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Folic Acid may Decrease Some Childhood Cancers: Study
The incidence of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children can be reduced by folic acid, reveals study. Incidence reductions were found for Wilms' tumor, a type of kidney...

Petition Urges FDA to Add Vitamin B Folic Acid to Corn Masa Flour
A new petition filed with the US Food and Drug Administration has suggested that adding Vitamin B folic acid to corn masa flour products could help reduce the risk of birth defects of brain ...

Surgery While the Fetus is Still in the Womb Preferable to Surgery After Birth in Children With Spina Bifida
For children with spina bifida, surgery conducted while the fetus is still in utero as opposed to surgery on a newborn is more cost effective, says a study to be presented today at the Socie...

Vitamin B and Folic Acid Likely to Avoid Memory Loss in Elderly
Intake of vitamin B12 and folic acid dosage daily for two years perks up both short and long-term memory in pensioners, finds a new study. "Vitamins may have an important role in promoti...

Folic Acid in Early Pregnancy Reduces Risk of Language Delay in Children: Study
According to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA, use of folic acid supplements by women in Norway in the period 4 weeks before to 8 weeks after conception was associated with a reduced ...

Fortifying Food With Folic Acid Could Prevent Birth Defects
Fortification of enriched cereal grains such as bread and pasta with folic acid was mandated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) beginning in 1998. Since then, the rate of birth defects...

Research Finds Folic Acid Given to Mother Rats Protects Offspring from Colon Cancer
A new study has found that folic acid supplements given to pregnant and breast-feeding rats reduced the rate of colon cancer in their offspring by 64 per cent. The research, led by Dr. Y...

Folic Acid Essential to Prevent Neural Defects
Germany leads in neural tube defects in neonates in Europe, claim researchers. Extensive folic acid fortification of foods in Germany might prevent these in 85-100% of cases, Wolfgang H...

Study Says Folic Acid Supplements Contribute to Breast Cancer Risk
The offspring of rats that took folic acid supplements before conception, during pregnancy and while breast-feeding have breast cancer rates twice as high as other rats, says a new s...

Study Finds Why Folic Acid may Prevent a First Heart Attack, but Not a Second
Research undertaken at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry may have found an answer to a perplexing medical paradox. This research is published in the current issue of the ...

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