It’s a long-delayed move aimed at reducing Hispanic infants’ disproportionately high rates of serious conditions called ...

Folic acid has already been a required addition to enriched breads, cereals and pastas in the United States for nearly 30 ...

California this year became the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour ...

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Nurse Al Romeo from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services is here to give us a few tips to help prevent birth defects. Are birth ...

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and state officials are urging Michiganders to increase awareness of five tips that help reduce the chances of having a baby with a birth defect.

(Family Features) An estimated 1 in 33 babies is born with a birth defect, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While some require minimal intervention after birth, many ...

ST. PAUL - Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes are ...

ST. PAUL -- Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 20—January is Birth Defects Awareness Month, and a Missouri spokesperson with the March of Dimes is highlighting education ...

South Carolina ranks as one of the highest risk states for neural tube defects or NTD. NDT are severe birth defects of the brain and spine that occurs early in pregnancy. We are here today with Jane ...

One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. While some birth defects can be prevented, others may come as a surprise. Dr. Sarah Obican is Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and co-director of ...

There are two bills in theNorth Carolina legislatureaimed at preventing the birth defects that 150,000 children are born with in the United States every year. TheMarch of Dimesand other health ...