Folate is part of the B vitamins group, including B-6, B-12, and B-9, which help your body produce red blood cells and derive energy from food. Folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin B-9 used in ...

A daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of ...

As a follow up to my March 24, 2011 PT blog about some beneficial (yes, beneficial) interactions of St. John’s wort with medications (click here for article), this blog is going to discuss a front ...

A combination of vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folic acid might protect women against age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, a new study finds. Women taking ...

Long known for its role in preventing anemia in expectant mothers and spinal birth defects in newborns, the B vitamin folate, found in leafy green vegetables, beans and nuts has now been shown to ...

Bern, Switzerland - Researchers studying the effects of folic acid and B vitamins on reducing major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after PCI say a 6-month regimen decreases the risk of events in the ...

To read this article for CME, click here. February 8, 2008 — Folate deficiency has been associated with a tripling of dementia risk in the elderly. New research by investigators at Chonnam National ...

If you like the idea of warding off disease by taking vitamin supplements, you’ve probably been disheartened by the research in this area over the last few years. A new study won’t help. It finds that ...