Folate is an essential B-vitamin that is needed for DNA synthesis and cell division. Folate deficiency can lead to anemia, and deficiency early in pregnancy can lead to neural tube defects – birth ...

It seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance. Fortification of cereal products with folic acid is not mandatory ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 71 years old and was diagnosed with pernicious anemia in October 2024. My B12 and folate levels were low. My antiparietal antibodies were abnormal, but the intrinsic factor ...

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In the great majority of these reports direct evidence for either folic acid or vitamin B 12 deficiency has been incomplete or absent, and therapeutic responses to huge "pharmacologic" doses of these ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 71 years old and was diagnosed with pernicious anemia in October 2024. My B12 and folate levels were low. My antiparietal antibodies were abnormal, but the intrinsic factor ...

As a geriatrician, I often order serum folate levels as part of a workup for dementia or anemia. How accurate is the statement that “serum folate levels are not useful because they fluctuate rapidly ...

Anemia is a lower than normal red blood cell (RBC) count. RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs delivering it to most cells in the body. Symptoms of low oxygen include dizziness, fatigue, difficulty ...