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 Education Information - August 21, 2008
| The latest survey from the March of Dimes finds only one-third of women of child-bearing age are taking a multivitamin daily that contains folic acid, a vitamin that can prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. The supplement is so essential the U.S. government requires all enriched grain foods to be fortified with 140 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams of grain | | The latest survey from the March of Dimes finds only one-third of women of child-bearing age are taking a multivitamin daily that contains folic acid, a vitamin that can prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. The supplement is so essential that the U.S. government requires all enriched grain foods to be fortified with 140 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams of grain | | Angelina Jolie, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton each stood-up and spoke-up at a dinner of the Global Business Coalition on HIV-AIDS, banning together to raise $1.3 million. Volkswagen of South Africa, Getty Images, MAC Cosmetics, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Virgin United and DeBeers were honored for their work against AIDS | | The state of Nevada receives the first funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for youth suicide prevention and early intervention programs. The $400,000 grant is a key component of the state's initiative for the Columbia University TeenScreen Program, a voluntary youth mental health and suicide-risk screening program | | A recent survey reveals there's little love in "love handles." The study claims the abdominal fat found in "love handles" is a significant risk factor for heart disease - a problem many people are not aware of | |
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