The literature indicates that prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) is more common among Mexican than Caucasian populations in North America. Combining data from Mexico and the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program shows that there is a gradient of risk, with prevalences highest in Mexico, lowest among U.S. Caucasians, and intermediate among populations of Mexican descent in the United ...

The role of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) as a cardiovascular risk factor remains a matter of debate, while it correlates with folates, it demonstrates inverse correlation with plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels and vitamin B12 levels and reduces plasma Hcy levels following supplementation with multivitamins. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that administering multivitamins at specific ...

BACKGROUND To identify the microorganisms that can grow rapidly in total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions, we investigated the growth of the major causes of catheter-related blood stream infection (Staphylococcus aureus, Serratia marcescens, Bacillus cereus, and Candida albicans) in TPN solutions without lipid. METHODS Experiment 1: A commercial TPN solution without lipid containing multi...

BACKGROUND Many women use multivitamins in the belief that these supplements will prevent chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, whether the use of multivitamins affects the risk of breast cancer is unclear. OBJECTIVE We prospectively examined the association between multivitamin use and the incidence of invasive breast cancer in the Swedish Mammography Cohort. ...

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) IS THE MAJOR CAUSE of death and disability globally and affects more than 50% of men and 40% of women during their lifetimes. Despite remarkable scientific advances, in 2008 CVD accounted for 1 of every 3 deaths in the United States and for health care costs estimated at close to $300 billion. The major risk factors for CVD are well known but remain ubiquitous in po...