Latest Prenatal vitamins Stories
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ProgressiveRx.com today announced Bright Start, a program that will provide free prenatal vitamins to pregnant women in the 20 lowest-income counties in America. "It's abundantly clear from the daily news that millions of Americans are going through incredibly hard times right now," said Hayden Hamilton, founder of ProgressiveRx.com. "Our goal has always been to help those who can't afford the medications they need, but given the current...
Women who do not take them early are nearly twice as likely to have children with autismWomen who reported not taking a daily prenatal vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder as women who did take the supplements "” and the associated risk rose to seven times as great when combined with a high-risk genetic make-up, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has...
Bioavailability of folic acid found to be similar in both formulationsFolic acid, an essential vitamin formulated to be part of a multivitamin + DHA liquid softgel capsule, is absorbed and available within the body in amounts similar to folic acid formulated for solid tablets, according to a study presented in a late breaking session at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2011 annual meeting. Different formulations, fillers and coatings of vitamin products may affect the degree or rate at which the...
LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Easy2Swallow, LLC, a new company based in the Chicago area, opened for business recently with a line of vitamins and dietary supplements that are intelligently designed, up to 70% smaller in size and covered in a natural coating. The result is vitamins that are easy to swallow. The products are available via a new website, http://www.easy2swallowvitamins.com, and are shipped same-day in most cases from the company's distribution center...
New Multivitamin Brand Matches Sales and Facebook "Likes" with Vitamin Contributions to Children In Need Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) March 10, 2011 Last month, Vitamma.com joined the wave of social ventures aimed at generating positive change with the launch of its new website and line of high-quality multivitamins. As part of the company's mission, Vitamma has partnered with renowned Santa Barbara non-profit, Vitamin Angels, to reach undernourished children around the world with...
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. announces the launch of Nexa(TM) Select Rx prenatal vitamin, the newest addition to the Nexa(TM) Prenatal Vitamin Family. Nexa(TM) Select contains plant-based DHA (325 mg) and Vitamin D3 (800 IU). Its advanced formulation offers more plant-based DHA than any other single gel capsule Rx prenatal vitamin taken once a day. Many experts recommend a DHA intake of at least 200 to 300 mg per day for women during...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Talooza, Inc., founded by twenty-three year old Monty Elsabbagh, has launched www.bebe-O.com to market its new bebe-O prenatal vitamins. The company's mission to develop a safe and healthy natural prenatal vitamin was inspired by Elsabbagh's mother, who described Monty as her "miracle baby." Born with a heart murmur, breathing problems and pneumonia, Elsabbagh determined early on that he would focus on the health of expectant mothers and their babies...
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. announces the availability of a new formulation of PreNexa® Rx prenatal vitamins with changes to the amounts of folic acid and iron. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), women need extra iron and folic acid during pregnancy.(1) PreNexa®'s newest formulation contains 1.25 mg of folic acid and 27 mg of iron.(2) Folic acid supplementation, in addition to a healthy diet,...
SAN ANTONIO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal announced today the introduction of CitraNatal(®) Harmony((TM)), the newest addition to the CitraNatal(®) family of prescription prenatal vitamins. CitraNatal Harmony is the first and only single dose, prescription prenatal vitamin with calcium citrate. Calcium citrate provides critical calcium to help with the baby's bone growth without producing gas or bloating for mom that can be found in other calcium supplements. "Many women...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- To help raise awareness for proper prenatal care, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy will offer free prenatal vitamins to expectant mothers during the month of May 2010, which is Pregnancy Awareness Month. For the health of both the mother and the baby, women are advised to take prenatal vitamins during such an important time in their lives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030421/STATERLOGO) Women who are pregnant or are planning to...
