Article: Massive European fines for vitamin cartel. (Pharmaceuticals).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Article: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus: Folic Acid: Turn over a new leaf; Today: FOLIC ACID.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  August 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Stoppard WE'VE known for decades that folic acid - one of the B vitamins - prevents anaemia...pregnant should take 400 micrograms of folic acid every day, starting three months before...continue right through pregnancy. But folic acid has many more benefits for all of us...

Article: Another blow to preventive vitamins from USPSTF study on beta carotene.(US Preventive Services Task Force)
Nutraceuticals International;  July 1, 2003 ;     566 words ......against people taking beta carotene supplements to...that smokers on beta carotene supplements developed...who did not take beta carotene.The task force...multivitamins with folic acid; or combinations...vitamins A, C and E, beta carotene or folic ...

Article: Health Watch: Why Men need Folic Acid.(Female Times)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 3, 2002 ;     346 words ...Folic Acid has long been associated with women's health...study involving 10,000 subjects suggests that folic acid could reduce the risk of a stroke by 20 per cent. But where can we find folic acid? Clare Parry Billings, Director, Institute...

Article: Is folic acid hazardous to your health?
Original Internist;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Folic acid has been getting a lot of press coverage. There are many reports that folic acid should be taken by pregnant women and may prevent birth defects. Folic acid has also been reported to help prevent cardio- and cerebral-vascular diseases...

Article: FOLIC ACID: THE GREAT PROTECTOR.
Health Products Business;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Folic acid: it's the quiet vitamin. The one you've...swiftly cease to function properly Without folic acid, we could succumb to myriad illnesses...difference between wellness and poor health. Folic acid deficiency is the most common vitamin...

Article: Folic acid dilemma: one vitamin may impair cognition if another is lacking.(This Week)
Science News;  January 13, 2007 ;     551 words ...The nutrient folic acid is generally good for brain health...the vitamin inefficiently. Intake of folic acid, or folate, is higher in the United...fortification policy exists because folic acid, when consumed by women around the...

Article: March of Dimes hosts folic acid breakfast at N.C. State
University Wire;  April 13, 2005 ;     659 words ......Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Folic acid is an essential B-vitamin that has quickly...Dimes Collegiate Council is hosting a Folic Acid Breakfast on Wednesday at North Carolina...students about the importance of adding folic acid to their diets. Members of this council...

Article: Folic Acid Action Raises Concerns Over the FSA's Line on Folic Acid Fortification and Supplementation.
PR Newswire Europe;  February 27, 2008 ;     572 words ...LONDON, February 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Folic Acid Action (FAA)(1) is challenging concerns...about the risk of excessive intake of folic acid, amid fears that it may stop women planning...trying to conceive must take additional folic acid and says that current advice on this...

Article: It's 'B' kind to fetal-development week; Campaign promotes folic acid's role in reducing risk of birth defects.(NATION)
The Washington Times;  January 25, 2005 ;     440 words ......Baillot, THE WASHINGTON TIMES National Folic Acid Awareness Week - the nation's first...the vitamin. The National Council on Folic Acid - a partnership of more than 80 national organizations, state folic acid councils and government agencies aiming...

Article: Beta carotene brightens your diet
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Savvy fare Beta carotene brightens your diet By KRIS PESCHEL...carotenoids. One such nutrient is beta carotene, a yellow- orange carotenoid found...plant food means it is rich in beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to...

Article: Folic Acid, Begin The Habit For Life Early
Tennessee TRIBUNE, The;  July 25, 2001 ;     559 words ...Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 07-25-2001 Folic Acid, Begin The Habit For Life Early...women are aware that taking the B vitamin folic acid can greatly reduce their risk of having...are still unaware. theft, in order for folic acid to be effective, it must be taken before...

Article: Beta carotene prove 'no magic bullet.' (National Cancer Institute research indicates that beta carotene provides no protection against heart disease or cancer)(Science News of the Week)(Brief Article)
Science News;  January 27, 1996 ;     492 words ......government has sobering news for devotees of beta carotene. The dietary supplement doesn't prevent...that participants who had been taking beta carotene and vitamin A for at least 4 years...compared to those taking a placebo. Beta carotene is no magic bullet-far from it, says...

Article: New studies touch off debate on efficacy of beta carotene.
Chain Drug Review;  February 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ......studies on the efficacy and safety of beta carotene recently completed by the National...previous claims, supplementation with beta carotene tablets is useless in preventing cancer...fend off cancer and other diseases. As beta carotene has clearly no benefit and even a hint...

Article: Health Zone: Nutrition: Fabulous Folic; 25 WAYS TO GET YOUR DAILY QUOTA OF FOLIC ACID.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  March 15, 2001 ;     518 words ......is the number one vegetable source of folic acid. 18 Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts...sprouts Sprouting beans increases their folic acid. But the heat used in stir frying reduces...blackeye peas. The best pulse source of folic acid - richer than any green vegetable. 12...