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Ed Koch Released From Hospital

AP | Posted 11.07.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK — How's he doing? Better. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (kahch) has been released from a hospital after being treated for anemia....

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Iron: The Double-Edged Mineral

Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., CNS | Posted 11.05.2012 | Healthy Living
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Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., CNS

A heavy-duty mineral, iron is used to make red blood cells -- the oxygen transport system of the body. Too much or too little can be harmful to your health.

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Baby Born With 'No Blood' Declared A Miracle

Posted 04.02.2012 | Parents
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The extraordinary recovery of baby born with a severe case of anemia in the U.K. is being called a medical miracle. Doctors gave Olivia Norton abo...

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A Canadian Breakthrough: Fortifying Lives Through Nutrition

Marc Van Ameringen | Posted 08.06.2011 | Impact
Read More: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Micro-Nutrients, Childhood Nutrition, Anemia, Malnutrition, Iron Deficiency, Sprinkles, Impact News
Marc Van Ameringen

Almost one in three people -- 2 billion globally -- suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies impacting child survival, growth, development, learning capacity and earning potential.

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The Health of a Nation and the Height of its Mothers

Kari Stoever | Posted 07.08.2011 | Home
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Kari Stoever

Across the globe, whether you live in Africa or the United States, the attained height of its mothers can foretell the economic trend for that country.

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Japanese Workers and Children Overexposed to Radiation

Alexia Parks | Posted 07.02.2011 | Home
Read More: Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, Hypoxia, Fukushima, Health Risks, Tokyo Electric Power, Nuclear Power, Fukushima-Dai-Ichi-Plant, Decomissioning, Nagasaki, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Immune System, Radiation, Chromosomes, Anemia, Leukemia, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Hiroshima, Spent Fuel Rods, Nuclear Proliferation, Joel Rauch M.D., Health Care, Three Mile Island, Home News
Alexia Parks

While the world news media has shifted its attention elsewhere, tragedy continues to unfold at Tokyo Electric Power's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...

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Weekly Health Tip: Could You Be Anemic?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Anemia, Red-Blood-Cells, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Vitamin B-12 Deficiency, Oxygen in Blood, Home News
Deepak Chopra

Brought to you by Deepak Chopra, MD, Alexander Tsiaras, and TheVisualMD.com Your blood vessels are the body's superhighway. Blood races through ...

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The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of

Randall Amster | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Randall Amster

G6PD is an essential enzyme that is lacking in people with this widespread genetic disorder, and its absence leads to a condition that is closely related to other forms of anemia.

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FDA: Amgen's Anemia Drugs May Cause Death

Los Angeles Times | Daniel Costello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Anemia drugs sold by Amgen Inc. took another hit Thursday when government regulators said two new studies indicated that the drugs may increase the ri...

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