Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Daily Versus Weekly Oral Iron Supplementation In Preventing Anemia During Pregnancy by Maliha Sadaf, Khansa Iqbal, Saira Ahmed, Mehak Sehar, Nabeela Waheed

“…   Introduction: Daily oral iron and folic acid intake is recommended as part of antenatal care but adherence to this regimen, due to gastrointestinal side effects, interrupted intake of iron. …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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Implementation of Minimum Antenatal Care Service Standards in North Lampung Regency by Lisa Suarni, Kodri Kodri, Warjidin Aliyanto, Hasti Primadila, Fajar Desma Wahyudi

“…Meanwhile, the ANC service received least frequently (<50%) was the provision of Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) tablets. There is a significant difference in the mean coverage based on the three clusters, and there is a weak relationship between Midwives' Knowledge and the implementation of 10 ANC services. …”
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Posttreatment Blood Pressure as a Key Predictor in a 5‐Year Stroke Prediction Model by Nan Zhang, Jiarong Mei, Fangfang Fan, Yan Zhang, Ziyi Zhou, Jianping Li

“…The 5‐year stroke risk prediction model for hypertensive individuals includes 10 risk factors, ranked by importance as follows: average systolic blood pressure during treatment, age, average diastolic blood pressure during treatment, baseline systolic blood pressure, history of diabetes, baseline total cholesterol level, baseline folate level, self‐reported stress, smoking, and folic acid supplementation or not. The C statistic of the equation was 0.74 and there were no significant differences by gender or treatment group. …”
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REGAIN STUDY: Retrospective Study to Assess the Effectiveness, Tolerability, and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women by Saleema Wani, Mariyam Noushad, Shabana Ashiq

“…Oral iron, either as iron sulfate or fumarate, with or without folic acid, is the most commonly used treatment for IDA in pregnancy. …”
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How does a social norms-based intervention affect behaviour change? Interim findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Odisha, India by Hagere Yilma, Erica Sedlander, Satyanarayan Mohanty, Ichhya Pant, Jeffrey Bingenheimer, Lipika Patro, Rohini Ganjoo, Rajiv Rimal

“…The Reduction in Anaemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project designed an intervention to increase iron folic acid (IFA) consumption in Odisha, India.Objective This paper examines the effect of the intervention at midline to understand which components of the RANI intervention affect uptake.Methods Using a cluster randomised controlled design, we collected baseline data and midline data 6 months later from women of reproductive age in the control and treatment arms (n=3800) in Angul, Odisha, India. …”
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Association of nutrients intake during pregnancy with the risk of allergic disease in offspring: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies by Hua Feng, Yan Chen, Xiujuan Xiong, Qunying Xu, Zhongwei Zhang, Qinghua Xi, Yongning Wu, Yuanan Lu

“…Finally, the asthma risk in offspring could protect against for pregnant women with high intake of vitamin D and apple, whereas high folic acid during pregnancy could produce excess asthma risk in offspring. …”
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Biochemical characteristics, nutrient intakes, and chronic disease risk according to the dietary fat energy ratio in middle-aged Korean: a cross-sectional study using data from the... by Ga-Hyeon Jeong, Sook-Bae Kim

“…Based on the INQ, vitamin A and Ca were the lowest in the insufficient group, and vitamin C and folic acid were the lowest in the excessive group. The risk of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome was highest in the deficient group, and the risk of liver cirrhosis was highest in the excessive group. …”
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Association Between Vaso-Occlusive Crises and Opioid Prescriptions Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Claims-Based Study by Hyeun Ah Kang, Jamie C. Barner, Kristin M. Richards, Menaka Bhor, Jincy Paulose, Abdullah Kutlar

“…Covariates included age, gender, nonopioid medication use, nonstudy SCD-related medication (penicillin and folic acid) use, evidence of blood transfusions, number of SCD-related complications, number of SCD-related comorbid conditions, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score. …”
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Core Prescribing Indicators and the Most Commonly Prescribed Medicines in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in a Developing Country by Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Chiranthi K. Liyanage, Maheshi Wijayabandara, Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dilini Jayasekara, Raveendra L. Jayakody

“…The five most commonly prescribed medicines were paracetamol (31.0%), omeprazole (20.6%), folic acid (18.3%), atorvastatin (16.2%), and salbutamol (15.3%). …”
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Determinants of Neural Tube Defects among Newborns in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abay Woday Tadesse, Ayesheshim Muluneh Kassa, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm

“…However, being supplemented with folic acid or multivitamins before or during pregnancy (AOR=0.37: 95% CI 0.21, 0.65), never having taken any substance during pregnancy (AOR=0.42: 95% CI 0.21, 0.88), and being free from medical illnesses during pregnancy (AOR=0.27: 95% CI 0.11, 0.69) were the protective factors of NTDs. …”
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A Dietary Treatment Improves Cerebral Blood Flow and Brain Connectivity in Aging apoE4 Mice by Maximilian Wiesmann, Valerio Zerbi, Diane Jansen, Roy Haast, Dieter Lütjohann, Laus M. Broersen, Arend Heerschap, Amanda J. Kiliaan

“…A dietary approach (Fortasyn) including docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, uridine, choline, phospholipids, folic acid, vitamins B12, B6, C, and E, and selenium has been proposed for dietary management of AD. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D3, Leukopenia, and Human Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa by Anna Tasegian, Francesco Curcio, Laura Dalla Ragione, Francesca Rossetti, Samuela Cataldi, Michela Codini, Francesco Saverio Ambesi-Impiombato, Tommaso Beccari, Elisabetta Albi

“…We choose 18 patients with a normal blood test profile such as thyroid hormones, hepatic and renal parameters, triglycerides, proteins, vitamin B12, and folic acid. Among these emerged the case of a woman with long-term anorexia nervosa and the case of a woman with long-term bulimia nervosa both complicated by anxiety and depression, severe hypovitaminosis D3, decrease of vitamin D receptor, leukopenia, and 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter linked polymorphic region short allele. …”
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Quality Assessment of Some Essential Children’s Medicines Sold in Licensed Outlets in Ashanti Region, Ghana by Grace Frimpong, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Noble Kuntworbe, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Yaa Asantewaa Osei, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Ofosua Adi-Dako

“…All the ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazole, flucloxacillin, artemether-lumefantrine, multivitamin, and folic acid samples failed the content of API test and are substandard. …”
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UHRF1 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediating renal fibrosis by activating the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway by Lijie Yang, Penghui Si, Tuoheti Kuerban, Linfa Guo, Shanzhi Zhan, Yisha Zuhaer, Yingtong Zuo, Peixiang Lu, Xiaojie Bai, Tongzu Liu

“…By establishing a TGF-β1-stimulated HK2 cell model and animal models of renal fibrosis induced by UUO and folic acid, we confirmed that UHRF1 was highly expressed in both in vitro and in vivo models of renal fibrosis. …”
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Evaluating the association of depressive symptoms on serum folate and erythrocyte folate levels based on the 2017–2020 NHANES database by Yunhong Yang, Huaqian Qi, Jiahao Zhang, Jie Jia, Yunsong Yang, Hong Zhao

“…Therefore, attention should be paid to the dietary habits and nutritional status of patients with depression or depressive symptoms when they are undergoing long-term antidepressant treatment. Folic acid supplementation is recommended for patients with moderate or severe depression or for depressed patients who have developed unhealthy eating habits.…”
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Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index by Mohsen Besharat Pour, Anna Bergström, Matteo Bottai, Inger Kull, Magnus Wickman, Niclas Håkansson, Alicja Wolk, Tahereh Moradi

“…They had higher intake of dietary fibre, vitamins C, B6, and E, folic acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) reflecting higher consumption of foods of plant origin, but lower intake of vitamins A and D, calcium, and iron reflecting lower consumption of dairy products. …”
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Modification of Platelet Count on the Association between Homocysteine and Blood Pressure: A Moderation Analysis in Chinese Hypertensive Patients by Jianan Zhang, Jing Li, Shi Chen, Linglin Gao, Xiaoluan Yan, Mingzhi Zhang, Jia Yu, Fenchun Wang, Hao Peng

“…Platelet count has been found to modify the effect of folic acid on vascular health. However, whether platelet count could modify the contribution of homocysteine to blood pressure (BP) remains unclear. …”
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Multivitamin Supplementation and Fertility Outcome: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study and the Clinical and Medicolegal Value of Nutritional Counseling by Giuseppe Gullo, Simona Zaami, Adriana Vita Streva, Sofia Burgio, Valentina Billone, Yulia Kotlik, Elena Chitoran, Silvia Ganduscio, Giovanni Baglio, Antonio Perino, Gaspare Cucinella

“…The study group underwent pre-treatment with a daily nutraceutical based on resveratrol, whereas the control group received 400 mcg/day of folic acid. Primary endpoints to be evaluated were the number of mature follicles developed (>16 mm), total oocytes and Metaphase II (MII) oocytes retrieved, fertilization rate, number of embryos/blastocysts obtained, and semen quality. …”
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Recurrent syncope after hysteroscopy finally diagnosed as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report by Yongqing Zhang, MD, Hongxing Ye, MD, Danqing Chen, MD, PhD, Guohui Yan, MD, Zhanfu Li, MD, Qianhui Xie, MD, Guodong Shan, MD, Zhaoxia Liang, MD, PhD

“…Treatment with anticoagulants, folic acid, and vitamin B6 led to a favorable outcome. …”
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