By the time cancer symptoms appear, the disease has already been developing for years, often leaving subtle clues in routine ...

Men account for higher rates of nearly all major chronic diseases — yet nearly two-thirds admit that they avoid going to the doctor for as long as possible, according to a Cleveland Clinic survey.

Iron-deficiency anemia is a common condition marked by tiredness, headaches or ice cravings. But the oral iron supplements used to treat it can leave behind excess iron that causes inflammation and an ...

Abstract: Anemia affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, which is about 25% of the world’s population. Anemia has numerous causes ranging from nutritional deficiencies, primary hematologic ...

1 Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 2 Research Unit in Enzymatic and Food Engineering, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin. 3 Department ...

DBA syndrome is a rare blood disorder in which the patient doesn’t make enough red blood cells. These are the cells that carry oxygen to all other cells in the body. It is often diagnosed during the ...

What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...

Fanconi anemia is a rare inherited condition that can affect the thumbs. Some people with the condition may be born with extra, missing, or misshapen thumbs. While Fanconi anemia does not affect the ...