Search results for anaemia

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• Screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia

  Find out about screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia in pregnancy, including how and why it's done, how to get it and when you receive the results.

• Folic acid: medicine used to keep your baby healthy in pregnancy and to treat folate deficiency anaemia.

  NHS information about folic acid, including what it's used for, who can use it, how to use it and side effects.

• Sickle cell disease - Treatment

  Read about the main treatments for sickle cell disease, including medications to prevent pain, blood transfusions and stem cell transplants.

• Blood transfusion

  Find out about blood transfusions, what they are, why they are done and what happens during the procedure.

• Acute myeloid leukaemia

  Read about acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of the myeloid cells. Information about signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

• Malnutrition

  Find out about malnutrition, including the signs and symptoms, who's at risk, when to see a GP, and how it's treated.

• About ferrous sulfate

  NHS medicines information on ferrous sulfate – what it's used for and key facts.

• Jaundice

  NHS information about jaundice, where the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow. It's caused by a build-up of a substance called bilirubin.

• Symptoms of chronic myeloid leukaemia

  Find out about the main symptoms of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

• Red blood count

  Find out why you might need to have a red blood cell (RBC) count and what the results could indicate.