Folate is part of the B vitamins group, including B-6, B-12, and B-9, which help your body produce red blood cells and derive energy from food. Folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin B-9 used in ...

Prenatal care is essential for the health of expectant mothers and newborns alike. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office on Women's Health notes that babies of mothers who don't get ...

As a follow up to my March 24, 2011 PT blog about some beneficial (yes, beneficial) interactions of St. John’s wort with medications (click here for article), this blog is going to discuss a front ...

Kale is touted to be a great source of folate. But beef liver, legumes, spinach, and avocados are some foods with even higher folate content.

A daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of ...

A combination of vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folic acid might protect women against age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, a new study finds. Women taking ...

Long known for its role in preventing anemia in expectant mothers and spinal birth defects in newborns, the B vitamin folate, found in leafy green vegetables, beans and nuts has now been shown to ...

Bern, Switzerland - Researchers studying the effects of folic acid and B vitamins on reducing major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after PCI say a 6-month regimen decreases the risk of events in the ...

To read this article for CME, click here. February 8, 2008 — Folate deficiency has been associated with a tripling of dementia risk in the elderly. New research by investigators at Chonnam National ...