New California tortilla law aims to decrease birth defects in Latino babies

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...
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Centuries-old 'trophy head' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect

A researcher has documented a cleft lip in an ancient mummified head from the Andes, a condition that may have been seen as a ...

A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient starting Jan. 1

Starting in 2025, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap ...
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How To Be a Supportive Partner if Your Child Has a Birth Defect

Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...
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Birth Defect Awareness Month: March of Dimes president urges conversations with a doctor

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...
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California’s tortilla law aims to tackle Latino birth defects

Folic acid is considered critical before and early on in pregnancy due to its ability to prevent birth defects of an infant’s ...
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Mother speaks on what National Birth Defects Awareness Month means for her family

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As January comes to a close, doctors say it's important to recognize National Birth Defects Awareness Month. The March of Dimes says birth defects are the leading cause of infant ...
New York Post

My baby needs his skull removed due to rare birth defect — he’s a ticking time bomb

A UK mother with a 1-year-old has revealed that her son’s life feels like a powder keg due to his medical condition. Nine months after he was born, Emma Brazier’s son Lucas was diagnosed with ...
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Supports and obstacles for families of loved ones with birth defects

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, birth defects are the leading cause of infant deaths in South Carolina and people born with a birth defect often face ...
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New California Law Adds Folic Acid to Tortillas to Reduce Latina Birth Defects

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...
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5 Birth Defect Risk Factors Patients Should Know

Doctor holding pregnant woman hand with catheter, birth defects prevention What are some notable risk factors for birth defects that health care professionals should discuss with prospective parents ...
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Weed killer atrazine may be linked to birth defect

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to a study presented this past Friday at the annual meeting of the ...