There are various types of anemia, all of which are associated with a reduction in the number of red blood cells. One of the most common is iron-deficiency anemia, an anemia where red blood cells are reduced in number and smaller than normal in size. Not surprisingly, there’s another group of anemias called macrocytic anemias ...
Imagine having a disease with 45 letters in the name. It’s the longest word in the dictionary, and it’s said to be a fictitious name, a hoax; but, in fact, it is a real disease. It’s a form of the illness pneumoconiosis which is caused by inhaling the fine silica dust of volcanoes. We are ...
Have you recently had your blood drawn at your doctor’s office? Chances are, in addition to other studies, they checked a hematocrit level. A hematocrit level is a way of measuring what percentage of blood cells in your blood stream are red blood cells. In men, normal hematocrit values are between 43% and 54%, and ...
Lobelia or “pukeweed” has a background as a medicinal herb. In some doses, however, it can be fatal, and even a very small piece (which I chewed to prepare this article) has a memorably awful taste. It was one of the herbs Native Americans used to purify themselves by making themselves vomit. Nowadays dismissed as ...
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