anemia

Exhausted? Irritable? It could be undiagnosed iron deficiency

7:00am September 15, 2024

Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though it can lead to anemia. Symptoms include exhaustion, headaches and more.

Plump red blood cells — tumbling amid infection-fighting white blood cells and purple platelets in this colorized, microscopic view — need adequate levels of iron to be able to carry and deliver oxygen around the body. Iron-deficiency anemia is someti

Health & Safety

$2,733 To Treat Iron-Poor Blood? Iron Infusions For Anemia Under Scrutiny

3:39pm August 01, 2019

by Shefali Luthra

Iron-deficiency anemia is often remedied with drugstore iron pills. But if that doesn't work, doctors sometimes prescribe iron infusions — and the bill for that can vary by thousands of dollars. Why?

Researchers used a gene-carrying virus to fix blood stem cells that were then used to treat patients with beta-thalassemia.

Gene Therapy For Inherited Blood Disorder Reduced Transfusions

5:01pm April 18, 2018

by Rob Stein

A small study finds promise for using gene therapy to treat patients with beta-thalassemia, a blood condition that can cause severe anemia. The experimental treatment is in early development.

Indian female farmers sow paddy in a field during monsoon season near Allahabad on July 19, 2014. The monsoon rains, which usually hit India from June to September, are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

Carbon Dioxide May Rob Crops Of Nutrition, Leaving Millions At Risk

2:30pm August 02, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

Two new studies suggest that changing atmospheric conditions could reduce protein and iron in food, leading to more health problems for people in countries where malnutrition is already a problem.

Anemic patients did not know about their condition during a testosterone trial.

Researchers Failed To Tell Testosterone Trial Patients They Were Anemic

4:22pm February 21, 2017

by Richard Harris

Low levels of iron in the blood may indicate a serious but treatable medical condition if caught early, but patients in a testosterone trial were not informed, a bioethicist finds.

In Cambodia, 'Lucky' Iron Fish For The Cooking Pot Could Fight Anemia

8:48am December 25, 2015

by Michael Sullivan

Iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia, is a huge problem in Cambodia. A social enterprise wants to prove that adding a little iron fish to a pot on the stove will make a dent in the problem.

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