Health Report: Feb. 16, 1998

THE GOOD NEWS

TO B OR NOT TO B Women, be sure to get plenty of the B vitamins folate and B6. Daily intake of 550 mcg of folate plus 3 mg of B6--both higher than the RDA--may cut the risk of heart disease in half. Green leafy veggies and eggs contain folate; for B6, try bananas or beef.

A HEARTY DOSE If you're among the many who take a baby aspirin each day to ward off stroke or heart disease, consider this: a study suggests that using a baby aspirin daily but substituting an adult aspirin once every two weeks...

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