| Anemia (18) |  |
| Sickle-cell anemia (6) | |
| Anemia (18) | |
| Sickle-cell anemia (6) | |
#At home test diagnoses anemia in 60 seconds A device that uses a single drop of blood can quickly diagnose anemia
The disposable self-testing device uses a chemical reagent that produces visible color changes corresponding to different levels of anemia.
and more convenient monitoring of patients with chronic anemia the device could help patients receive treatment before the disease becomes severe potentially heading off emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
Anemia which affects two billion people worldwide is diagnosed now and monitored using blood tests done with costly test equipment maintained in hospitals clinics or commercial laboratories.
and monitor anemia themselves says Wilbur Lam a physician in the Aflac Cancer and Blood disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of medicine.
what is required by other anemia tests says Erika Tyburski the paper's first author and leader of the undergraduate team that developed the device.
and the patient sees a color ranging from green-blue to red indicating the degree of anemia.
of which can point to conditions such as high blood pressure, anemia, or lung disease. Fan is developing the sensor with Zhaohui Zhong
of which can point to conditions such as high blood pressure anemia or lung disease. Fan is developing the sensor with Zhaohui Zhong an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and Girish Kulkarni a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering.
In severe cases, malaria causes seizures, severe anemia, respiratory distress, and kidney failure. Each year, more than 200 million cases of malaria are reported worldwide.
For example, defects found in the pathway cause anemia in humans.""Dehydrogenase enzymes are particularly important
Patients may suffer anemia, uncontrolled bleeding and vulnerability to infections. Parents often see their children struggle with swollen lymph nodes, painful enlarged spleens, fatigue and anxiety.
The resulting decrease in blood cells causes symptoms such as anemia, uncontrolled bleeding, and infection. Few effective and well-tolerated therapies exist to manage these chronic autoimmune issues.
A side effect of ribavirin is that it causes anemia--a condition characterized by a decrease in red blood cell levels--in approximately 8 to 10 percent of patients."
This unique medication could mean a dramatic reduction of the difficult side-effects of traditional cancer treatments like hair loss, nausea, anemia and neuropathy.
Scurvy Anemia Infertility Arteriosclerosis Artherosclerosis Cataracts Glaucoma Nosebleeds Fatigue Infection Gingivitis Gastrointestinal problems Gallstones Dermatitis Impaired hormones Low insulin production
"High-dosage oral vitamin D3 supplementation attenuated HIV-1 replication, increased circulating white blood cells and reversed winter-associated anemia,"the researchers reported."
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