A recent study finds that 40% of young women and girls are iron deficient, but their symptoms are often dismissed by doctors. (Photo: Getty Images) Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

Iron deficiency has reached epidemic proportions among American women, with approximately 34 percent of those aged 18 to 50 struggling with insufficient levels of this crucial mineral. Despite its ...

Do you often feel drained and always feel low in energy? Then these are silent indicators of iron deficiency, which can often turn severe when left untreated. But why is it that women need more iron ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, her iron requirements increase almost tenfold to support fetal development as well as her own increased iron needs. Her ability to meet these increased iron needs ...