MMWR
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
MMWR News Synopsis for January 4, 2007
- (Box) Birth Defects Prevention Month/Folic Acid Awareness Week
- Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004
- QuickGuide: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, 2007
- Brief Report: Investigation of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, January–July 2006
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January 4, 2007
(Box) Birth Defects Prevention Month/Folic Acid Awareness Week
PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
No summary available.
Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, and 2003–2004
PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
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
PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Jack Hanzlik - Public Affairs Officer for Commander, Naval Air Forces
(619 ) 545-1139
Brief Report: Investigation of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, January–July 2006
PRESS CONTACT: CDC - Division of Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
No summary available.
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