Health
Forging iron women
(Medical Xpress)—A new University of Melbourne study has found that women who take iron supplements, experience a marked improvement in their exercise performance.
Apr 9, 2014
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Iron Deficiency
Pediatrics
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
A new longitudinal study finds that children who spent more time in institutional settings (like orphanages) prior to adoption, and had more severe iron deficiency at the time of adoption, were more likely to have lower IQs ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Cardiology
Iron deficiency may increase stroke risk through sticky blood
Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered that iron deficiency may increase stroke risk by making the blood more sticky.
Feb 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigational drug effective in treating iron deficiency in kidney disease patients on dialysis
Doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System on Saturday will present late-breaking data showing that an investigational drug Triferic is well tolerated and effective in treating iron deficiency in patients with chronic kidney ...
Nov 9, 2013
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Medical research
Iron supplementation can provide cognitive and physical benefits to anemic children
Giving daily iron supplements to anemic primary-school–aged children can have cognitive and physical benefits, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Oct 15, 2013
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Health
Anaemia and poor nutrition running high among young Indigenous children
Young children living in remote Indigenous communities have long been known to suffer from iron deficiency and anaemia at many times the rates found among other Australian children. Now a new report shows rates of anaemia ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Effect of iron supplementation among children living in malaria-endemic area on incidence of malaria
Children in a malaria-endemic community in Ghana who received a micronutrient powder with iron did not have an increased incidence of malaria, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA. Previous research has suggested ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Celiac disease patients with ongoing intestine damage at lymphoma risk
Patients with celiac disease who had persistent intestine damage (identified with repeat biopsy) had a higher risk of lymphoma than patients whose intestines healed, according to findings published in the August 6, 2013, ...
Aug 5, 2013
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Health
Indigenous child health improves when fruit and veg are cheap, study finds
Providing subsidised fruit and vegetable scheme to low-income Indigenous families in northern New South Wales improves children's health and significantly reduces antibiotic use, a new study has found.
Jul 9, 2013
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Pediatrics
Time is of the essence for reducing the long-term effects of iron deficiency
Iron deficiency is a worldwide problem, especially in developing countries and among infants and pregnant women. In infancy, iron deficiency is associated with poorer cognitive, motor, and social-emotional outcomes. In a ...
Jun 28, 2013
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