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• Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- When taken for at least a year before conception, folic ...

• Garlic Yields Up Its Health Secret

  February 10 (HealthDay News) -- The same source of garlic's pungent aroma and taste may ...

• Spices, Herbs Boost Health for Diabetics

  October 17 (HealthDay News) -- Spices may do more than flavor your food: New research ...

• Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- A study with genetically engineered mice found that an extract ...

• Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- High daily doses of calcium supplements may reduce lead levels ...

• Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A compound found in red grapes and red wine suppresses ...

• More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk

  March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children who take vitamin D supplements may be less likely ...

• Human Growth Hormone Doesn't Improve Athletic Performance

  March 17 (HealthDay News) -- In addition to ruining promising sports careers, human growth hormone ...

• Ginkgo Biloba Might Not Preserve Memory in Octogenarians

  Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Ginkgo biloba, the popular herbal supplement widely promoted as a ...

• Calcium Supplements Could Raise Heart Risks in Postmenopausal Women

  Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The calcium tablets taken by millions of postmenopausal women to ...

• Folic Acid Fortification Cuts Babies' Heart Risks

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian public health measures that spurred folic acid intake among ...

• Vitamin D Won't Help Prevent Most Cancers

  Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- High blood levels of vitamin D did not lower the ...

• Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements

  Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- More than 30 percent of American children take some kind ...

• Daily Calcium Does Protect Bone

  August 24 (HealthDay News) -- In people older than 50, calcium supplementation cut the overall ...

• Antioxidant Supplements May Raise Women's Skin Cancer Risk

  August 21 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antioxidant supplements won't protect against skin cancer and may ...

• One Billion People Don't Get Enough Vitamin D

  July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem that can lead ...

• Congressional Panel Faults FDA on Food Safety

  July 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability of ensure the ...

• Congress Moves Closer to Drug-Safety Bill

  July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Following recent drug-safety scandals, including the 2004 Vioxx withdrawal, the ...

• Selenium Supplements Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk

  July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Selenium supplements appear to increase the risk of type 2 ...