A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and ...

He explained the importance of the event. "I was born with spina bifida, and it’s affected me in different ways my entire ...

People living with spina bifida cannot regulate their bladder or bowel and need diapers to stay clean and dry. Responding to her concerns, Commissioner for Clinical Services Dr Rony Bahatungire ...

UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...

Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...

October isNational Spina Bifida Awareness Month, which highlights a congenital condition affecting the spine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Spina Bifida isusually ...

Robin Mills, known affectionately as “Mills” by many, has been a dedicated public servant to the citizens of Hamilton County ...

Until recent years, spina bifida was considered primarily a pediatric problem. With the success of innovative health care, there are now more individuals with this condition living healthy adult lives ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ... who uses a wheelchair after having been diagnosed with spina bifida, which makes him paralyzed from the waist down, that he would be seeing his ...

Chisholm Hunter’s team have helped to raise £10,000 for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus (SBH) Scotland through their participation of the Zipslide the Clyde event. Staff raised £5,000 through sponsorship, ...