General practitioners can also prescribe genetic tests, as they do regularly with the test for hemochromatosis or Factor V mutation for example, which are registered in the nomenclature. The prescription of other tests by them is far more limited, probably due to a lack of awareness of the subj...
Personally, I battled with low ferritin levels for a long time. My levels were jumping around between 8-16 µg/l. I would work really hard to get them up to 16 µg/l, then I would get my period and they would be 12 µg/l. I could not get them in the optimal zone despit...
In one case, Hood says they found that a patient thought to be suffering from arthritis was actually in their early stages of hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that results in elevated iron levels in the blood that can prove deadly if untreated. The solution was simple: The patient got ...
Because your body's thirst-o-meter isn't very reliable. You should drink about three cups more than your thirst tells you to. And as you get older, your body loses the ability to tell when it's thirsty, making it doubly important to drink water even when you don't crave a cool dri...
That said, it’s important to get your pans started on the right foot, especially if you have new cast iron or you’re trying to rehab one that's in bad shape. Following a simple practice to keep them well seasoned will make your years as a cook much better. The key to success, ...
Low signal intensity on T1-weighted images suggests iron overload from hereditary hemochromatosis.[44] 5 Get a biopsy for a definitive diagnosis. Checking for signs and symptoms and running blood tests are all good methods for confirming a suspicion of cirrhosis. However, the only way to know...