Hundreds more birth defects could be prevented every year if the Government increased planned levels of folic acid ...

The theory behind leucovorin's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid into the brain that potentially contributes to neurological symptoms.

Medically reviewed by Roxana Ehsani, RD Folate and folic acid are two forms of vitamin B9. Folate refers to the natural form ...

Dr Rizwana Attar underscores the importance of a fertility diet in enhancing reproductive health and managing conditions like ...

Referred to as folic acid or folate, this essential B vitamin stimulates cell development, facilitates DNA synthesis, and assists in producing red blood cells. It is notably important for pregnant ...

Leucovorin, a drug for chemo side effects, may aid speech in nonverbal autistic children by allowing folic acid into the ...

The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has moved to enhance accuracy in drug labeling by recommending a correction in the ...

The Minnesota Department of Health is joining the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes to inform women about ways to prevent birth defects in Minnesota ...

The causes are largely unknown, but a new study points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion -- and also underscores the value of folic acid as a preventive ... Adding Folic Acid to ...

Consult your doctor before breastfeeding. If your brand of multivitamin also contains folic acid, be sure to tell your doctor or pharmacist if you take certain anti-seizure drugs (including ...