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Neural Tube Defects
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Neural Tube Defects
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Fruit flies raise hope in birth-defect battle Nov 22, 2005
Researchers know that methotrexate interferes with folic acid, which protects the fetus from neural-tube defects such as spina bifida. ...
- Globe and Mail,
FREE SPEECH AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Nov 16, 2005
For example, the FDA prohibited consumers from learning how folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects for four years after the Centers for Disease ...
- Free Market News Network,
Blood sugar levels in early pregnancy might mean birth defects Oct 25, 2005
...or oxygen-restricted mice, had five-fold decreases in Pax3 expression and eight-fold increases in a severe type of birth defect called neural tube defects. ...
- Pregnancy and Baby,
Pregnant woman's diet affected by external factors Nov 16, 2005
Those women also reported lower consumption of folate, which is a nutrient shown to protect against neural tube defects in babies. ...
- News 8 Austin,
Review: Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health Nov 6, 2005
...evaluated intake of nitrosation precursors and/or nitrosation inhibitors have observed elevated risks for colon cancer and neural tube defects associated with ...
- Food Consumer,
Next vitamin craze? Nov 14, 2005
Folate deficiency has long been linked to a pair of severe congenital birth defects known as neural tube defects: spina bifida, when the developing spinal cord ...
- Daily Breeze,
FDA Allows Only Qualified Health Claims for Lycopene Nov 14, 2005
...“FDA prohibited the claim that folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects for four years, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
- Natural Products Industry Insider,
Birth defect no obstacle to See's success Nov 15, 2005
Diagnosed with severe Spina Bifida (the most common of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects or NTDs) since birth, he walks crab-like, with both ...
- New Straits Times,
Toasting the Toaster: Humble Kitchen Workhorse Celebrates 100th ... Nov 8, 2005
...cancers. The high folic acid content of enriched grains found in white bread and toast may help prevent neural tube defects. Women ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Folic acid intake can check spine malformation in newborns Nov 4, 2005
..."Greater awareness among medical fraternity and general public can help to bring down the cases of neural tube defects, which can impair body movement," said ...
- Webindia123,
Lecture highlights benefits of vitamins Oct 26, 2005
Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects, which sometimes cause spina bifida – a disease affecting about 3,000 newborns each year, making it one of the ...
- Daily Nebraskan,
Weight loss protects mom and child, doctors say Nov 6, 2005
Their babies also face increased risks: they are more likely to be born prematurely and to suffer from debilitating neural tube defects such as spina bifida. ...
- Newsday,
Cuba's Biotechnology, Advanced Science Despite US Blockade Oct 31, 2005
...the main achievements of Cuban biotechnology are the vaccines against Hepatitis B, Meningitis B and C, diagnostic means for neural tube defects, medicine for ...
- Periódico 26,
Organic agriculture under the spotlight Nov 6, 2005
BRUCE CHASSY: Mycotoxins cause things like neural tube defects, cancers - extremely toxic compounds and they're natural contaminants in various grains and in ...
- ABC Online,
US losing ground against spina bifida 03 Oct 2005
Folic acid is crucial in early fetal development, and insufficient levels in a mother's bloodstream can lead to neural tube defects such as spina bifida, in ...
- Boston Globe
African millers told to add vitamins to flour 03 Oct 2005
...also has an economic impact. Folic acid can significantly reduce the number of neural tube defects such as spina bifida in babies.
- Dominican Today
Study finds fewer babies born with neural tube defects Sep 9, 2005
Neural tube defects in babies have decreased significantly since the federal government mandated that folic acid be added to enriched grains, a new study shows ...
- Baltimore Sun
Quietly, Invisibly, Ominously Getting Healthier and Healthier Sep 30, 2005
...of cereal grain products was introduced in the United States in 1998 to decrease the risk that women will have children with neural tube defects" (Pfeiffer et ...
- American Council on Science and Health (press release)
Only One-third Of Women Take Vitamin To Help Prevent Serious Birth ... Sep 30, 2005
That's the best way we know to spare thousands of babies the risk of death or disability caused by neural tube defects,'' said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Folic acid can aid neural tube health Sep 19, 2005
...to have enough folic acid on board when a woman conceives and through the first three months of pregnancy for maximum protection against neural tube defects. ...
- Rocky Mountain News
Survey: Only One-Third Of Women Take Folic Acid Supplements Sep 29, 2005
That's the best way we know to spare thousands of babies the risk of death or disability caused by neural tube defects," said Dr. Jennifer Howse, president of ...
- WNBC
Fewer Women Taking Folic Acid Supplements Sep 29, 2005
...stressed. These birth defects most often include the neural tube defects spina bifida and anencephaly (incomplete brain formation). ...
- KLAS-TV
Pill handed out to fight birth defects Sep 19, 2005
By the time they know they are pregnant, it is too late.". Folic acid can prevent neural tube defects, malformations of a baby's brain or spine. ...
- MLive.com
Highlights From MMWR: Pruritic Rashes in Kansas Linked to ... Sep 30, 2005
...low rates of folic acid supplementation in women of childbearing age that underscore the need for programs to prevent neural tube defects; and designation of ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Govt seeks to raise awareness about NTD Sep 28, 2005
Meena Devi who is 27 weeks into her pregnancy is carrying a child suffering from neural tube defects. "We have had three cases in the past two months. ...
- NDTV.com
Folic acid helps reduce birth defects, study says Sep 20, 2005
They examined trends in neural tube defects — serious malformations such as spina bifida, a leading cause of childhood paralysis, and anencephaly, a ...
- Green Bay Press Gazette
Folic acid in grains has reduced birth defects Sep 10, 2005
...set the level of folic acid required in enriched grain foods at 350 micrograms per 100 grams of grain to prevent as many neural tube defects ( NTDs ) as ...
- Xagena.it
Experts call for stricter folic acid fortification level Sep 6, 2005
CHICAGO - (KRT) - Neural tube defects in babies have decreased significantly since the federal government mandated that folic acid be added to enriched grains ...
- Kansas City Star
Birth flaws fall with vitamin Sep 6, 2005
Neural tube defects in babies have decreased significantly since the federal government mandated the addition of folic acid to enriched grains, a new study ...
- Chicago Tribune
Study Says Folic Acid Additive Cut Defects Sep 6, 2005
Scientists said they did not know why Latinos, African Americans and non-Latino whites have different rates of neural tube defects, but suspected it was ...
- Los Angeles Times
The 3 Stages of Pregnancy Sep 30, 2005
...for a prescription. This will help prevent neural-tube defects like spina bifida. Hold off on the hair dye. Though studies have ...
- Parents.com
Better Food For Expecting Mothers Sep 30, 2005
Jorge Lense, MD and Ob/Gyn says, "Women who are deficient in folic-acid, have a higher risk of what's called neural tube defects where the spinal column doesn ...
- WFIE-TV
New York Times Examines Folic Acid Levels During Pregnancy To ... Sep 14, 2005
...of folic acid among pregnant women, especially during conception and the first three months' gestation, can protect against neural tube defects in infants. ...
- Kaiser network.org
Study: Folic acid in food reduces birth defects Sep 5, 2005
Spina bifida and anencephaly, known as neural tube defects, arise when the spinal column of a developing embryo does not properly close during the first weeks ...
- Billings Gazette
Study finds fortified grain combats birth defects Sep 5, 2005
...the fortification was authorized, to 2002 found "significant decreases in the prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly," two neural tube defects that result ...
- Reuters AlertNet
Folic acid helps reduce birth defects, study finds Sep 18, 2005
Scientists said they do not know why there are different rates of neural-tube defects among ethnic groups, but suspect diet and genetics.
- Orlando Sentinel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sponsors 2nd Intl. Conf ... Sep 9, 2005
The Chinese Ministry of Health has played a vital role in reducing neural tube defects by promoting the use of folic acid for women before they become pregnant ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release)
Folic Acid Benefits Across Racial and Ethnic Boundaries Sep 6, 2005
...folic acid to grain products has led to a significant drop across racial and ethnic groups in the number of babies born in the US with neural tube defects. ...
- MedPage Today
Discovery That Could Lead to New Understanding of Common Birth ... Sep 12, 2005
...and president of the Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine, presented this finding at the Fourth International Workshop on Neural Tube Defects on Saturday ...
- Newswise (press release)
Grain trade urged to help fight vitamin deficiency Sep 27, 2005
The addition of folic acid can significantly reduce the 200,000 cases of neural tube defects such as spina bifida found every year in babies, it added.
- Stuff.co.nz
Folic acid fortification is insufficient, say campaigners Sep 6, 2005
9/7/2005 - A new study indicates that the mandatory addition of folic acid to all grain products has had less of an impact on neural tube defects in non ...
- NutraIngredients-usa.com
Folic acid levels should be double to provide maximum protection ... Sep 6, 2005
...was authorized, to 2002, it was found there were significant decreases in the incidences of spina bifida and anencephaly, two neural tube defects that result ...
- News-Medical.net
NUTRITION FROM THE LAB: Diet high in folic acid can help fight ... Sep 7, 2005
Although folate is important in fighting such diseases, it is most commonly associated with preventing neural tube defects in newborns. ...
- Grand Forks Herald
Conflicting Data Sep 7, 2005
...published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition back in November 2003 found that higher rates of spina bifida and neural tube defects in infants whose ...
- The Common Voice
Editorial: Folic acid is a key ingredient Sep 15, 2005
According to the March of Dimes, about "2,500 babies are born with neural tube defects each year, and many other affected pregnancies end in miscarriage or ...
- Ventura County Star (subscription)
Biochemist Goes To Washington With High-protein Corn Sep 21, 2005
Contaminated Corn Can Create Risks For The Unborn (April 5, 2005) -- Miscarriages and infants born with neural tube defects are just two of the possible risks ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Obesity May Complicate Pregnancy, Experts Say Sep 20, 2005
Elevated risks to the babies of obese women include stillbirth, prematurity, macrosomia (large for gestational age), neural tube defects and higher rates of ...
- WFtv.com
Obesity Increases Risk Of Pregnancy Complications Sep 20, 2005
Babies of obese women are at risk of stillbirth, prematurity, macrosomia (large for gestational age), neural tube defects and higher rates of childhood obesity ...
- All Headline News
Nationwide Obesity Epidemic Prompts OB/GYNs To Address Subject ... Sep 22, 2005
...hypertension, preeclampsia, blood clots and complications during labor, and are more likely to have fetuses with neural tube defects, experience birth trauma ...
- Kaiser network.org
Fortifying grain with folic acid reduces spina bifida Sep 6, 2005
...been required in fortified grains by the US government since 1996, and in Canada, where grains are fortified in some provinces, neural tube defects in babies ...
- Blogging Baby
March of Dimes calls for more folic acid Sep 6, 2005
The editorial concluded grains fortified with the B vitamin resulted in a one-third reduction in infants' neural tube defects between 1995 and 2002. ...
- United Press International
B vitamins might not protect against heart disease Sep 5, 2005
...per serving (between 0.43 and 1.4 mg per pound) since 1998 in an effort to address the incidence of pregnancies affected by the neural tube defects, caused by ...
- NutraIngredients-usa.com
Genetically Modified Foods: Breeding Uncertainty Sep 16, 2005
...crops, including grains enriched with vitamin E and vegetables with enhanced folate levels, a nutrient that protects against neural tube defects in newborns as ...
- Food Consumer
IN MEMORIAM: Megan Dietz Sep 15, 2005
By LEIGH REMIZOWSKI. Megan Dietz was a dedicated Ph.D. student studying the mechanisms of neural tube defects. But she was also working ...
- Pitt News
UK: ABF launches healthier variety of Original Ovaltine Sep 13, 2005
...trimester of pregnancy. Folic acid is taken during this time to help prevent neural tube defects in babies. Ovaltine (or Ovomaltine ...
- just-food.com
Medical meet to fetch docs credit hours Sep 15, 2005
Dr Anthony, a world-renowned doctor from Indiana University, USA, will deliver his lecture on ‘‘How to prevent neural tube defects’’ in pregnant women. ...
- Ludhiana Newsline
Obesity swells pregnancy complications Sep 1, 2005
Obese women are also markedly more likely to have babies with birth defects, particularly neural tube defects such as spina bifida. ...
- Globe and Mail
The Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Development ... Aug 30, 2005
Marzullo G, Fraser FC (2005), Similar rhythms of seasonal conceptions in neural tube defects and schizophrenia: a hypothesis of oxidant stress and the ...
- Psychiatric Times
Obesity in Pregnancy Aug 31, 2005
...elevated risks to the babies of women who are obese, including stillbirth, prematurity, macrosomia (large for gestational age), neural tube defects, and higher ...
- Parents.com
Our Readers' ViewsJul 30, 2005
...at menopause. When we planned to start a family we were counseled about Down syndrome, neural tube defects and Tay-Sachs. Not one ...
- The News Journal
State offering free folic acid supplementsJul 25, 2005
...“You can’t make a direct link in any one case.� She said population studies show there’sa higher risk for neural tube defects in populations that don ...
- Lynchburg News and Advance
True or false? Medical old-wives' tales exposedJul 11, 2005
True but that may be too late. In order for folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects (such as spina bifida) you have to be taking it before you conceive. ...
- MSNBC
Homocysteine and Heart Disease – A Look at Vitamin B12Jul 15, 2005
Studies have shown that fortification has reduced the number of neural tube defects by 50% however, little impact has been observed in death from heart disease ...
- Health Sentinel
Essential Nutrients: Food or Supplements? Where Should the ...Jul 19, 2005
...population intervention trial concluded that folate supplementation resulted in a significant decrease in the risk of children born with neural tube defects. ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Market hawks doses of vitamins, folic acid, fiberJul 22, 2005
Women of childbearing age and those in the first trimester of pregnancy should consume adequate folate to reduce the risk of neural tube defects during fetal ...
- Savannah Morning News
Healthful Advice Make diet changes before you decide to get ...Jul 23, 2005
Essential nutrients | Folate or folic acid is one nutrient worth special consideration. It reduces the risk of neural tube defects in your baby. ...
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Plavix, Sustiva, PrevpacJul 13, 2005
Although no neural tube defects were reported in the prospective study, four such cases have been reported retrospectively in women exposed to efavirenz ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Cleft lip more likely in babies of overweight momsJul 7, 2005
Journal that the increased risks for orofacial cleft among obese women are on a par with those linking obesity with neural tube defects and congenital ...
- Reuters.uk
Maternal Obesity Increases Risk for Infant Orofacial CleftsJul 4, 2005
...obesity and offspring with an orofacial cleft, they noted that obesity also had been associated with the development of neural tube defects and congenital ...
- Newswise
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