MMWR

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

(Box) Birth Defects Prevention Month/Folic Acid Awareness Week

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No summary available.

Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004

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This MMWR report uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data to update findings and assess trends in serum folate and red blood cell (RBC) folate levels by race/ethnicity from the 1999–2000 survey through the 2003–2004 survey. The results of these comparisons indicated that median serum folate concentrations among non-pregnant women of childbearing age decreased 16 percent from 1999–2000 through 2003–2004 and RBC folate concentrations decreased 8 percent. Fortification of enriched cereal-grain products with folic acid to help prevent pregnancies affected by a neural tube defect (NTD) (e.g., spina bifida or anencephaly) became mandatory in the United States in January 1998.

QuickGuide: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, 2007

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Brief Report: Investigation of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, January–July 2006

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No summary available.

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