Folic acid: how much is much? - Health regulators in the UK and the US are arguing over the levels of folic acid that should be included in food to reduce the risks of spina bifida i...

Folic acid for pregnancy - Medicine is finally waking up to the benefits of pre conceptual care. ...

The acid test for a healthy baby - Throughout the world, folic acid has now become the sacred cow of preconceptual health advice because of its apparent ability to reduce the rate of ne...

Deafness: Folic acid can protect your hearing as you grow older - Folic acid can help protect your hearing as you age, a new study has found. Participants aged between 50 and 70 years who were given a folic acid supp...

Folic acid link to heart disease - A lack of folic acid has been identified as a major cause of heart disease, along with smoking, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure) and chole...

Folic acid made me ill - For two and a half years, I was quite ill. I had a sore throat, no saliva, swollen tongue, excessive tiredness, a pain in my neck, dreadful cough and...

Cancer: lacks folic acid - Certain nutritional deficiencies can enhance the chances of developing cervical cancer in a woman already at risk of developing the disease. ...

Folic acid: more good news (we really should be buying shares) - Hard on the heels of the article last time about the benefits of a diet rich in B vitamins comes more good news Researchers have discovered that men...