Iron deficiency anemia is still common in children under five years of age and may impair their growth and cognitive development. Diarrhea is the second most common reason for seeking medical care for young children in Nepal. However, neither screening programs nor effective preventive measures for anemia and iron deficiencies are in place among children with diarrhea in many developing countri...

Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal and distributed widely in the environment. In addition to damaging the liver, kidneys, and bone, cadmium causes anemia through hemolysis, iron deficiency, and insufficient erythropoietin (EPO) production (renal anemia) along with changes in iron metabolism. Here, we investigated the role of iron in the interdependent progress of three types of anemia in cadmium-in...

Abstract Background Iron-deficiency anemia is a widespread public health problem with major consequences for human health especially, children. However, in a fraction of patients an underlying cause is never found during routine investigation. Recent studies have suggested an association between Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) infection and iron-deficiency ...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common, worldwide problem with a prevalence of 9% in toddlers, 9-11% in adolescent girls, and less than 1% in teenager boys. Iron deficiency occurs in both developing and developed countries, making it the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. In response to this epidemic, the World Health Organization’s goal is to reduce anemia in women of reproductive...

Background. Iron deficiency anemia impacts on cognitive development. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in children with Down syndrome and identify risk factors for anemia. Methods. We conducted a prolective cross-sectional study of children attending a multidisciplinary Down syndrome medical center. One hundred and forty nine children with...

A cross sectional study was conducted in Jagapati Village, Bali to assess some characteristics of hookworm anemia among the adult population. Hookworm anemia was defined as an iron deficiency anemia in heavily infected individuals (EPG > 2,000). WHO criteria for anemia and criteria of Hercberg for iron deficiency were used. In this study, 15 cases of hookworm anemia were found among 454 total s...

Anemia is a very common condition in patients with gastrointestinal tumors, with a negative impact on mortality, morbidity and quality of life. The underlying causes are blood loss, chemotherapyinduced myelosuppression and iron deficiency. Yet, anemia and more specifically iron deficiency remains undertreated in daily clinical practice, mainly because many clinicians are not familiar with using...

Anemia in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a prototype of a combination of iron deficiency and anemia of inflammation (i.e. anemia of chronic disease; ACD) which is caused by negative effects of an activated immune system at different levels of erythropoiesis. Besides iron deficiency and ACD, metabolic disturbances and vitamin deficiencies as well as commonly used IBD drugs can aggravate ane...

Anemia of pregnancy, an important risk factor for fetal and maternal morbidity, is considered a global health problem, affecting almost 50% of pregnant women. In this article, diagnosis and management of iron, cobalamin, and folate deficiencies, the most frequent causes of anemia in pregnancy, are discussed. Three clinical cases are considered. Iron deficiency is the most common cause. Laborato...