The iron supplement ferrous sulfate is an iron salt with the chemical formula FeSO 4. Iron salts are one type of the mineral iron. People often use them as a supplement to treat iron deficiency.

Some natural iron supplements are under recall because the bottle may contain a completely different substance and cause serious side effects. The Food and Drug Administration says the recall involves ...

Iron deficiency has been called one of the world's most prevalent nutritional problems. Now, an Australian sports nutritionist is sharing what you need to know before taking an iron supplement.

Anemia in patients with cancer can be caused by a number of factors including blood loss, hemolysis, nutritional deficiencies, renal insufficiency, marrow infiltration, anemia of chronic disease and ...

IN recent years the drug industry has presented the practicing physician with an ever increasing array of iron preparations. Medical representatives, armed with excerpts from the medical literature, ...

Transferrin saturation and ferritin concentrations improved significantly more in the ferric citrate than ferrous sulfate group over 12 weeks. Ferric citrate may improve transferrin saturation (TSAT) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ferric citrate may be more effective than ferrous sulfate for treating iron deficiency in patients with chronic ...

VIENNA — Not all iron is equal for improving preoperative anemia, a new study suggests. Intravenous (IV) ferric carboxymaltose administered prior to surgery is associated with improvements in ...