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: 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 may help prevent alzheimer’s - High levels of the amino acid homocysteine may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study carried out at the Boston...

Heart attacks - An ounce of prevention - The latest research shows that all the aggressive drugs and surgery thrown at heart attack victims is far less effective than comprehensive change of...

Folic acid prevents clefts - Expectant mothers are already encouraged to take folic acid from one month before birth to help prevent neural tube defects. But new research also sho...

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. ...

Depression and heart attacks - Sadness, isolation and loneliness can cause heart attacks. In one study in San Francisco and another in Eastern Finland, of the 20,000 people observe...

Heart attacks: vitamin cure - Intravenous magnesium has been found to reduce early death from heart attacks. ...