The United States Preventive Services Task Force still says that all women planning to have a child or capable of having one take 0.4 to 0.8 milligrams of folic acid in a supplement daily, according ...

Folic acid is a must for all women of child-bearing age. Find out how much you need to take, what foods boast this vitamin and how it’ll help you stay healthy. When we hear of folic acid (also called ...

Authors cautioned that more studies were needed to replicate findings. — -- If you're pregnant, a new study released today may give you one more reason to listen to your doctor if he or she ...

New research suggests folic acid and prenatal multivitamins may be linked to lower autism risk. Here’s what experts say – and ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., JAN. 5, 2009 – Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first- ...

COPENHAGEN — Taking folic acid supplements during pregnancy is important to protect the unborn child, but this advice might be even more important for women with epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs ...

To promote consumption of folic acid among childbearing age women, the March of Dimes and Grain Foods Foundation have created a Folic Acid for a Healthy Pregnancy seal that will be featured on select ...

Talk about a prenatal power move. About 1 in 36 US children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a complex group ...

Folic acid recommended for all women who may become pregnant The USPSTF recommends folic acid supplement for all women who are capable of pregnancy or who are planning to become pregnant. The US ...

B O S T O N, June 19 -- Certain birth defects have decreased by almost 20 percent since the government in 1998 required enriched grain foods to be fortified with the nutrient folic acid, a new study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although all women of childbearing age are recommended to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent possible birth defects should they become pregnant, findings ...