Folic acid 'cuts blood pressure'
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Taking folic acid may help keep blood pressure low, researchers in the US believe.
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More U.S. women are taking daily supplements of folic acid, a B vitamin crucial to prevent some major birth defects, but the number remains too low, federal health officials said on Thursday.
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Young women have been urged for years to increase their intake of folic acid to prevent birth defects. But a new study suggests there could be another benefit: a reduced risk of high blood pressure.
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NEW YORK  - Daily use of folic acid supplements does not prevent colon adenomas in patients with a history of these growths, which usually develop into cancer over time, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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OTTAWA - Fortifying grain products with folic acid has led to a dramatic decline in the rate of birth defects such as spina bifida, a new study by Health Canada shows.
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Fortifying food with folic acid can greatly reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects, says a Canadian study in the latest issue of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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Scientists have unraveled one of the mysteries of precisely how a popular type of blood pressure pill protects against heart attacks, showing it not only lowers blood pressure
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FRIDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a daily dose of 400 micrograms or more of folic acid supplements early in pregnancy reduces the risk that a woman will have a baby with cleft lip, a new study finds.
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A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.
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PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed.
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NEW YORK  - While folic acid consumption by women of childbearing age in the U.S. increased substantially after the fortification of enriched-grain foods was mandated in 1998, it has since dropped, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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Taking high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer, a study suggested today. The research, lasting 40 years and
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A diet with liberal servings of fish, nuts and seeds rich in nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids can help lower a person's blood pressure, according to a study released on Monday.
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27/09/2004 - A recent study in Canada has given weight to the assumption that adding folic acid to food can dramatically reduce the incidence of birth defects - suggesting that Europe should follow the example set by North America and start to fortify its
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If you are a woman and consume 800 micrograms or more of folate per day you are much less likely to be at risk of having high blood pressure, says a new study.
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A new report shows that people who take a daily dose of the vitamin are less likely to die from any cause
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A new study of heart disease patients finds that &quot;normal&quot; blood pressure may not be low enough. By reducing their pressure well below the levels suggested by national guidelines, patients had