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Anemia Learning Center

Several elements, vitamins, and protein carriers provide, as a major function, the delivery and cellular utilization of oxygen. These elements work in unison to capture oxygen from the environment, transport oxygen through the blood to cells for m...
Author:Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM
Iron is needed to form the oxygen-transporting compounds hemoglobin(in blood) and myoglobin(in muscle) and is also found in a number of other compounds involved in normal tissue function. Iron absorption is limited because there is no effective me...
Author:Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM
Management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a challenge because no interventions can result in cure, exacerbations of disease can occur after months of stable maintenance treatment, and undesirable side effects of the therapies can be as troublesome as the disease. Careful and frequent monitoring of patients is important in selecting management plans, monitoring efficacy, and changing treatments.
Author:Bevra Hannahs Hahn
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