generally defined as the death of a baby before birth, at or after 24 weeks of development. It is most common in low ‐ and middle‐income countries but also affects people in high‐income countries. Numbers of stillbirths have not fallen much in the last 20 years and, despite the high numbers, it is not widely recognised as a global health problem.This overview of Cochrane systematic reviews included 43 Cochrane reviews that assessed 61 different ways of preventing stillbirth duri...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Folic Acid (Folic Acid) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - November 18, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Best supplement to prevent a stroke: Folic acid may reduce risk of blood clots
BEST supplement to prevent a stroke: Headway - the brain injury association - explained an ischemic stroke occurs due to a blood clot. Thus, anything that reduces the risk of blood clots can logically reduce the risk of stroke. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India: How Did Young People Access Care During the Lockdown?
This article draws on the findings from the survey, with a focus on programme implications relating to health and access to care during the lockdown.
Mental ill health
The United Nations has reported a rapid global rise in mental ill-health since the pandemic began. Additionally, research has indicated that prolonged quarantine periods can have a lasting negative impact on psychological well-being and, for adolescents and young people, an increased risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as anxious and depressive symptoms. Our study concurs with these trends:
Panic and anxiety: Sixty-seven to seventy...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Asia-Pacific Civil Society Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Excess folic acid during pregnancy harms brain development of mice
(University of California - Davis Health) A study of pregnant mice found high levels of folic acid were associated with significant changes in brain development of offspring. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Addressing the safety of high folate levels in the older population and implications for fortification in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin) A new study from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College challenges claims from some international scientific circles, that having high blood levels of folate (folic acid) increases the risk of poor cognition in older adults, especially in those with low levels of vitamin B12. On the contrary the study found that having higher folate seemed to be associated with better cognitive function in these older adults. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
AHA News: Prenatal Folic Acid May Increase Blood Pressure at High Doses
MONDAY, May 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Women who take high-dose folic acid supplements from pre-pregnancy through mid-pregnancy might increase their risk for potentially dangerous high blood pressure, according to new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
