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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe irreversible vision loss in older Americans. An estimated 1.75 million individuals in the United States have advanced AMD (ie, geographic atrophy and neovascular AMD), which accounts for most cases of severe vision loss. An additional 7.3 million persons have early AMD, which is usually associated [...] Bookmark to:
      A meta-analysis published in the most recent issue of The Lancet concluded that supplementing with the B vitamin folic acid can reduce stroke risk by at least 18 percent. Researchers analyzed eight randomized trials involving folic acid and stroke . Participants supplementing with folic acid lowered their risk of stroke by an average of 18 percent [...] Bookmark to:
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