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American Family Physician October 1, 2002 Louis A. Kazal	Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Infants and Toddlers 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 the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in one- to three-year-old children seems to be increasing.
American Family Physician March 1, 2007 Killip et al.	Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women but not in other groups.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002	How to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infants and Toddlers What is iron deficiency anemia?... Should I be worried about iron deficiency anemia?... Who should be tested for iron deficiency and when?... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2001 Joseph J. Irwin	Anemia in Children Anemia in children is commonly encountered by the family physician. Multiple causes exist, but with a thorough history, a physical examination and limited laboratory evaluation a specific diagnosis can usually be established...
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Douglas L. Smith	Anemia in the Elderly Anemia should not be accepted as an inevitable consequence of aging. A cause is found in approximately 80 percent of elderly patients. The most common causes of anemia in the elderly are chronic disease and iron deficiency...
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Martin C. Mahoney	Putting Prevention into Practice Case Study: Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Science News November 11, 2006 Aimee Cunningham	Iron Deficiency, Poverty, and Cognitive Troubles Children with iron deficiency and low socioeconomic status can slip even lower in mental ability, compared with their better-nourished peers.
Science News October 5, 2002 John Pickrell	Iron Cooking Pots Help Combat Malnutrition A new study, which tested iron uptake from recipes including Chinese cabbage, adds to the evidence that iron cooking vessels may be a cheap and effective way to fight deficiency of the micronutrient in developing countries.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 John R. Brill & Dennis J. Baumgardner	Normocytic Anemia ...Normocytic anemia is the most frequently encountered type of anemia. Anemia of chronic disease, the most common normocytic anemia, is found in 6 percent of adult patients hospitalized by family physicians....
Nurse Practitioner December 2009 Melissa Santiago	Thalassemia trait: What every NP should know What are the thalassemia traits? And how do you tell them apart from irondeficiency anemia?
Delicious Living September 2005 Heather Jones	Should I Take an Iron-Free Multivitamin? Iron deficiency is rare among men and postmenopausal women, and too much iron can cause iron overload (hemochromatosis).
American Family Physician December 15, 2002 Randhawa & Fink	Screening for Breast Cancer A case study and question-and-answer group on screening for breast cancer, based on the recommendations of the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Science News May 8, 2004 Janet Raloff	Ironing Out Some Mental Limitations Study indicates that iron deficiency can subtly compromise an individual's ability to simultaneously perform multiple challenging tasks.
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 David J. Brandhagen	Recognition and Management of Hereditary Hemochromatosis Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common inherited single-gene disorder in people of northern European descent. It is characterized by increased intestinal absorption of iron, with deposition of the iron in multiple organs...
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Iris R. Mabry	Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children Despite the lack of evidence to support screening with brief formal instruments, it is the responsibility of primary care physicians to seek and address parents' concerns and children's obvious speech and language delays.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Wolff & Gutke	Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease Case Study: A 57-year-old man visits your office for refills of simvastatin (Zocor) and paroxetine (Paxil). He says his friend had "a bypass operation on the arteries in his legs," and asks if you think he should be "checked for that disease."... Case Study Questions: etc.
American Family Physician September 1, 2000	Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Part I. Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Health Maintenance Family physicians and parents who have been educated about sickle cell disease can detect acute, life-threatening complications such as splenic sequestration crisis and acute chest syndrome at their onset, thereby allowing treatment to be instituted without delay...
Nurse Practitioner November 2009 Sandra M. Nettina	A New Look at Vitamin B12 Deficiency Many patients, especially the elderly, have risk factors for vitamin deficiency. A wellness visit is the ideal time to include vitamin B 12 education, especially for those with risk factors for developing deficiency.
American Family Physician February 1, 2001 Thomas J. Gates	Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies...
American Family Physician March 1, 2003 Oh & Brown	Vitamin B 12 Deficiency Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is a common cause of macrocytic anemia and has been implicated in a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. The role of B12 deficiency in hyperhomocysteinemia and the promotion of atherosclerosis is only now being explored.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Brian Orelli	On to the FDA With a New Name After four phase 3 clinical trials, Advanced Magnetics is ready to submit a New Drug Application for ferumoxytol, and if all goes well, could have the product on the market by the end of next year.
American Family Physician March 15, 2001	Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening...
American Family Physician October 1, 2005 Jennifer E. Frank	Diagnosis and Management of G6PD Deficiency Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, the most common enzyme deficiency worldwide, causes a spectrum of disease including neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute hemolysis, and chronic hemolysis. Persons with this condition also may be asymptomatic.
Managed Care March 2001 Michael D. Dalzell	Preventive Care: Can We Do a Better Job? HMOs place great stock in disease prevention, but some highly recommended services go uncovered. Plans and purchasers often don't agree on priorities...
American Family Physician November 15, 2000	Normocytic Anemia Normocytic anemia is a blood problem. It means you have normal-sized red blood cells, but you have a low number of them.
Managed Care January 2007 Lola Butcher	Employers Publish Guide on Prevention's Worth The National Business Group on Health introduces the Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
American Family Physician April 1, 2005 Kirkham, Harris & Grzybowski	Evidence-Based Prenatal Care: Part I. General Prenatal Care and Counseling Issues Women should be counseled about the risks associated with pregnancy as well as the benefits of regular prenatal care.
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Mark H. Ebell	Routine Screening for Depression, Alcohol Problems, and Domestic Violence This guide is one in a series that offers evidence-based tools to assist family physicians in improving their decision-making at the point of care.
Science News January 25, 2003	TimeLine: January 21, 1933 Seven Sleepers' catacombs explored by archaeologists... Research shows how copper aids iron in curing anemia... Einstein backs Lemaitre idea that cosmic rays are birth cries
Managed Care May 2001	3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services...
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Raghuveer Et Al.	Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Update Primary care physicians often are the first to be contacted by state and reference laboratories when neonatal screening detects the possibility of an inborn error of metabolism. Physicians must take immediate steps to evaluate the infant and should be able to access a subspecialty center.
Managed Care June 2002 April Tererri	Health Plans Seem Supportive of Depression-Screening Push The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a new recommendation that primary care physicians screen all adult patients for depression
Chemistry World May 29, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Chelated Iron to Treat Malnutrition Adding cheap chelated iron supplements to cereals could help beat childhood iron-deficiency anemia.
Chemistry World November 11, 2013 Charlie Quigg	Detecting iron the smart way Central to the new technique is 8-hydroxyquinoline, a particularly stable iron chelator, which is immobilized on a polymer disk and will change color depending on the amount of iron chelated to it.
American Family Physician December 15, 2000	Letters to the Editor On Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations... etc.
American Family Physician March 1, 2002	Hereditary Hemochromatosis What is hereditary hemochromatosis? What causes it?... Does anything else cause iron overload?... What are some signs of hereditary hemochromatosis?... How does my doctor find out if I have hereditary hemochromatosis?...
Chemistry World September 11, 2006	Iron Chelator Offers Sun-Burn Relief A sun cream that mops up sun-generated free iron in the skin could heal sun burn and help prevent skin cancer, claim UK chemists.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Mike Havrilla	A Weaker Amgen Amgen's stock is trading lower after an FDA panel balked at two anemia drugs.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Mike Havrilla	Taking It to the Affymax Positive clinical data for a potential anemia treatment has the drugmaker's stock on the rise.