Half of Pregnant Refugee Women in Uganda Have Low Iron Levels
Researchers studied 304 pregnant women living in refugee camps in Uganda to understand how many had anemia, a condition where the body doesn't have enough …
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Why Some Pregnant Women Don't Respond Well to Iron Pills
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 357 pregnant women with anemia (low iron in blood) who took iron and folic acid supplements. About half of the women showed …
Read MoreChewing Tobacco Linked to Lower Blood Iron Levels in Pakistani Kids
Researchers in Pakistan studied 283 children ages 6-12 to see if chewing smokeless tobacco products affects their blood health. They found that children who …
Read MoreWhy Some Women Get Anemia After Cesarean Birth
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 414 women who had cesarean sections to understand why some develop anemia (low iron in the blood) after surgery. They found …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition Care Helps Cancer Patients Stay Stronger During Treatment
When people with nasopharyngeal cancer receive radiation therapy, they often lose weight and become malnourished, which makes their treatment harder and …
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