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    Duke Med Health News. 2009 May;15(5):8-9.

    B vitamins may be "silver bullet" for age-related macular degeneration. Daily supplementation with folic acid plus vitamins B6 and B12 may reduce risk of AMD by 35-40 percent.

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    PMID: 19743542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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    • Folic Acid (Folvite®)

      Folic acid is used to treat or prevent folic acid deficiency. It is a B-complex vitamin needed by the body to manufacture red blood cells. A deficiency of this vitamin causes certain types of anemia (low red blood cell c...