Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that’s intended to help nurture healthy infants.

Assembly Bill 1830 will require all corn masa flour to contain a specific amount of folic acid starting January 1.

California now requires tortillas to be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in the Latino community, where ...

Tortillas sold in California are getting a new ingredient addition, in hopes that it will help raise healthier babies.

Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...

A UK mother with a 1-year-old has revealed that her son’s life feels like a powder keg due to his medical condition. Nine months after he was born, Emma Brazier’s son Lucas was diagnosed with ...

Not all birth defects can be detected before birth. Some conditions develop gradually, so they may not appear on routine ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to a study presented this past Friday at the annual meeting of the ...