New York Times has an excellent in depth review of anemia which everyone should read.
Thanks to advertisements for the once-popular tonic Geritol, most people of a certain age know about “tired blood,” a disorder more accurately called anemia, involving a shortage of healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to body tissues and cleanse them of carbon dioxide.
Reference: Anemia – Reporter’s File – ‘Tired Blood’ Warning: Ignore It at Your Peril – NY Times Health
The red blood cells of a person suffering from anemia (right) are a very light pink when stained, and they are often less round and full when viewed under a microscope. The round, plump bodies of normal red blood cells (left), when stained, are a bright pinkish-red. Hemoglobin is the substance that gives normal cells their bright color.
Reference: Anemia | medical health
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