it is well-known that deficiency or over exposure to various elements has noticeable effects on human health. the effect of an element is determined by several characteristics, including absorption, metabolism, and degree of interaction with physiological processes. iron is an essential element for almost all living organisms as it participates in a wide variety of metabolic processes, includin...

Siwutang and Yingshengxue can be used to treat diseases caused by qi deficiency, blood deficiency stasis. Clinical evidence should added subtracted with the flexibly. Based on application of prescriptions learned author from Professor Shuanquan Ma, this paper summarizes that Ma's use Siwu Decoction various skin wind dryness or stagnation has a remarkable effect.

Vitamin K deficiency is associated with malnutrition in some complications, such as hyperemesis gravidarum, active gastrointestinal diseases, and psychological disorders. Maternal vitamin K deficiency can cause fetal bleeding, in particular, fetal intracranial hemorrhage. Although fetal hemorrhage is uncommon, severe damage to the fetus may be inevitable. We describe a pregnant woman with vitam...

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, vitamin D is a target of research and speculation. Lockdown or home isolation reduces sunlight exposition increases risk deficiency. Special attention needed for older people at both severe forms This review aims to highlight association in two instances, direct influence on immune system, indirect risks other deficiency-related diseases, such as musculoskelet...

There is considerable controversy about the soundness and relevance of so-called "megavitamin" therapy for various illnesses. In this article it is suggested that this disagreement is caused to a large extent by the use of two very different approaches to nutrition, which are referred to here as the "nutritional need" and "optimal intake" approaches. It is clear that a re-evaluation of the goal...

Stroke is among the main causes of death in world, a fact that no different Brazil. It grouped diseases circulatory system correspond to almost 30% deaths Brazil; this group diseases, ischemic heart hold first place, immediately followed by cerebrovascular diseases. impossible not mention stroke, when it does lead death, generates disabilities and degrees deficiency, maintaining survival, but [...

Iron deficiency is frequent in elderly population and is responsable for numerous clinical situations. Because of the frequent association of inflammatory diseases, chronic diseases associated with iron loss, diagnosis of iron deficiency is often difficult in elderly population. For the last ten years, new biomarkers of iron physiology lead to better understand physiology and pathophysiology of...

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is an essential enzyme to cell growth. its deficiency of enzyme plays an important role in senescence and death signaling. also, it is actually the most common clinically important enzyme defect, not only in hematology, but also among all human known diseases. clinical consequences of enzyme deficiency are: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute hemolytic anemia, a...

Vitamin D deficiency is common among patients with myocardial diseases because sun-induced vitamin D production in the skin and dietary intake of vitamin D is often insufficient. Knockout mice for the vitamin D receptor develop myocardial hypertrophy and dysfunction. It has also been shown that children with rickets who suffered from severe heart failure could be successfully treated with suppl...