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Womenshealth.gov: Folic Acid - Easy to Read - The US government has prepared an easy to read guide to help women decide how much folic acid they should take every day and tells them how to make sure they are getting enough. Includes a printer friendly version in pdf format.
Folic Acid - The Linus Pauling Institute - Professional review including information on the functions, food sources, deficiency diseases, drug interactions, and recommened daily intakes of folic acid.
Folic Acid - Current research studies on the health benefits of folic acid.
Folic Acid Campaign - Information on folic acid with FAQ, quiz, and current news regarding FDA regulations.
Civitan Center Folic Acid - Has list of food sources high in the vitamin, RDA intakes, and information concerning prevention of birth defects.
Folic acid and women - [CNN]
Folic acid may help prevent Down Syndrome - [CNN]
Health: Nutrition: Nutrients: Folate (Folacin, Folic Acid) - Gives the U.S. RDA for folate and includes a chart of the amount of folate in some good food sources.
Kentucky Folic Acid Partnership - Kentucky's campaign to increase awareness of the B vitamin folic acid for birth defects prevention and to address other perinatal health issues, such as premature births.
Study confirms benefits of folic acid in pregnancy - [CNN]

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Roger J. Williams - Professor Roger John Williams (August 14, 1893 – February 20, 1988), was a biochemist who named folic acid and discovered pantothenic acid, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and President of the American Chemical Society.
Aminopterin - Aminopterin (4-aminopteroic acid), a 4-amino analog of folic acid, is an antineoplastic drug with immunosuppressive properties used in chemotherapy. Aminopterin is a synthetic derivative of pterin.
History of cancer chemotherapy - The era of cancer chemotherapy began in the 1940s with the first use of nitrogen mustards and folic acid antagonist drugs. Cancer drug development has exploded since then into a multi-billion dollar industry.
Cereal germ - The germ is the "heart" of the cereal kernel, the embryo of the seed, and a concentrated source of several essential nutrients including Vitamin E, folate (folic acid), phosphorus, thiamin, zinc and magnesium, as well as essential fatty acids and fatty alcohols. Along with bran, germ is often a by-product of the milling that produces refined grain products.