News tagged with red blood cell

Research shows oral supplement increases body's storage of antioxidant

(Medical Xpress)—Oral supplementation of glutathione is effective in increasing the body's stores of the antioxidant, said Penn State College of Medicine researchers in study results presented at a conference today (April ...

Medical research Apr 23, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Bartonellosis: Diagnosing a stealth pathogen

(Medical Xpress)—NC State professor of veterinary internal medicine Ed Breitschwerdt has spent the last couple of decades working with Bartonella, bacteria historically associated with "cat scratch disease." ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 24, 2013 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Single, high-dose erythropoietin given two days pre-op reduces need for transfused blood

Anemia increases operative mortality and morbidity in non-cardiac and cardiac surgical procedures. Anemic surgical patients may require more blood transfusions, raising the risk of transfusion-related complications and increasing ...

Surgery May 06, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Discovery may help prevent chemotherapy-induced anemia

Cancer chemotherapy can cause peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage often resulting in pain and muscle weakness in the arms and legs. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered ...

Medical research May 05, 2013 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0 |