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    Iron Deficiency Anemia Imagine that you lived your life to the fullest potential‚ while not having a single idea that a heart attack was right around for you. You are exhausted and have unusual cravings for ice even when you’re freezing and cannot get warm. On top of that‚ you cannot explain why you are having a shortness of breath or foggy thinking. If you imagine your life like this‚ then you are living with a condition called iron deficiency anemia. IDA is a common type of anemia‚ a condition in

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    Hello Shyam‚ Thank you for your informative post about iron-deficiency anemia. Anemia is not a disease but an indication of an underlying illness‚ in which there is a decreased in the number of the red blood cells (RBCs)‚ the amount of hemoglobin (Hgb)‚ and/or the volume of RBCs (Sabol et al.‚ 2010). As we age‚ Hgb levels decrease‚ increasing the incidence of anemia (Sabol et al.‚ 2010). Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is the insufficiency in iron dietary intake and/or in iron absorption from different

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    Introduction Pernicious anemia (PA) is a type of macrocytic normochromic anemia. It is a slow-developing disorder with the underlying cause of Vitamin B12 absorption and deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor (IF). Vitamin B12 absorption is facilitated by IF‚ which binds B12 in the duodenum‚ forming the IF-vitamin-B12 complex‚ later recognized by receptors and absorbed in the jejunum (Anderson‚ et al.‚ 445). A consequence of vitamin B-12 deficiency is altered DNA replication and erythropoiesis

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    sperm cells‚ which are also called germ cells). This type of mutation is present throughout a person’s life in virtually every cell in the body. Mutations that occur only in an egg or sperm cell‚ or those that occur just after fertilization‚ are called new (de novo) mutations. De novo mutations may explain genetic disorders in which an affected child has a mutation in every cell‚ but has no family history of the disorder. Acquired (or somatic) mutations occur in the DNA of individual cells at some

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    have a huge impact on the communication between cells. Cell communication is a crucial process necessary for cells to carry out various functions. Drugs such as Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)‚ known as ecstasy‚ can create barriers or confusion to cells. Cell to cell communication carry messages from signaling cells to target cells. Usually a cell will bind with a target cell through a receptor protein in the plasma membrane of the target cell

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    Deficiency AnemiaWhat is it and what are its causes?Anemia is an insufficient amount of red blood cells in the bloodstream and iron deficiency anemia is where there is a lack of iron in the blood. You need iron in your blood to make hemoglobin‚ which contributes in distributing oxygen to tissues from the lungs. One of the most common causes of iron deficiency anemia is an inadequate intake of iron in your diet. Another possible cause of iron deficiency anemia is bleeding‚ be this because of an injury or

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    Anemia is not a disease‚ but a sign that the body has some sort of problem with its red blood cells (RBCs). If a person’s blood does not have the right amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin‚ anemia can develop. Anemia is defined as a decrease in the circulating red blood cell mass and an equal decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood (also known as hemoglobin). There are many types of anemia that are grouped by their underlying cause. To determine which type‚ doctors describe color

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    Anemia Iron deficiency anemia is a blood disease where your body does not have sufficient iron to make red blood cells. Red blood cells are important for the body to provide oxygen to your brain and tissues. If the body does not have sufficient iron‚ the blood provided to the brain and tissues cannot be carried efficiently. The human body normally gets iron from the consumption of high iron food‚ and or from old red blood cells. Iron deficiency anemia can occur when the body loses blood cells at

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