Yet folic acid remains an ingredient in numerous vitamin preparations and tonics, many of which can be purchased without prescription and some of which are actively advertised to the lay public ...

The administration of folic acid preparations appears to be a suitable means of preventing this serious side-effect, suggest researchers. If pregnant women take antiepileptic drugs, the child can ...

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Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy has numerous benefits to child health, especially brain development,” PhD ...

He's studying leucovorin, an inexpensive, generic drug derived from folic acid, also known as folate or vitamin B9. Leucovorin is currently prescribed to ease the side effects of cancer chemotherapy.

New research gives another reason to take folic acid supplements while pregnant. A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that folate may weaken the link between blood-lead ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina ...