The findings of a new study back up the recommendations of a medical task force which calls for women to take folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube and other…
Women with epilepsy who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may face an increased risk that their child develops cancer, according to the findings of a new study.
A new study warns that lead exposure during pregnancy can lead to children with obesity later in life.
Folic acid failed to prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women, according to the findings of a new study.
Dietary supplements provide few benefits, and those can usually be achieved through a healthy diet, doctors warn.
A new study indicates that taking folic acid can reduce the risk of autism caused by the use of epilepsy drugs during pregnancy.
A new study indicates that while folic acid helps prevent birth defects, too much during pregnancy may increase the risk of children being born with autism.
This month is National Birth Defects Month and health officials are urging women to take folic acid to prevent malformations.
A cluster of neural tube defect births in Washington state is under investigation by the CDC, which has yet been unable to find a cause.
A new study suggests that teen girls who received gastric bypass surgery to lose weight may be at an increased risk of having a child that suffers from birth defects.
