A day to address Anemia

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HHS Students Form CARE to Raise Anemia Awareness

Four Hopkinton High School students recently formed the Campaign for Anemia Research and Education (CARE), a youth-led organization dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of anemia among the youth, specifically teenage girls. CARE, formed in August, held a bake sale on Tuesday and will host another in the Hopkinton High School atrium on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The group will donate all proceeds to Boston Children’s Hospital. Juniors Deva…

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Anemia is a health problem that continues to affect many people, especially children, pregnant women and older adults. There are several types of this disease, but the one that most occurs in the population is ferropenic (lack of iron). The lack of this mineral in daily feeding can trigger symptoms ranging from fatigue to the deterioration of child development. We talk about the issue with Pierina Papadopulos, a nutritionist of Home Health. Lice…

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A day to address Anemia

Dr Ravinder K Gupta, Dr Akhilpreet Kaur Anemia is a serious global public health problem that particularly affects young children and pregnant women. According to World Health Organization (WHO), it affects over 1.6 billion people worldwide. The estimates that 42 percent of children less than 5 years of age and 40 percent of pregnant women worldwide are anemic. It is a significant public health concern in developing countries, where malnutrition…