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Health Tip: Slumping Iron?
Posted 3 Apr 2013 by Drugs.com
-- If your blood doesn't have enough healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells, it may be because you aren't getting enough iron in your diet. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says common symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia include: Tiredness. Shortness of breath. Headaches or dizziness. Cold hands and feet. Unusually pale skin. Chest pain. Read more
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Health Tip: Get More Iron
Posted 27 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com
-- Iron is an essential nutrient, but many people (especially women of childbearing age and adolescent girls) do not get enough iron. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests ways to get more iron in your diet: Spinach salad topped with sirloin. Scrambled eggs and ham. Bran cereal paired with grapefruit. Whole wheat toast with a side of papaya. A peanut butter sandwich on whole-wheat bread paired with an orange. Read more
Related support groups: Dietary Supplementation, Iron Deficiency Anemia
FDA Medwatch Alert: Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg Labeled as Rugby Natural Iron Supplement: Recall - Bottle May Contain Meclizine HCl 25 mg Tablets
Posted 21 Jan 2013 by Drugs.com
ISSUE: Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. notified the public of a recall of one lot of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets 325 mg, after notification by a pharmacist that a bottle of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg contained Meclizine HCl 25 mg tablets. The lot of the Rugby Ferrous Sulfate is 12G468. Expiration date for the lot is 07/14. The lot was manufactured and packaged in 100 count bottles by Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. under the label of Rugby NATURAL IRON SUPPLEMENT Ferrous Sulfate – see Product Photo page. Meclizine toxicity may lead to dose-related serious adverse events, including impaired alertness, drowsiness, confusion, low blood pressure, coma, and respiratory depression. Without supportive treatment meclizine toxicity has the potential to be life-threatening. BACKGROUND: Taking Meclizine HCl 25 mg as Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg may cause serious side effects to those who consume alcohol or oth ... Read more
Related support groups: Dietary Supplementation, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Ferrous Sulfate, Anemia Associated with Iron Deficiency
Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study
Posted 12 Jul 2012 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, July 12 – Obese women who become pregnant may give birth to babies with low levels of iron, a new study reveals. The findings suggest that overproduction of an iron-regulating hormone, known as hepcidin, can interfere with the transfer of iron from an obese woman to her unborn child. Children born with iron deficiency are at greater risk for developmental delays in their motor and thinking skills, the researchers noted. The study was released online in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the Journal of Perinatology. "The data on the impact of low maternal iron levels on the fetus comes from undernourished populations," the study's first author, Dr. Sarbattama Sen, a neonatologist at Tufts Medical Center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine, said in a university news release. "To the best of our knowledge, ours is the ... Read more
Related support groups: Obesity, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Mothers' Stress Could Cause Iron Deficiency in Newborns
Posted 30 Apr 2012 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, April 30 – Stress experienced by a mother during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to iron deficiency in her newborn, putting the infant at risk for physical and mental development delays, a new study says. Iron is important in organ-system development, especially for the brain. Risk factors for iron deficiency in newborns include iron deficiency and diabetes in their mothers, as well as smoking during pregnancy. Preterm birth, low birth weight and multiple pregnancy are also well-known risk factors for low iron. This is the first study to suggest that stress experienced by mothers early in pregnancy is another risk factor for iron deficiency in newborns, according to the researchers. For the study, researchers looked at Israeli women who lived in an area where more than 600 rocket attacks took place during their first trimester of pregnancy. This stress group was ... Read more
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CDC: Americans' Levels of Vitamins, Nutrients Basically OK
Posted 2 Apr 2012 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, April 2 – Most Americans have good levels of vitamins A and D and folate – a B vitamin – but some groups of people need to increase their levels of vitamin D and iron, according to a federal report released Monday. The study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that rates of vitamin and nutrient deficiencies vary by age, gender and race/ethnicity, and can be as high as 31 percent for vitamin D deficiency among blacks. The study results were based on measurements of vitamins and nutrients in blood and urine samples collected between 1999 and 2006 from participants in the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. "These findings are a snapshot of our nation's overall nutrition status," Christopher Portier, director of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health, said in an agency news release. "Measurements of blood and urine levels ... Read more
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Low Iron Levels May Increase Blood Clot Risk
Posted 15 Dec 2011 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Dec. 15 – Low levels of iron in the blood are associated with an increased risk of dangerous blood clots that form in a vein, according to the results of a new study that included patients with an inherited blood vessel disease. The findings suggest that treating iron deficiency may help prevent the condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to the researchers at Imperial College London in England. DVT typically occurs in the legs and can cause pain and swelling, and can be fatal if a blood clot dislodges and travels into the blood vessels of the lungs. Major surgery, immobility and cancer are recognized risk factors for blood clots, but there is no clear cause in many cases. The new study included 609 patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a genetic disease of the blood vessels that causes excessive bleeding from the nose and gut. Many HHT ... Read more
Related support groups: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Iron Deficiency Anemia, Deep Vein Thrombosis
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