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Ironically unwell: anaemia and iron deficiency among health-aware adults in the UK

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundAnaemia and iron deficiency are a global healthcare burden affecting almost 25% of the population. Many anaemia cases are caused by depletion of iron stores which can be treated by oral iron supplementation.
Allister Irvine, Joanne Watt, Mary Jo Kurth, John V. Lamont, Le Roy Dowey, Peter Fitzgerald, Aaron Niblock, Alex Fairweather, Mark W. Ruddock, Mark W. Ruddock   +9 more
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Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]

, 2012
Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit Anne, Olukemi Ogundipe, Hoyo Cathrine, Hoyo C., Ogundipe, Olukemi, Manongi R., Olola Oneko, Ogundipe Olukemi, Daltveit A.K., Lie Rolv, Hoyo, Cathrine, Østbye Truls, Manongi Rachael, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, Lie R.T., Manongi, Rachel, Ogundipe O., Oneko Olola, Stbye T., Manongi, Rachael, Oneko, Olola, Cathrine Hoyo, Oneko O., Daltveit, Anne Kjersti, Truls Østbye, Lie, Rolv Terje, Rachael Manongi, Rolv Terje Lie, Østbye, Truls   +28 more
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Role of Intravenous Ferric Carboxy-maltose in Pregnant Women with Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2017
Background: Iron deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency amongst women of childbearing age. Peri-partum iron deficiency anaemia is associated with significant maternal, foetal and infant morbidity.
Vineet Mishra, Khusaili Gandhi, Priyankur Roy, Shaheen Hokabaj, Kunur N Shah   +4 more
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Pica and refractory iron deficiency anaemia: a case report [PDF]

, 2008
INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia worldwide. Pica, the ingestion of substances that are inappropriate for consumption, is associated with iron deficiency and may be under-diagnosed.
Zeller, A, Decker, Michael, Battegay, Edouard, Battegay, E, Decker, M, Zeller, Andreas, Stünitz, Holger, Stünitz, H, von Garnier, C, von Garnier, Christophe   +9 more
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A study of effect of iron on hematological status in iron deficiency anemic children

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2017
Background: Iron Deficiency is the most widely prevalent nutritional disorder affecting the world population today. Anaemia has been described as a major health problem in the developing countries. Iron Deficiency Anaemia is readily preventable even in a
L Reshma Shireesha, B Satyanarayana
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Iron supplementation and malaria: a randomised, placebo-controlled field trial on women and children in rural Ethiopia. [PDF]

The health situation in Sub-Saharan Africa is complex and multifactorial. Along with its poorly developed economy and lack of basic health services, vector-borne diseases and nutritional disorders are major contributors to the high morbidity and ...
Adam, Zenaw
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Iron Status Predicts Treatment Failure and Mortality in Tuberculosis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
Experimental data suggest a role for iron in the course of tuberculosis (TB) infection, but there is limited evidence on the potential effects of iron deficiency or iron overload on the progression of TB disease in humans. The aim of the present analysis
Spiegelman Donna, Sheila Isanaka, Walter C Willett, Mugusi Ferdinand, Isanaka Sheila, Isanaka, Sheila, Wafaie W Fawzi, Fawzi, Wafaie, Spiegelman, Donna, Christopher Duggan, Fawzi Wafaie W., Bosch, Ronald J, Said Aboud, Bosch Ronald J., Willett Walter C., Willett, Walter C, Aboud, Said, Ferdinand Mugusi, Mugusi, Ferdinand, Aboud Said, Ronald J Bosch, Duggan Christopher, Duggan, Christopher, Bosch, Ronald, Donna Spiegelman, Willett, Walter, Fawzi, Wafaie W   +26 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia during pregnancy and postpartum [PDF]

, 2010
Iron-deficiency anaemia during pregnancy and postpartum occurs frequently and may lead to severe maternal and foetal complications. New treatment regimens include intravenous iron administration in particular clinical situations. The aim of the study was
Christian Breymann, Wolfgang Holzgreve, Holzgreve, Wolfgang, Daniel Surbek, Christoph Honegger, Breymann, Christian, Honegger, Christoph, Surbek, Daniel   +7 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: A cross-sectional survey.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundIron deficiency, the most common micronutrient disorder and cause of anaemia globally, impairs growth, cognition, behaviour and resistance to infection.Methods/resultsAs part of a national survey of inherited haemoglobin variants in 7526 ...
Angela Allen, Stephen Allen, Rexan Rodrigo, Lakshman Perera, Wei Shao, Chao Li, Duolao Wang, Nancy Olivieri, David J Weatherall, Anuja Premawardhena   +9 more
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