Folic Acid Use Rises Among Women of Childbearing Age
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Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.
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Lack of folate, also called vitamin B-9, may triple the risk of developing dementia in old age, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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By increasing the daily intake of folate, women can significantly lower their risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association&#39;s annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference in Chicago.
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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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MOTHERS-TO-BE are today warned a supplement essential for healthy babies could double their risk of breast cancer. Early results from a scientific study suggest the long-term affects of women taking folic
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Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said on Tuesday.
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British scientists called on Friday for more research into the possibility that it is harmful for women to take folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy.
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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WOMEN CAN REDUCE THEIR RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BY INCREASING THEIR DAILY CONSUMPTION OF FOLATE. A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT YOUNG WOMEN WHO CONSUME A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 800 MICROGRAMS (ug) OF FOLATE EACH DAY
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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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NEW YORK  - Women who take multivitamins  before becoming pregnant are less likely to give birth to  premature babies, new study findings suggest.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 10: A new study conducted by Scotland&#39;s University of Aberdeen suggests that taking folic acid is associated with breast cancer risk.
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Researchers in the UK report a possible increase in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who take folate supplements while pregnant.
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Can taking folic acid supplements reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke? British researchers believe it can.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fortifying foods like flour, pasta and cornmeal with folic acid markedly reduces the number of infants born with neural tube defects like spina bifida, finds a new study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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Older women and migrant families boost births.