Introduction Anaemia is highly prevalent among the indigenous population globally. Several interventions have been used to prevent and manage nutritional anaemia, including dietary measures, health ...

Isn't it fascinating to know that a routine blood test can sometimes indicate the presence of cancer? Although a definitive cancer diagnosis usually requires specialised tests, such as imaging studies ...

According to Bhosale, Vitamin D plays a crucial role in maintaining proper levels of iron in the body, which is essential for making haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

A most common belief is that anaemia is caused by iron deficiency. But there are several other factors causing anaemia. Dr Rakesh Gupta, senior consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo ...

Anaemia detected in healthcare is associated with an increased risk of both cancer and higher mortality. This is shown in a ...

In 2024, WHO updated haemoglobin thresholds and revised the adjustments for altitude and smoking.1 The earlier elevation adjustments were established in 1989 and were based on a demographically ...

Iron-deficiency anaemia has long been recognised as a feature of colorectal cancer (Goodman and Irvin, 1993). It is present in 11–57% of cancers (Curless et al, 1994; Majumdar et al, 1999; Roncoroni ...

Anaemia is defined as a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of blood, usually due to a decrease in haemoglobin ...

It is the year 2026 and the goal to achieve a 50% reduction in anaemia by 2030 seems like a far-fetched dream. Anaemia has always been a major public health con ...

Anaemia is the most common blood related health problem in the world. In Kenya, about 30 percent of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and 40 percent of children under the age of five years are ...

While anaemia among adolescent girls and boys, and women, particularly those of reproductive age has been studied extensively, anaemia in men has been largely ignored. In 2019, a paper published in ...