Posts Tagged ‘anemia’
Vitamins vs. eggs: Anemia in China
STANFORD (US) — China’s answer to anemia in rural regions has been to feed children eggs. Work by U.S. researchers suggests vitamins may work better. Continue…
Friday, June 17, 2011 11:21 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - May 4, 2010 10:03 - 3 Comments
Team builds centrifuge for $30
RICE (US)—A group of college students has turned a salad spinner into a rudimentary centrifuge that medical clinics in developing countries could use to manually separate blood without electricity. They built it for about $30—including the spinner—using plastic lids, cut-up combs, yogurt containers, and a hot-glue gun. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2009 13:47 - 13 Comments
Folic acid: Too much of a good thing?
UC DAVIS (US)—Taking folic acid, unless specifically advised by a physician, should be avoided because at elevated levels it may aggravate metabolic complications associated with vitamin B-12 deficiency, leading to anemia and neurological damage, a new study finds. (more…)
