background in the early months of life, breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. however, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between ...

background since the discovery of helicobacter pylori, several clinical reports have demonstrated that h. pylori infection has emerged as a new cause of refractory iron stores in children. we carried out a systematic literature review to primarily evaluate the existing evidence on the association between childhood h. pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (ida) and secondly, to investigate...

The prevalence of nutritional iron deficiency anemia in infants and toddlers has declined dramatically since 1960. However, satisfaction with this achievement must be tempered because iron deficiency anemia in infants and toddlers is associated with long-lasting diminished mental, motor, and behavioral functioning. Additionally, the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in one- to three-year-old...

background iron and vitamin d inadequacy are both essential wellbeing issues, an extra advancement has been the vitamin d extra skeletal role. late collecting proof demonstrates that vitamin d inadequacy is pervasive in people with pallor, we meant to recognize a potential relationship between vitamin d lack and iron insufficiency. materials and methods a case control study was done in erbil, i...

backgrounds: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is one of the well recognized presentations of celiac disease (cd). according to the lack of data from our population in this regard, we determined the prevalence of cd in patients presenting with ida to see if it is worthwhile to do a precise screening for cd in such patients. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on patients referred with ...

objective: behavioral disorders of children and adolescents have long been a subject of discussion among researchers of pedology,   psychology, medicine and psychiatry and are also a commonly encountered complaint of patients referring to the pediatric neurology out patient clinics. the main purpose of the present study is to survey some organic disorders, e.g. temporal lobe epilepsy (non convu...

This clinical report covers diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in infants (both breastfed and formula fed) and toddlers from birth through 3 years of age. Results of recent basic research support the concerns that iron-deficiency anemia and iron deficiency without anemia during infancy and childhood can have longlasting detrimental effects on neurodevelopment...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the single most common disorder affecting mankind. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people suffer from IDA wor ldwide. It is seen in all parts of the world – developed as well as developing countries. Though iron deficiency is universal, it is more marked in developing world. In India nearly 70% of women are estimated to be iron deficient. Iron deficiency...

Background: Iron deficiency is the most common single-nutrient deficiency disease in the world and is a major concern for about 15% of the world population.  It has been shown that iron deficiency may affect thyroid hormones. Objective: To determine thyroid hormone status in iron deficient adolescent girls. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Lar Province and its’ vicinity in So...