[HTML][HTML] The burden of cancer, government strategic policies, and challenges in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

A Ali, MF Manzoor, N Ahmad, RM Aadil, H Qin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a severe condition characterized by uncontrolled cell division and increasing
reported mortality and diagnostic cases. In 2040, an estimated 28.4 million cancer cases are …

Iron deficiency anemia: a common and curable disease

JL Miller - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2013 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Iron deficiency anemia arises when the balance of iron intake, iron stores, and the body's
loss of iron are insufficient to fully support production of erythrocytes. Iron deficiency anemia …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of anemia and its underlying causes in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

S Safiri, AA Kolahi, M Noori, SA Nejadghaderi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Anemia is a common disease which affects around 40% of children and 30% of
reproductive age women and can have major health consequences. The present study …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile health applications for the most prevalent conditions by the World Health Organization: review and analysis

B Martínez-Pérez, I De La Torre-Díez… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - jmir.org
Background New possibilities for mHealth have arisen by means of the latest advances in
mobile communications and technologies. With more than 1 billion smartphones and 100 …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of molecular basis of iron metabolism regulation and the associated pathologies

B Silva, P Faustino - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2015 - Elsevier
Iron is essential for several vital biological processes. Its deficiency or overload drives to the
development of several pathologies. To maintain iron homeostasis, the organism controls …

[HTML][HTML] Glycemic index (GI) or glycemic load (GL) and dietary interventions for optimizing postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with T2 diabetes: A review

D Vlachos, S Malisova, FA Lindberg, G Karaniki - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) worldwide calls for effective approaches
to its management. Strategies for diabetes have generally focused on optimizing overall …

Sources and deficiency diseases of mineral nutrients in human health and nutrition: a review

UC Gupta, SC Gupta - Pedosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Mineral nutrients are fundamentally metals and other inorganic compounds. The life cycle of
these mineral nutrients begins in soil, their primary source. Soil provides minerals to plants …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of food hydrolyzed proteins and peptides to chelate iron or calcium and enhance their absorption

ME Walters, R Esfandi, A Tsopmo - Foods, 2018 - mdpi.com
Iron and calcium are two essential micronutrients that have strong effects on nutrition and
human health because of their involvement in several biological and redox processes. Iron …

Mammalian iron homeostasis in health and disease: uptake, storage, transport, and molecular mechanisms of action

A Lawen, DJR Lane - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Iron is a crucial factor for life. However, it also has the potential to cause the formation of
noxious free radicals. These double-edged sword characteristics demand a tight regulation …

Hepcidin levels predict nonresponsiveness to oral iron therapy in patients with iron deficiency anemia

DB Bregman, D Morris, TA Koch, A He… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Levels of hepcidin, a major regulator of iron homeostasis, may identify patients with iron
deficiency anemia (IDA) who will not respond to oral iron therapy. In this study, IDA patients …