New guidelines reaffirm prenatal folic acid to curb birth defects
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2017 -- In a recommendation that reaffirms previous guidelines, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said that folic acid supplements reduce the risk of neural tube defects. As it advised in 2009, the independent panel of experts said women who are pregnant or able to get pregnant should take a daily supplement that contains between 400 and 800 micrograms of folic acid to prevent these potentially fatal birth defects. Neural tube defects occur when the brain or spinal cord..>> view originalJoint Pain? Don't Blame the Weather
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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