giardia lamblia is one of the most common intestinal protozoan parasites infecting human in the world. the goal of this study was searching for in-vitro effect of folic acid and cobalamin on adhesion and growth of g. lamblia as two important mechanisms in the pathogenesis in tyi-s-33 medium. g. lamblia trophozoites were obtained by in- vitro excystation procedure. three groups of giardia tropho...

abstract background and objective: nutritional factors are a matter of debate in the etiology of preterm labor. this study was conducted to assess the association of maternal folic acid consumption with preterm labor .comprised and materials and methods: this cohort study was conducted on 191 healthy pregnant women in 2009, referring to two teaching hospitals in tehran (iran). the folic acid in...

background: rise in serum homocysteine level may be associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in hypothyroidism. levothyroxine can partly diminish serum homocysteine level. folic acid participates in homocysteine metabolic cycle in the human body. the effect of concomitant administration of folic acid and levothyroxine on serum homocysteine level was evaluated in the present ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy is known to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. The purposes of this study were to investigate the awareness, knowledge, and use of folic acid supplements along with their associated factors among non-pregnant Korean women of childbearing age. SUBJECTS/METHODS From August 2012 to March 2013, 704 women aged 19-45 years compl...

INTRODUCTION The intake of folic acid before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy can prevent spina bifida. This paper describes folic acid intake in women in Gulu district in northern Uganda. METHODS Structured interviews were held with 394 women attending antenatal care (ANC), 15 mothers of children with spina bifida, and 35 health workers in 2012 and 2013. SPSS16 was used...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy is known to significantly reduce the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects (NTDs). Therefore, it is important for women to be aware of the effects of folic acid supplementation before pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness and preconceptional use of folic acid and to assess the current know...

Periconceptional supplementation with folic acid has been shown to decrease the occurrence of neural tube defects (anencephaly, encephalocele and spina bifida). Earlier studies , conducted worldwide to assess patient’s knowledge regarding periconceptional use of folic acid showed that the overall knowledge about its use among pregnant mothers was low. A cross-sectional study was conducted to as...