http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. There are good reasons why people may want to swap soy with dairy milk. The carbon, water and phosphate footprint of soy milk is a fraction of the latter. But the main reason for the increasing popularity of soy milk seems to be health concerns, such as inflammatory bowel disease and lactose intolerance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-soy-dairy-foryou.html Health Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:03 EST news282901130 The energetic and radiant hue of emerald green has been declared the spring color of 2013. While green shirts, pants and jackets will be seen everywhere this season, so should green food on your plate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-green.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:50:01 EST news281695200 Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk. This is shown in new findings from the ABC Study and Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study published in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-autism-folic-acid-supplements-pregnancy.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:09 EST news279906346 In a new study, preliminary data yields conflicting but mainly positive evidence for the use of n–3 fatty acids and chromium in the treatment of bipolar depression. Limited evidence found that inositol may be helpful for bipolar depression, but larger sample sizes are needed. Preliminary randomized, controlled trials suggest that choline, magnesium, folate and tryptophan may be beneficial for reducing symptoms of mania. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-proper-nutrition-mood.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:01:10 EST news278153961 (Medical Xpress)—Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mild-vitamin-b12-deficiency-cognitive.html Health Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:16:12 EST news274000562 Combined folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 supplements had no statistically significant effect on the risk of colorectal adenoma among women who were at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published October 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-folic-acid-vitamins-b6-affect.html Cancer Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:00:01 EST news269257108 (Medical Xpress)—A new study has uncovered a significant link between vitamin B levels and the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vitamin-crucial-children-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:15:01 EST news269075687 Researchers have gained new insight into why 22% of Canadian women of childbearing age are still not achieving a folate concentration considered optimal for reducing the risk of having babies with neural tube defects, despite a virtual absence of folate deficiency in the general Canadian population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-supplement-folate-status-canadian-women.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:34:30 EST news253272860 Beans, pulses and legumes can be classified as either vegetables or proteins under the new USDA dietary guidelines, giving them an important role in a person's daily diet, an expert panel said at the Institute of Food Technologists' Wellness 12 meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-beans-pulses-legumes-important-role.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:09:24 EST news252774371 More than 70 years after the first sulfa drugs helped to revolutionize medical care and save millions of lives, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have determined at an atomic level the mechanism these medications use to kill bacteria. The discovery provides the basis for a new generation of antibiotics that would likely be harder for bacteria to resist and cause fewer side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mystery-sulfa-drugs-bacteria-yields.html Medical research Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:10:41 EST news249837022 Use of folic acid supplements by women in Norway in the period 4 weeks before to 8 weeks after conception was associated with a reduced risk of the child having severe language delay at age 3 years, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-folic-acid-early-pregnancy-severe.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:48:12 EST news237569640 Intake of high levels of folate may reduce colorectal cancer risk, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in food. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-high-folate-intake-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:34:02 EST news229084421