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Iron physiology
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Iron: lay information
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Iron physiology
The Mechanism of Iron Absorption - Student project from Minnesota University course, this is
a brief but well researched and referenced paper on the subject.
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Iron in special situations
- Iron Nutrition
During Pregnancy: Food and Nutrition Board report
- Chapter of on-line textbook from Academy of Medicine (Food
and Nutrition Board) report on Nutrition and Pregnancy (1990).
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Canadian Pediatric Society: Meeting the Iron Needs of Infants and Young
Children
- A position paper from their Nutrition Committee dated 1991.
Well reasoned paper with lots of references. Important reading.
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Iron deficiency
Note: IDA = iron deficiency anaemia
- Iron deficiency: general information
- Iron deficiency: diagnosis
Iron deficiency: general information
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Guidelines for the use of iron supplements to prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia.
- A publication of the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG), which was
established by ILSI "dedicated to reducing the prevalence of iron deficiency and other nutritionally preventable anemias worldwide.
It sponsors international meetings and scientific reviews and convenes task
forces".
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Food and Nutrition Board, Inst.of Medicine: Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Graphic files allow you to read each and every page of this
important report on the prevention and detection of IDA in US children and
women (1993). There is also a thumbnail view and and overview of structure.
Excellent!
- Iron
deficiency
- Brief lecture style notes from a commercial medical information
company Dynamed. They require you to register first and will give you a
short free trial, after which payment is required.
- The Micronutrient Initiative (MN-NET) and iron deficiency
- The Micronutrient Initiative is based in the International
Development Research Centre , Canada. The site has a special section on
iron deficiency,
with emphasis on public health aspects. It includes links, forums, events
and news and various other documents.
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International Anemia Nutritional Consultative Group (INACG)
- Established by ILSI "dedicated to reducing the prevalence
of iron deficiency and other nutritionally preventable anemias worldwide".
It sponsors international meetings and scientific reviews and convenes task
forces. The web site has information its activities and a variety of publications.
- Research project report: Paediatric
IDA in Arkansas
- Written as lay material, project in a county of Arkansas
found extraordinary high rates of IDA amongst poor children there.
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Student Health: advice on iron deficiency (Virginia Commonw.Univ.)
- Lay resource for students at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Has information on symptoms, iron content of some common foods, absorption
issues etc.
Iron deficiency: diagnosis
- Iron deficiency in adults
- Iron deficiency in
children
- Management principles for the family physician.
- Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel
- An excellent resource for health professionals on all aspects
of ironstatus disorders. Contains a great deal of information on the clinical
management of iron disorders, particularly iron deficiency. It includes
both practical guides for the health professionaland technical papers. It
is planned to also include lay information and position statements in the
future.
- CDC criteria for diagnosis of anemia in children and
women
- Current Trends CDC Criteria for anemia in children and childbearing-aged
women. Written in 1989.
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- Studyquestions on IDA
- 5 multi-choice questions for Kansas City medical students.
Unfortunately the author's choice of text colour makes it almost unreadable!
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- Iron
deficiency anemia
- Hypertext chapter on iron deficiency, particularly biochemcial
diagnostic issues. Some pictures linked to the page, but otherwise plain
text article.
- IDA in children:
clinical notes
- Note form for physicians.
- Laboratory assessment
for iron status
- A literature review conducted by the Australian Iron Status
Advisory Panel looking at existing standards and correlations with latest
clinical research.
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Iron deficiency anemia: biochemical aspects
- Hypertext chapter on iron deficiency, particularly biochemcial
diagnostic issues. Some pictures linked to the page, but otherwise plain
text article.
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Haematology: IDA blood picture
- Case history with pics of blood smears and explanations.
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Hematopathology of IDA
- Haematogram of iron deficiency anaemia, with brief commentary.
Also at: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HEMEHTML/HEME024.html
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Iron and meat: organistations
Meat-ing Place
This is a "global information hub of the red meat and poultry
processing industries." Sponsored by meat and chicken processing publisher in US, (e.g. "Meat
Marketing & Technology"), this page has links to meat and poultry science, industry associations
and resources.
American Meat Institute
The Institute is the national trade association of meat packers and
processors, representing "70% of the nation's beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and
their suppliers throughout America." The site has facts and contacts for the Institute, plus
information on nutrition, meat, food safety, animal welfare, conferences and news for the meat
and poultry industries.
Cowtown
Beef and cattle raising information and promotion in the US.
Includes some documents on scientific aspects.
Meat and Livestock Australia
Some health and nutritrion information.
Mad Cow Disease Home Page
Rather negative about meat, but a lot of links on this page.
British
Meat On-Line
Lay and health professional nutrition
information.
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Iron overload
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Iron Disorders Institute
- A public information site on iron-related disorders
from a non-profit body in the USA. They provide "information about iron-related
disorders and disease that has been reviewed by physicians, researchers
and scientists". Topics include iron deficiency anaemia as well as other
anaemia and overload syndromes. The material is indeed well written,
orthodox and nicely laid out. A site well worthwhile visiting.
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- Iron Overload Diseases Association
- This is a major American group of interested lay public and
health professionals. The web site has information on diagnosis and treatment,
mainly for lay readers but also some targetted at dietitians and nutritionists.
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Preventing Accidental Iron Poisoning: FDA Backgrounder
- FDA background paper from 1997 on the new FDA regulations
no labelling iron supplements and iron containing drugs. Useful contextual
information on what is the leading cause of poisoning death in young children
in the USA.
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Information for the public.
Iron: lay information
Pick of the crop
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Iron Disorders Institute
- A public information site on iron-related disorders from a non-profit body in the USA. They provide "information about iron-related disorders and disease that has been reviewed by physicians, researchers and scientists". Topics include iron deficiency anaemia as well as other anaemia and overload syndromes. The material is indeed well written, orthodox and nicely laid out. A site well worthwhile visiting.
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Iron in the Vegan Diet
- Good, solid. quantative dietary information.
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Iron in the vegetarian diet
- Reassuring information with iron food values, but rather selective in its references and only deals lightly with absorbability issues.
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Eating Smart, "Meat" Your Iron Needs
- Part of a weight and fitness site and within a general healthy eating
section, this page offers well illustrated advice on iron content in the diet.
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Iron: research
This section is yet to be completed.