Anemia News

THURSDAY, Feb. 2 -- Greater use of certain types of treatments for kids with sickle cell anemia may explain why black children's risk of ischemic stroke dropped significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds.

Making balanced, healthy food choices can help lower your risk of anemia. Since vitamin C boosts iron absorption, be sure to drink orange juice or nosh on strawberries, broccoli or other fruits and veggies rich in vitamin C when eating foods rich in iron.

Thousand Oaks biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. said today that its net income decreased 9 percent in the fourth quarter on declining sales of its anemia treatment drugs.

Anemia is a common ailment among the elderly and pregnant women. Anemia means that the body doesn't have enough hemoglobin in red blood cells to carry oxygen to cells.

Transfusion patterns are not well characterized in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients.

Iron deficiency without anemia is related to adverse symptoms that can be relieved by supplementation.

Newswise - Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently recommended that clinicians be more conservative when they prescribe chronic kidney disease patients with drugs that treat red blood cell deficiencies.