The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) here on Wednesday underlined that in spite of the substantial increase in the composition of iron folic acid (IFA) tablets by pregnant women for 180 days or more, over half of them and the children are anaemic.
November 24, 2021Iron deficiency or anaemia means that you have less iron than your body needs to be healthy.
April 20, 2020Know the causes of premature greying of hair which can severely affect the self-esteem of an individual suffering the condition
March 2, 2020It is important to seek immediate medical attention once theres a drop in haemoglobin, because it may indicate some serious underlying disease.
December 15, 2019Swapping regular table salt for exotic Himalayan pink rock salt is an easy and affordable change to your diet which could provide with lots of health benefits
November 1, 2019The soaring levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to human activities are making staple crops such as rice and wheat less nutritious.
August 28, 2018The theory that genes direct the production of enzyme molecules represented a major advance in our understanding of gene action, but it provided little insight into the question of how genes accomplish this task. The first clue to the underlying mechanism emerged a few years later in the laboratory of Linus Pauling, who was studying...
December 12, 2017Elder men who undergo testosterone treatment may have improved bone density levels that can determine risk for fractures and anaemia, a condition in which the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells, a study has found. The results showed that after an year of testosterone treatment, men over 65 years of age with...
February 22, 2017Elder men who undergo testosterone treatment may have improved bone density levels that can determine risk for fractures and anaemia, a condition in which the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells, a study has found. The results showed that after an year of testosterone treatment, men over 65 years of age with...
February 22, 2017Elder men who undergo testosterone treatment may have improved bone density levels that can determine risk for fractures and anaemia, a condition in which the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells, a study has found. The results showed that after an year of testosterone treatment, men over 65 years of age with...
February 22, 2017Parents, take note! Anaemia may protect your children against blood-stage malaria infection, according to a new study which claims that iron supplements removes this protective effect. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and causes long-term adverse consequences in children. However, concerns remain about the safety of iron supplements, particularly for...
January 7, 2017