BACKGROUND Very little is known about the relationship between non-sickle cell anemia and stroke. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) with stroke based on a nationwide coverage database in Taiwan. METHODS The case-control study subjects were obtained from the Taiwanese Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. We included 51,093 subjects...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of iron deficiency anemia on cognitive function and intelligence in children. METHODS Matched case-control study was carried out with 30 children (aged 6-12 years) with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) but without any chronic disease and with normal neuromotor development. The WISC-R intelligence test was performed before and after 4-6 months of iron/vitamin treat...

IMPORTANCE Vascular events play a big part in the development of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), but only those associated with sickle-cell anemia have been previously associated with SSNHL. This study demonstrates an association between SSNHL and prior iron-deficiency anemia (IDA).OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between IDA and SSNHL using a nationwide population-based databas...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine, using a combination of measures, the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in children under five years-of-age who have sickle cell disease (SCD) and attend the Sickle Cell Clinic (SCU) of the Tropical Medicine Research Institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS Children with homozygous sickle cell anaemia (Hb SS) or doubly heterozygous for Hb S a...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate whether any esophageal motor dysfunction exists in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). METHODS The study included 39 patients (34 women, mean age: 44.17 ± 14.21 years) who met WHO diagnostic criteria for IDA. An additional 30 functional dyspepsia patients were also included as a control group. Esophageal motility testing was performe...

Two new eudesmane sesquiterpenes, 2alpha-hydroxy pterodontic acid (1) and pterodolide [3alpha-(2-methyl-2,3-epoxy)-butyric-4alpha-acetoxy-8beta-ethoxy eudesma-7(11)-en-8alpha,12-olide (2), along with five known compounds (3-7) were isolated from the aerial parts of Laggera pterodonta. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. The immunosuppressive activity of the i...