Sunday, April 8, 2012

Anemia

Anemia is when the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. When a person is anemic, it means that the body doesn't have enough hemoglobin in their red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein that is located inside red blood cells. some of the causes of anemia are:
-certain medication
-genetics
-diseases such as cancer, or rheumatoid arthritis
-kidney failure
-blood loss
-poor diet
-pregnancy
Some of the symptoms of anemia can be chest pains, dizziness,fatigue or lack of energy, headaches, problems concentrating, shortness of breath

resource: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001586/

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