Folic acid vitamin reduces birth defects, study shows
A Hungarian study finds sufficient folic acid early in pregnancy virtually eliminates spina bifida. Daily multivitamins with 0.4 to 0.8 mg folic acid cut major birth defects nearly in half, supporting U S dietary guidelines and potential food fortification to reach all women of childbearing age.
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Hungary
U.S. Public Health Service
New England Journal of Medicine
Aubrey Milansky
Boston University Medical School
Irwin H. Rosenberg
U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Center On
Tufts University
Andrew B
Czeizel
Istvan Dudas
National Institute of Hygiene
Budapest
Hall
United States
U.S
David Erickson
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Medicaid costs rise not from pregnant women and kids
The Kaiser Commission report counters claims that expanded coverage for pregnant women and children drives Medicaid bills. Instead, costs grow due to recession, aging and disabled populations, more services per patient, and higher payments to hospitals. The program's federal state expenditure rose from 51.6 to 88.6 billion dollars between 1988 and 1991. Governors have blamed other factors.
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Washington
Kaiser Commission
Uninsured Americans rise to 35.4 million in 1991
A new study shows 726000 more people lacked health insurance in 1991, reaching 35.4 million. Middle income white men losing jobs or employer drops, or opting out due to rising co pays, drive the increase. Public Citizen’s Sidney Wolfe notes price growth and service demand as major factors. Medicaid enrollment grows mainly due to federal mandates.
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Washington
Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizen
Genetics may influence divorce risk among twins
New York AP reports a study of 1,516 twin pairs found identical twins show more similarity in divorce history than fraternal twins, suggesting a genetic influence on personality that affects divorce risk. Researchers caution environmental factors and avoid a single "divorce gene," noting about one-fifth of participants had divorced and that results may not apply universally.
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David Lykken
Lykken
Matt McGue
University of Minnesota
Psychological Science
McGue
Mavis Hetherington
University of Vitaiia
Sheela
Richard Rose
Indiana University
Bloomington
Minnesota
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