Folic acid 'reduces stroke risks'
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Supplementing foods like bread with folic acid could cut the risks of a stroke by a fifth, a study suggests.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within the month, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Most women are aware that getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent some birth defects, but many don't know that they should be taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey shows.
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Can drinking green tea really protect against two big killers, strokes and cancer? A huge study in Japan suggests yes and no: It might lower your stroke risk but won't save you from cancer.
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High doses of folic acid do not prevent precancerous colon polyps in people prone to them and may actually increase the risk of developing the growths, a new study finds.
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Brushing your teeth could reduce the risk of having a stroke or heart attack, a study has suggested.
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Britain's Food Standards Agency board on Thursday gave the go-ahead for plans to add folic acid to foods in a bid to cut birth defects and said levels should be controlled in some products to prevent over-consumption.
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Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood may lower the risk of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Women who drink tea may be protecting themselves from a build-up of artery-clogging plaque, so lowering their risk for heart disease and stroke, findings from a French study suggest.
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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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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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People with higher levels of vitamin D have a markedly reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published on Tuesday that may point to a promising way to protect against the disease.
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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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Upping the daily intake of folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce women&#39;s risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also seems to have another benefit.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within a month, research suggests.
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MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- 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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NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.