This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between narghile smoking and serum concentration of serotonin endorphin some blood hematological indices in males. Group smokers composed 50 voluntary, control group 36 healthy voluntary. conducted on adults man that ages (18-25 years). The markers measured this were (platelets, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white cells).
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et al. Improved sexual function during recombinant human erythropoietin therapy. The effects of normal as compared with low hematocrit values in patients with cardiac disease who are receiving hemodialysis and epoetin [see comments]. Valderrabano F. Increasing the hematocrit has a beneficial effect on quality of life and is safe in selected hemodialysis patients. Spanish Cooperative Renal Patie...

In a prospective study, we randomly allocated 70 patients with acute ischemic stroke to two therapy groups. Up to interim analysis, 33 patients underwent bloodletting, with simultaneous infusion of an identical volume of hydroxyethyl starch (10%, 200/0.5). The target hematocrit was 35%. A control group of 37 patients did not receive hemodilution. Apart from an unequal sex distribution, the two ...

Many studies reported that the hematocrit (HCT) is the most highly influencing factor affecting the accuracy of the glucose measurements by portable/handheld devices. It is also known as an important factor for clinical decision-making situations. Therefore, estimation of HCT plays a crucial role for enhancing accuracy of glucose measurements and performance of therapy. In this paper, we presen...

Hb, hematocrit, plasma iron, and transferrin saturation were measured in approximately 1000 girls aged 12, 14, or 16 yr in eight southern states. The iron status parameters did not differ significantly among the three age groupings or between menstruating and nonmenstruating girls. Blacks had significantly lower mean Hb (p less than 0.0001), hematocrit (p less than 0.0001), and transferrin satu...