Recent Posts Tagged With 'anemia'

• Body Iron Requirements

  Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 12:19 in anemia, anemias, body iron requiremnets, iron intake

  Deficiency of folate, another B vitamin, can also cause anemia in pregnant females (who need extra folate for the developing fetus), in alcoholics, and in elderly people. Relatively rare types of anemias include thalassemia, and inherited disorder, a...

• Types of Anemia

  Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 12:37 in anemia, hemochromatosis, iron overload, vitamin b12 deficiency, pernicious anemia, hemolytic anemia, anemia types, megaloblastic anemia, vitamin b12 supplements

  Continuing with our discussion on anemias, look at the type of anemias. We have already mentioned anemia due to iron deficiency in the earlier post. Other types of anemias are as follows: Hemolytic anemia: It occurs when red blood cells are destroyed...

• What is Anemia?

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 06:50 in anemia, iron deficiency anemia, what is anemia

  Anemia is the umbrella term for a variety of disorders characterized by the inability of red blood cells to carry sufficient oxygen. This may be due to an abnormality of a low level of hemoglobin, the iron, and protein-based red pigment in blood that...