Iron - Administration & dosage
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Intravenous iron in inflammatory bowel disease.

5 Oct 2009 The prevalence of anemia across studies on patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is high (30%). Both iron deficiency (ID) and anemia of chronic disease contribute most to the development of anemia in IBD. The prevalence of ID is even higher ... Read more...

Anemia and digestive diseases: an update for the clinician.

5 Oct 2009 Anemia and iron deficiency are so common in digestive diseases that often are underestimated and undertreated. Our goal is to review from classification to treatment of the diverse types of anemias in different digestive diseases to update our ... Read more...

Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial.

22 Sep 2009 The long-term benefits of antenatal iron supplementation in child survival are not known. In 1999-2001, 4,926 pregnant women in rural Nepal participated in a cluster-randomized, double-masked, controlled trial involving 4 alternative combinations of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Iron - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Is the recommended daily iron intake for women too low? 27 Oct 2009
• Intravenous iron in inflammatory bowel disease. 5 Oct 2009
• Anemia and digestive diseases: an update for the clinician. 5 Oct 2009
• Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial. 22 Sep 2009
• Application of the Dietary Reference Intakes in developing a recommendation for pregnancy iron supplements in Canada. 17 Aug 2009
• Multiple micronutrients including iron are not more effective than iron alone for improving hemoglobin and iron status of Malian school children. 10 Aug 2009
• Rapid desensitization for hypersensitivity reactions to medications. 30 Jul 2009
• Lessons learned from implementation of a demonstration program to reduce the burden of anemia and hookworm in women in Yen Bai Province, Viet Nam. 26 Jul 2009
• Rationale and design of the oral HEMe iron polypeptide Against Treatment with Oral Controlled Release Iron Tablets trial for the correction of anaemia in peritoneal dialysis patients (HEMATOCRIT trial). 26 Jul 2009
• Relative bioavailability of iron and folic acid from a new powdered supplement compared to a traditional tablet in pregnant women. 25 Jul 2009
• A free weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming program is associated with improved hemoglobin and iron status indicators in Vietnamese women. 22 Jul 2009
• BMP/Smad signaling is not enhanced in Hfe-deficient mice despite increased Bmp6 expression. 19 Jul 2009
• Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation impact on biochemical indicators during pregnancy and postpartum. 29 Jun 2009
• A field guide to iron needs in the patient on hemodialysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Dietary inulin supplementation does not promote colonic iron absorption in a porcine model. 22 Jun 2009
• Treatment response to iron and folic acid alone is the same as with multivitamins and/or anthelminthics in severely anemic 6- to 24-month-old children. 15 Jun 2009
• Effects of prenatal multimicronutrient supplementation on pregnancy outcomes: a meta-analysis. 7 Jun 2009
• Intravenous versus oral iron supplementation for correction of post-transplant anaemia in renal transplant patients. 4 Jun 2009
• Sonazoid-enhanced sonography for guiding radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: better tumor visualization by Kupffer-phase imaging and vascular-phase imaging after reinjection. 4 Jun 2009
• Impact of a positive deviance approach to improve the effectiveness of an iron-supplementation program to control nutritional anemia among rural Senegalese pregnant women. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Iron'

Definition: A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.

Chemical name: Iron

Registry Number: 7439-89-6

Descriptor UI: D007501

Alternative terms: Iron;

Related Mesh Headings: Ferric Compounds; Ferritins; Ferrous Compounds; Hemosiderin; Hemosiderosis; Iron Isotopes; Iron Radioisotopes; Siderosis; Transferrin;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Trace Elements;

Tree Number: D01.268.556.412; D01.268.956.287; D01.552.544.412;

History Note: /metabolism was IRON METABOLISM 1963-65

Technical Notes: Fe-56; Fe(II) = FERROUS COMPOUNDS, Fe(III) = FERRIC COMPOUNDS; /defic: permitted but consider ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY; pneumoconiosis caused by iron particles = SIDEROSIS; /metab: consider also IRON OVERLOAD; metabolic disorders = IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS