USA TODAY  Jan. 31, 2008 UTMB's Radek Bukowski, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted in this article about a study he wrote that states that folic acid, already recommended for women of childbearing age because it lowers the risk of birth defects, also might cut the chances of delivering a premature baby by half or more. Reports of Dr. Bukowski's study are being circulated by media outlets worldwide including Scientific American at http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=premature-births-lower-in, GMTV in England at http://www.gm.tv/news/headlines/2008-01-31t053636z_01_n30243736_rtridst_0_ouktp-uk-folic-birth.html, Yahoo! Asia News at http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080131/3/3efy8.html and Canada.com at http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=e54a84b1-6624-40a6-8f5d-6b3b0ee8b0f0&k=86987