Health Ministry Notifies Change in Folic Acid Measurement Unit from Milligrams (mg) to Micrograms (mcg) Susmita Roy9 Jun 2026 1:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring dosing accuracy and aligning regulatory standards with established clinical practice, the Ministry of Health...
Early folic acid supplementation may halve risk of birth defects, finds research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 April 2026 8:45 AM ISTWomen taking antiseizure medication for epilepsy, have around a 45% reduced risk of major congenital anomalies in their children-if they initiate...
Govt Moves to Align Folic Acid Dosing Standards in Schedule V Through Unit Correction Susmita Roy1 Feb 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring dosing accuracy and preventing medication errors in nutritional and hematinic preparations, the Ministry of...
Misclassifying Drugs as Nutraceuticals: Pharma Firms Booked for Selling Calcium-D3, RedFer-XT, Dawafer-XT Among Others Parthika Patel12 Jan 2026 9:41 PM ISTHyderabad: Telangana's Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has detected multiple instances of pharmaceutical companies misclassifying medicines as...
Prenatal Micronutrient Supplements Help Protect Enamel in Children's Primary Teeth: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 Dec 2025 8:15 PM ISTAccording to a new research maternal micronutrient supplementation was associated with better preservation of enamel structure in primary teeth,...
Bleeding in Early Pregnancy Linked to Higher Malformation Risk: Study Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2025 9:00 PM ISTChina: A new study has revealed that bleeding during early pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal malformations. Progesterone...
Excessive folic acid intake in pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Sept 2025 8:30 PM ISTNew research from South Australia highlights the urgent need to establish a safe upper limit for folic acid intake during pregnancy and to improve...
Why folic acid isn't enough: New clues to spina bifida risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM ISTSpina bifida is a serious congenital condition caused by abnormal neural tube development during early pregnancy. While folic acid supplementation has...
Are higher doses of folic acid safe in pregnancy? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 March 2025 8:30 PM ISTTaking a higher dose of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy was safe and associated with improved verbal abilities in children at age...
Folic Acid Dosage Mislabeling: CDSCO Panel Proposes Urgent Correction in Drug Rules Farhat Nasim21 Feb 2025 5:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has moved to enhance accuracy in drug labeling by recommending a correction in the unit of...
Folic acid may mitigate link between lead exposure during pregnancy and autistic behaviours in children: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jan 2025 8:30 PM ISTNew research gives another reason to take folic acid supplements while pregnant. A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that...
High-dose folic acid supplementation during pregnancy linked to increased cancer risk in children born to women with epilepsy: Study Dr. Shravani Dali19 Dec 2024 8:30 PM ISTHigh-dose folic acid supplementation during pregnancy linked to increased cancer risk in children born to women with epilepsy suggests a study...
