Healthnotes Newswire (July 19, 2007)—The thought of cod liver oil may not make you smile—but taking it might, as a new study suggests that it can prevent depression.
Healthnotes Newswire (July 19, 2007)—The thought of cod liver oil may not make you smile—but taking it might, as a new study suggests that it can prevent depression.
Healthnotes Newswire (March 29, 2007)—Women whose diets are low in vitamin B12 around the time of conception are at higher risk of having babies with congenital heart defects, according to a new study. Worldwide, 1 million children are born with congenital heart defects each year, contributing to infant death and illness. The new research suggests that many of these cases are preventable.
“The mother serves as the environment of the child as the embryo forms,” said Régine Steegers-Theunissen, MD, PhD, of the Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the study’s project leader. “Both genetic and environmental factors, such as nutrition and lifestyle, play important roles in the prevention or development of congenital heart defects.”
