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An Australian study has found that women who take folic acid supplements past early pregnancy have a 30% higher chance of having a child with asthma.

Journal of Biochemistry Advance Access originally published online on August 19, 2009 Journal of Biochemistry 2009 146 :693-703; doi:10.1093/jb/mvp130 Stem Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, India *To whom Correspondence should be addressed.

Taking folic acid late in pregnancy has been linked to asthma in children Babies born to women who took folic acid late in pregnancy may be more likely to develop asthma, it was claimed yesterday.

Australan study reveals link between folic acid supplements in pregnancy and asthma.

ScienceDaily a ' A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades.

Australian study links folic acid intake to asthma >> Posted By myfairlady 16 hours, 10 minutes ago in Science & Technology Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.

Low folate levels during pregnancy are associated with higher odds for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring aged 7 to 9, new research has found.

Ultrasound image of a foetus: the study identified increased risk at 30-34 weeks.

A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades.

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BECOMING a mother is one of the most exciting times in a woman's life. Whether you are dreaming of motherhood, trying to conceive or already pregnant, it is vital to be fit and healthy to ensure the best start for your little one.

MANDATORY fortification of bread with folic acid would reduce the number of children born with spina bifida a ' but is mass medication safe or ethical, asks Dani Garavelli MELANIE Chambers had endured a 15-hour labour and an emergency caesarian and was just celebrating the successful delivery of a baby girl when the consultant came in bearing bad ...

It has long been suggested that healthy folate levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children.

Offspring whose mothers had been supplemented with iron-folic acid during pregnancy had dramatically reduced mortality through age 7, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Folic acid should be added to all bread, the Government's food watchdog has ruled.

Many women know that taking folic acid can help prevent birth defects. But did you know that all women of childbearing age should be taking it even if they're not pregnant or thinking about it? Awareness of folic acid and its benefits is improving.

Her beautiful new daughter Ella had spina bifida and hydrocephalus . She was paralysed from the waist down, and would need shunts fitted to her head before she could lift it..................

Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of the Short Science Podcast. Join Emma and Elizabeth for all the very best science in brief! We kick off the podcast with a few prominent science news headlines from the week including: - women show evolution still going strong - should folic acid be added to our daily bread - bird brains to elucidate origin of ...

New research on folic acid has largely dismissed the cancer concerns that led to the Government's going cold on plans for its mandatory addition to bread.