The IX Annual meeting of ICORD, The Societal value of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatments of Rare Diseases, will take place 7-9 October 2014 in Ede, the Netherlands. IF Secretary General Lieven Bauwens will participate in Session VI, Primary #prevention of neural tube defects. Making a common disease rare. Governments are mistakenly relying on prenatal ultrasound and termination of pregnancy, instead of making sure all women of childbearing age know about the importance of and can achieve adequate #FolicAcid levels. While it will not prevent all cases of #SpinaBifida, it will significantly reduce the risk in the majority of pregnancies. icord.se/upcoming-events/icord-2014
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:08:11 +0000
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