However, no published study has investigated the association between thyroid function evaluated with the free thyroxine (FT4) test and anemia while taking drinking status into account. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 843 men aged 30-89 years undergoing general health checks. While no ...
METHODS: A total of 96 infants born to mothers from the Coloured (mixed ancestry) community in Cape Town, South Africa, were recruited prenatally; 42 mothers drank heavily during pregnancy, and 54 abstained or drank small amounts of alcohol. Growth was assessed at birth and 6.5 and 12 ...
Anemia among women of reproductive age is so common that healthcare providers may consider it the norm, while epidemiologists note it as a marker for healthcare quality, and sociologists index it to disadvantaged populations. Anemia during pregnancy, as noted in this chapter, is even more likely...
The participant was asked to flex the arm and a tourniquet was applied to the upper arm. The mid cubital vein was located, and the puncture site cleaned with 70% alcohol swabs. Venipuncture was made with the needle of the syringe at an angle of approximately 45° to the puncture site...
and white blood cells (WBCs), 4300 × 106/L. The only other medication taken by the patient was loratadine for his pollen allergy. Both the patient and his mother denied any exposure to environmental toxins, taking other medications or drugs, drinking alcohol, or smoking cigarettes. They...
In sub-Saharan African cities, more than half of the population lives in informal settlements. These settlements are close to smoky dumpsites, industrial plants, and polluted roads. Furthermore, polluting fuels remain their primary sources of energy for
Sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia is the most common of the hereditary blood disorders among black people of African descent worldwide. Learn about symptoms, treatment, causes, inheritance, testing, complications, and more.
Alcoholism 5) Increase potassium and iron as neurological symptoms improve. During your course of vitamin B12 supplementation, you may need to increase your intake of foods containing potassium. First, ask your doctor to test your potassium. Then, eat more foods that are rich in potassium, or ...
The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), weighted logistic regression, and the attributable proportion due to interaction (AP) were used to investigate the interaction above. Its impact was also assessed via subgroup analysis by gender, age, race, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, ...
for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) and thus for the synthesis of proteins. A deficiency in daily intake (as in chronic alcoholism) or absorption (due to celiac disease or tropical sprue) of these vitamins can result in ...