Blood tests
Complete blood count
This test screens for anemia, which is very common during pregnancy. Anemia may be due to low iron levels, or can be an inherited form, such as thalassemia.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Routine Tests - Pregnancy
Blood tests
Complete blood count
This test screens for anemia, which is very common during pregnancy. Anemia may be due to low iron levels, or can be an inherited form, such as thalassemia.
Types, Symptoms and Diagnosis of Blood Disorders
It's really hard to ignore the role blood plays in our body. It is one of the most important living tissues made up of liquids and solids. While, the liquid part, primarily known as plasma, is made of water, salts and protein, the other half of your blood is plasma. Apart from this, the solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Any malfunction of red blood or white blood cells can lead to various blood
Understanding the Various Types of Anemia
Anaemia is a condition that results from the deficiency of Haemoglobin in the blood. Though commonly known as the 'Poor Man's Disease', Anemia widely affects all sections of the society irrespective of age, gender and anatomy.
Cord Blood To Cure Thalassemia And Many More Diseases
Medical science is doing wonders by means of its inventions and its proper application. It has enabled mankind to show his mastery over the god. The medical professionals are curing a number of people of their diseases and giving them a new lease of life everyday. A man can change his god-gifted features wishfully with the help of science. Even gender change is no longer a matter of surprise and awe. So man is seen defying
Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder which involves the defective production of hemoglobin, the protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. The most familiar type of thalassemia is beta thalassemia, which is again divided into thalassemia minor and thalassemia major. People with thalassemia minor have at most a mild anemia, and do not require any treatment. Thalassemia major, also known as Cooley's anemia, is a serious disorder. It is more frequent in people of Italian and Greek origin, and is
Genetic Disorder
Thalassemia is a hereditary disease. It is an autosomal recessive blood disease. Autosomal recessive pattern means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. Thalassemia is also known as Mediterranean anemia, Jaksch anemia or Cooley's anemia. This is not a single disorder but a group of defects with similar clinical effects. A group of inherited anemia, in which there is a defect in alpha or beta chains of hemoglobin.
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