Rik Schots, Ivan Van Riet, Serge Damiaens, J Flament et al.
We report our single institution's effort to standardize the method of collecting peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) used for autologous transplantation. PBPC were mobilized by different types of chemotherapy followed by G-CSF (24 patients) or G-CSF alone (six patients) in 30 patients with var...
Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Jesmin Akter et al.
BACKGROUND: Maternal anaemia is a common problem in pregnancy, particularly in developing countries. The study was aimed at determining the factors associated with anaemia among a group of pregnant mothers who attended an antenatal clinic in Dhaka city. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 2...
Chun Yu Lok, Alison T. Merryweather‐Clarke, Vip Viprakasit, Yingyong Chinthammitr et al.
Hereditary hemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder that can lead to the impairment of multiple organs and is caused by mutations in one or more different genes. Type 1 hemochromatosis is the most common form of the disease and results from mutations in the HFE gene. Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH...
Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Golam Rabbani, A Saw, Md. Abu Sayem et al.
BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of the most common public health problems globally, and high prevalence has been reported among women of reproductive age, especially in developing countries. This study was conducted to evaluate differentials in the prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant, ever-married wom...
Eva-Charlotte Ekström, SM Ziauddin Hyder, Rajiv Chowdhury, Sadia Chowdhury et al.
Background According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly shown that a weekly regimen is as effective as a daily one. Furthermore, whe...
Rebecca D. Merrill, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Hasmot Ali, Nusrat Jahan et al.
Women of reproductive age are at a high risk of iron deficiency, often as a result of diets low in bioavailable iron. In some settings, the iron content of domestic groundwater sources is high, yet its contribution to iron intake and status has not been examined. In a rural Bangladeshi population of...
Patrick Kolsteren, SR Rahman, K Hilberbrand, A Dintz
Objective The study was set up to determine to what extent the addition of a supplement of vitamin A alone or in combination with zinc would improve standard iron treatment and correction of iron deficiency anaemia. Design 216 non-pregnant anaemic women of 15-45 years of age with haemoglobin levels ...
Kumar B. Shill, Palash Karmakar, Md. Golam Kibria, Abhijit Das et al.
Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common health problem in rural women and young children of Bangladesh. The university students usually take food from residential halls, and the food value of their diets is not always balanced. This cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of...
Hedy Ip, S.M. Ziauddin Hyder, Farhana Haseen, Md Mijanur Rahman et al.
Background/objectives Despite repeated public commitments and availability of various forms of iron supplements, rates of anaemia in developing countries remain high. A major reason for this lack of success has been poor adherence. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of dail...
Faruk Ahmed
OBJECTIVE: : This paper provides a comprehensive review of the changes in the prevalence and the extent of anaemia among different population groups in Bangladesh up to the present time. The report also focuses on various factors in the aetiology of anaemia in the country. DESIGN AND SETTING: : All ...
Holger W. Auner, Simona Iacobelli, Giulia Sbianchi, Cora Knol-Bout et al.
Melphalan at a dose of 200 mg/m2 is standard conditioning prior to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma, but a dose of 140 mg/m2 is often used in clinical practice in patients perceived to be at risk of excess toxicity. To determine whether melphalan 200 mg/m2 and ...
Marcia Sparling, Peter N. Malleson, Betty J. Wood, Ross E. Petty
Evidence of deleterious effects following intraarticular injection of triamcinolone hexacetonide was sought through a review of radiographs of 145 joints of 55 children with chronic arthritis. Possible deleterious effects were noted in 16 joints of 11 patients. These effects included: small patella ...
Torbjörn Lind, Bo Lönnerdal, Lars Åke Persson, Hans Stenlund et al.
Background Weaning foods frequently contain phytate, an inhibitor of iron and zinc absorption, which may contribute to the high prevalence of iron and zinc deficiency seen in infancy. Objective The objective was to investigate whether either an extensive reduction in the phytate content of infant ce...
Manisha Sahay, Sanjay Kalra, Rajesh Badani, Ganapathi Bantwal et al.
Anemia is often associated with diabetes mellitus and is known to intensify the risk of developing diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications. There is paucity in understanding of co-existence of these conditions, especially in Southeast Asian countries. Iron and/or erythropoieti...
Emma Lindström, Mohammad Bakhtiar Hossain, Bo Lönnerdal, Rubhana Raqib et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies as well as their determinants in early pregnancy. DESIGN: Baseline data from a population-based randomized intervention trial. SETTING: The study was conducted in Matlab, a sub-district in rural Bangladesh from 1 January ...