According to Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche Holding AG on Sunday, late stage studies have shown that its new anemia drug CERA showed the drug worked on a once-monthly dose for dialysis patients. CERA -- which stands for continuous erythropoietin receptor activator -- acts to increase the...

A research by scientists at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland, has linked low testosterone levels with increased risk of anemia in older adults who are more than 65 years of age. The study suggests that while testosterone is considered the 'male' hormone, women are also at...

Hemolytic disease of the fetus can be detected accurately by using Doppler ultrasound to measure velocity of blood flow in the middle cerebral artery, the main artery supplying blood to the brain.

Researchers from the University of Calgary, Alberta found that the identification of anemia in older individuals is a trigger for adverse health outcomes. Anemia has been categorized with an increased risk for hospitalization and death in older adults....

Reuters - Older adults who are anemic have an increased risk of hospitalization and death, according to a report from Canada.