Vestibular Schwannoma Treatment, Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects, and more
Editor’s Summary by Mary McGrae McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 1, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Cancer Risk in Children of Mothers With Epilepsy and High-Dose Folic Acid Use During Pregnancy
Interview with Håkon Magne Vegrim, MD, author of Cancer Risk in Children of Mothers With Epilepsy and High-Dose Folic Acid Use During Pregnancy.Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The folate debate, and rewriting the radiocarbon curve
Some 80 countries around the world add folic acid to their food supply to prevent birth defects that might happen because of a lack of the B vitamin—even among people too early in their pregnancies to know they are pregnant. This year, the United Kingdom decided to add the supplement to white flour. But it took almost 10 years of debate, and no countries in the European Union joined them in the change. Staff Writer Meredith Wadman joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the ongoing folate debate.
Last year, a highly anticipated tool for dating ancient materials was released: a new updated radiocarbon calibration curve. The c...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - November 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The folate debate, and rewriting the radiocarbon curve
Some 80 countries around the world add folic acid to their food supply to prevent birth defects that might happen because of a lack of the B vitamin—even among people too early in their pregnancies to know they are pregnant. This year, the United Kingdom decided to add the supplement to white flour. But it took almost 10 years of debate, and no countries in the European Union joined them in the change. Staff Writer Meredith Wadman joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the ongoing folate debate.
Last year, a highly anticipated tool for dating ancient materials was released: a new updated radiocarbon calibration curve. T...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - November 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Effect of Folic Acid and Zinc on Semen Quality and Infertility Outcomes, Genital Talc Use and Ovarian Cancer, Fostering Physician Presence and Connection With Patients, and more
Editor's Summary by Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 07, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation and Risk of Autistic Traits Following Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs
Interview with Marte Helene. Bjørk, MD PhD, author of Association of Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy With the Risk of Autistic Traits in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero, and Kimford J. Meador, MD, author of Periconceptional Folate Supplementation and the Risk of Autism Following Antiepileptic Drug Exposure (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - December 26, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
USPSTF Recommendation: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 10, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Folic Acid for Stroke Prevention in Hypertension
Interview with Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD, author of Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy in Primary Prevention of Stroke Among Adults With Hypertension in China: The CSPPT Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
Alongside Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments for particular conditions, there are some that look for ways to reduce the side effects of otherwise effective treatments. Bev Shea, from the University of Ottawa in Canada describes an updated review from May 2013 doing this for the use folic acid or folinic acid with methotrexate for people with rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 26, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Cochrane Collaboration Tags: Issues 4 to 6, April to June 2013 Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: June 01, 2007
Xiaobin Wang and Richard Lane discuss the research article showing how folic acid supplementation can reduce the risk of stroke by around 18%, with larger decreases in risk for people with no history of stroke and in locations where there is no fortification of cereal crops. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - June 1, 2007 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
