BACKGROUND To our knowledge, the relationship between changes in hemoglobin level and energy and physical functioning in the anemic and "normal" ranges of hemoglobin among individuals with AIDS has not been well characterized. METHODS In a multicenter, prospective, cohort study involving 19 clinics in the United States, 1406 individuals, 13 years and older, with AIDS were administered the Med...

Adverse outcomes of pregnancy increase among women with high density of hemoglobin. This study evaluates the effects of iron supplementation on serum copper level in pregnant women with hemoglobin higher than 13.2 g/dl. Sixty two pregnant women with Hemoglobin >13.2 g/dl and normal serum copper levels in their 13-18 weeks of gestation were randomized into case and control groups. From 20th week...

this study was conducted to determining the gpx, hemoglobin concentration (hb) and hematocrite percentage (hct) in blood samples of young ewes were gathered at different places of zagheh salman pastures in qom province. 15 blood samples were gathered through 8 flocks during autumn, winter and spring seasons randomly. at first the measures of gpx, hb and hct were determined and then gpx concentr...

background: lead still remains an important problem for poor, inner-city, ethnic minority children, with a particular emphasis on lead paint and dust. in egypt, there is no national survey about the prevalence of elevated blood lead level among children. objective: to assess the environmental lead level as well as to determine blood lead level among primary school children and find out its rela...