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Folic acid and cancer: New data might add to suspicion or, better, to discussion
Booster ShotsWe're not trying to pick on folic acid, honest. As food additives go, the synthetic version of vitamin B9, aka folate, is one of the more noble ones, widely credited -- heralded even -- for reducing the rate of neural...... -
September 17 - Dr. Seema Venkatachalam
WGN NewsWomen's Health Issues The North Northwestern Specialists for Women 900 N. Kingsbury Street, Suite 130-N Chicago www.nswobgyn.com Top Women's Health Myths Debunked Dr. Seema Venkatachalam, OBGYN with the Northwestern Specialists for Women and...Tags: Symptoms, Health and Safety at School, Tennessee, Osteoporosis, Northwestern University
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The Skinny on Vitamins: With a few exceptions, supplements may be a waste of money
Katherine Hobson U.S. News & World Report Late last October, just before his 65th birthday, Robert Marks got a phone call: Stop the pills. For over a decade, the retired Lutheran minister from Grapeville, Pa., had been among more than 35,000 men enrolled...Tags: Arizona, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Cancer
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Prior to Pregnancy
![<IMG src="http://www.awhobgyn.net/images/intros/a964822847362.jpg" align=right>Want to be a parent? If you and your spouse are contemplating starting a family, you could not have picked a better time. Healthcare has continued to improve over the last few decades, women are healthier than ever, and prenatal care is excellent. Read the articles listed below to learn the steps necessary to help prevent risks to you and your baby during development and delivery. You will be well on your way to becoming the perfect parent!](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-04/tn_6012120_SS.jpg "<IMG src="http://www.awhobgyn.net/images/intros/a964822847362.jpg\" align=right>Want to be a parent? If you and your spouse are contemplating starting a family, you could not have picked a better time. Healthcare has continued to improve over the last few decades, women are healthier than ever, and prenatal care is excellent. Read the articles listed below to learn the steps necessary to help prevent risks to you and your baby during development and delivery. You will be well on your way to becoming the perfect parent!")
Want to be a parent? If you and your spouse are contemplating starting a family, you could not have picked a better time. Healthcare has continued to improve over the last few decades, women are healthier than ever, and prenatal care is excellent. Read...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Family Planning, U.S. Public Health Service, Drunk Driving, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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China's additives on menu in U.S.
Times Staff WriterSHANGHAI — As the recall of tainted pet food mushroomed into an international scandal, two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China. The directive from Mission...Tags: Arkansas, Consumers, Health and Safety at School, Consumer Goods Industries, Emergency Incidents
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WELLNESS LIFE SERIES PART 1: The 20's
Claire Rein-Weston loves to play squash. "That's my number one thing I do to stay fit," she says, fresh of the court. But she's getting really busy studying for nursing school and volunteering at Harborview Medical Center's Burn Unit. She admits, it's...Tags: Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hospitals and Clinics, Clubs and Associations
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Folic acid is important, but take care not to overdo it
How much folic acid should you get? And does it matter where you get it from? One thing experts agree on is that all women of childbearing age should absolutely get 400 micrograms of folic acid through food, supplements or both. Pregnant women should...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Breast, Brain, Health
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Folic acid might be losing its sheen
Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade that followed the fortification of cereal grains and other foods, along with educational campaigns, the rate of certain birth defects dropped dramatically. As studies beginning...Tags: Medical Research, European Union, Ohio, Colon, Spine
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Steve Petusvesky's Vegetarian Today: Asparagus is a cook's sign of spring
It has been 20 years since I experienced spring. After all, I've been living in steamy South Florida since 1989. Spring is barely in the air here. But I know it has arrived because I walk through the produce section of my supermarket and see displays of...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Asparagus, Coral Springs
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Folic acid curbs birth defects, scientists report
Los Angeles Times medical writerFortifying flour, rice, cornmeal, pasta and other enriched grain products with folic acid appears to be doing what it was designed to do: help prevent a class of devastating birth defects, including spina bifida. Since 1998, when a new law dictated...Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oakland (Alameda, California), Colon, Los Angeles Times
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