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
Most vitamin, mineral supplements not shown to lower heart disease risk
(American College of Cardiology) Current research does not show enough evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements are beneficial for preventing or treating heart disease, with the exception of folic acid for reducing stroke risk, according to a review article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Current recommendations to adopt healthy diets that are heavy in plant-based foods from which these vitamins are derived naturally should be reinforced. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Elevated homocysteine identified as metabolic risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases
(Temple University Health System) Homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a byproduct of methionine metabolism. Genetic diseases or an imbalanced diet, with too much red meat or B vitamins and folic acid deficiencies, can lead to high homocysteine levels, a condition known as hyperhomocysteinemia. This causes considerable harm to the heart but can also affect the brain.Now, Temple researchers further reveal the extent to which elevated homocysteine damages the brain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Folic acid deficiency: This sound could be a sign you have the condition
FOLIC acid deficiency happens when you don ’t eat enough products containing the vital nutrient. Look out for these warning signs that you are suffering from the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypertensive patients may benefit from folic acid supplements
Hypertensive adults with low platelet count who took a combined daily pill of both enalapril and folic acid saw a 73 percent reduction in their risk of first stroke compared to patients who took only enalapril daily, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - May 8, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Folic Acid May Cut Stroke Risk in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients
MONDAY, May 7, 2018 -- Hypertensive patients may lower their stroke risk with folic acid supplements, according to a study published in the May 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Xiangyi Kong, M.D., from Peking University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Folic Acid Cut Strokes in Hypertensive Patients on Enalapril
(MedPage Today) -- Lowered risk in those with low platelets and elevated homocysteine levels (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Folic acid 'can SLASH high blood pressure patients
TAKING folic acid can slash high blood pressure patients (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The power of folic-acid: Supplements can slash a stroke by almost 75%
Researchers from Peking University found that adults with hypertension who take folic acid, alongside blood-pressure medication, every day for four years are 73 per cent less at risk of stroke. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Formate prevents most folic acid-resistant neural tube defects in mice
(Baylor College of Medicine) A multi-institutional research team has developed a novel folic acid-resistant neural tube defect mouse model of the human condition by silencing the Slc25a32 gene, and, in most of the mutant mice, neural tube defects can be prevented by formate supplementation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
