VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Screening for iron deficiency in patients with risk factors may be a prudent way to prevent progression to other conditions, according to a presentation at the Family ...

The most prevalent cause of anaemia during pregnancy is iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), which is a microcytic anaemia characterised by impaired red blood cell formation. IDA is linked to ...

LAS VEGAS — Treating non-anemic iron deficiency (NAID) with iron and vitamin C raised third-trimester hemoglobin levels and ...

Despite looking and feeling well, thousands of Britons may be living with silent iron deficiency, as new research uncovers a hidden health gap affecting especially women of menstruating age. Study: ...

Patients with a low MCV are likely to have iron deficiency anemia, although thalassemia and anemia of chronic disease are part of the differential. 1 When the MCV is low, the serum ferritin level can ...

Mild anemia can have several causes, including iron or B12 deficiency, chronic illness, or pregnancy. Anemia is very common, affecting up to one-third of the world’s population. Mild anemia occurs ...

When your body doesn’t have enough iron, you typically feel it. Most commonly, low iron makes you tired, cold, and short of breath. Your skin may be pale and clammy, too. Here’s why low iron saps your ...

Iron deficiency anemia is when your body does not have enough iron to produce hemoglobin—the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Iron is an essential mineral needed to ...

Please, hear me out: Have you ever felt the craving to eat ice? OK now, what about dirt? Or even clay? This phenomenon is called pagophagia and this craving, along with fatigue, rapid heart rate or ...

About 1 in 4 people worldwide have some type of anemia. Iron-deficiency anemia, the most common form by far, makes up about half of all cases. Women and very young children get it the most. In fact, ...

Chronic hemorrhoids, or piles, may cause iron deficiency anemia due to persistent blood loss. Symptoms may develop in severe cases of anemia. They can include tiredness, shortness of breath, and more.

Anemia, when levels of RBCs are low typically due to an iron deficiency, may cause headaches or migraine episodes. There are therapies to manage headaches and options to treat anemia. Anemia is a ...