Monday, 19 January 2015

Why fortified grains are important during pregnancy

Fortified grains save 1,300 babies a year, study finds

Fortifying cereal, flour and other foods with folic acid prevents about 1,300 babies from being born with defects such as spina bifida each year, state and federal health officials said Thursday.But there's room to save many more, especially babies born to Hispanic women, they said in a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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A swallowed button battery. 65 surgeries. Boy, 5, now breathes easier

The medical journey for 5-year-old Emmett Rauch has consumed nearly his entire life. But Emmett is now on the soccer field — and eating and talking again after enduring 65 surgeries. In 2010, when barely 1, he swallowed a nickel-sized, lithium battery from a DVD remote, burning his esophagus and closing off his airway.

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Dax Shepard recalls Kristen Bell's C-section with hilarious, detailed story to Ellen DeGeneres

Giving birth via C-section isn't exactly fun, but Dax Shepard found a way to recount the ordeal of his wife — fellow actor Kristen Bell — in a way that cracked up Ellen DeGeneres and her studio audience.On Thursday's episode of "The Ellen Show," DeGeneres asked the "Parenthood" star about the December birth of the couple's second child, Delta."Was it easier the second time around?" she asked.

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