Background & Aims: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common kind of anemia in childhood. Iron supplements that are usually prescribed for the treatment stain teeth. The purpose of this study was an in vitro comparison of the adsorption rate of iron onto incisor primary teeth after exposure to three different Iron drops (Darupakhash, Fer–In– Sol, Shahredaru). Methods: This study was performed o...

Background: Anemia during pregnancy is a kind of problem that most expectant mothers are dealing with. Consuming iron supplements one solution to lower the cases anemia. However, number anemia in West Sumatra still high, 43% them experience and 52% did not adhere consuming supplements. Purpose: Creating two kinds media motivate supplements, which paper fan an Android notification system install...

background: girls are one of the high risk groups for iron deficiency anemia. iron supplementation program is a preventive strategy for female students in high schools in iran. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of iron supplements consumption among high school students in the southeast of iran.   methods: a quantitative study was conducted in zahedan (the capital of sistan and baloche...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bacteria need iron for growth and most of them can actively acquire Fe ions using especial iron-chelating proteins which named siderophores. We aimed to determine the frequencies of iucA, iroN and irp2 genes in the uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolates. We also analyzed the effects of siderophore genes beside iron supplements on growth rate of the isolates. ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Low birth weight (LBW) babies are a vulnerable group and represent two outcomes--preterm birth (preterm LBW) and term with intrauterine growth retardation (term LBW). LBW babies are considered to have low nutrient reserve, but the extent of deficiency as compared to the normal babies and the differences between preterm LBW and term LBW are unclear. This study was carried ...