objective: iron deficiency anemia is among the most common types of childhood anemia. according to the world health organization, approximately 5 billion people were suffering from iron deficiency anemia worldwide in 2001. aside from causing anemia, iron deficiency can negatively affect the physical and mental development of children and adolescents. several studies have discussed the consequen...

introduction: glycemia and blood glucose levels are under the effect of hb a1c and therefore they could be considered as a valid index for the follow-up and control of diabetes .there are different and controversial reports on the effects of iron deficiency anemia on hb a1c. effects of ida in non diabetic patients are also unknown. the aim of the study was the comparison of hb a1c levels in hea...

background: ( h.pylori ) infection is a common bacterial infection in humans. approximately half of the helicobacter pylori people throughout the world are infected by this gastric microbial pathogen. the outcome of h.pylori infection varies from gastritis to peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers and gastric malignancies. this study aims to estimate the prevalence of h.pylori infection and iron defici...

background: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is an important health problem all around the world especially in developing countries. in the mediterranean countries another prevelant reason of anemia is thalassemia. certain strategies had been established as a government policy to reduce prevalence in north cyprus, such as pre-marital screening of thalassemia. the prevalence of thalassemia trait has...

how to cite this article: ghasemi f, valizadeh f, taee n. iron-deficiency anemia in children with febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):38-44. objective considering the recurrence of febrile seizure and costs for families, many studies have attempted to identify its risk factors. some recent studies have reported that anemia is more common in children with...

iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world. it is estimated as many as 4-5 billion people , 66-68% of the world population may be iron deficient and also two billion people, over 30% , anemic, mainly due to iron deficiency. thus, the aim of this study was educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice on baneh girl students about iron deficiency a...

background in the early months of life, breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. however, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between ...

background since the discovery of helicobacter pylori, several clinical reports have demonstrated that h. pylori infection has emerged as a new cause of refractory iron stores in children. we carried out a systematic literature review to primarily evaluate the existing evidence on the association between childhood h. pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (ida) and secondly, to investigate...

the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of feeding iron-deficient diet during pregnancy and lactation on maternal rats. a total number of 64 rats were divided into 4 groups (pregnant), (non pregnant), (lactating) and (non lactating) with 16 animals in each group. parameters used to evaluate the effects of dietary iron deficiency on the maternal animals were: iron contents of live...

objectives: breath holding spells are one of the most frequent and important diagnostic challenges in pediatrics. the aim of this study, conducted on pediatric patients referring to the pediatric neurology clinic in hormozgan province, was to evaluate therapeutic effects of iron on breath holding spells materials and methods: 35 children (19 males and 16 females), aged between 3 to 60 months, w...