Treating people for anaemia may make them more susceptible to malaria.
Hailemichael Gebreselassie of the Ethiopian government’s Health and Nutrition
Research Unit and Zenaw Adam of University College London, working with
colleagues at McGill University in Montreal, have found that 30 per cent of
Ethiopian women and children are anaemic. But iron supplements increase the risk
of suffering malaria by up to 43 per cent. The parasites digest haemoglobin in
red blood cells, which becomes more abundant after the iron treatment.
More from New ÒÁÈ˾þÃ
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Mind
Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists
News
Environment
Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?
News
Technology
3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert
Comment
Environment
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice'
News
Popular articles
Trending New ÒÁÈ˾þà articles
1
Rebooting stem cells builds aged muscles and assists injury recovery
2
Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum
3
Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth
4
PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move
5
3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert
6
Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth
7
Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists
8
Where did the laws of physics come from? I think I've found the answer
9
Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?
10
Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?
