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  2. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Additive effect, causes iris bleeding [3] Ginkgo gingko Ginkgo biloba: Aspirin, warfarin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, garlic, vitamin E [15] With aspirin – retards aspirin absorption [3] Ginseng: Panax ginseng: Warfarin [15] Papaya extract Carica papaya: Warfarin Damage to GI tract mucous membranes [3] Kava: kava-kava Piper ...

  3. Scurvy is still around — and cases are rising. Why a severe ...

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    Another reason to eat your oranges: A severe lack of vitamin C deficiency can cause scurvy. ... “As the deficiency worsens, more serious symptoms appear, such as swollen and bleeding gums, joint ...

  4. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding - Wikipedia

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    This combination can lead to vitamin K deficiency and later onset bleeding. Vitamin K deficiency leads to the risk of blood coagulation problems due to impaired production of clotting factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C and protein S by the liver. More rarely VKDB can be caused by maternal medicines causing vitamin K deficiency in the newborn. [2]

  5. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) due to physiologically low vitamin K plasma concentrations is a serious risk for premature and term newborn and young infants. Untreated, consequences can cause brain damage or death. The prevalence of VKDB is reported at 0.25 to 1.7%, with higher risk in Asian populations.

  6. Bleeding - Wikipedia

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    In addition to NSAID-related bleeding, another common cause of bleeding is that related to the medication, warfarin ("Coumadin" and others). This medication needs to be closely monitored as the bleeding risk can be markedly increased by interactions with other medications. Warfarin acts by inhibiting the production of Vitamin K in the gut ...

  7. This vitamin deficiency can cause forgetfulness and mimic ...

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    Once you get an evaluation, a doctor will usually order a blood test to check for a vitamin B12 deficiency, along with other potential factors that could cause dementia-like symptoms, Sachdev says.

  8. Nutritional anemia - Wikipedia

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    Nutritional causes are vitamin and mineral deficiencies and non-nutritional causes include infections. The number one cause of this type of anemia, however, is iron deficiency. [12] An insufficient intake of iron, Vitamin B12, and folic acid impairs the bone marrow function. The lack of iron within a person's body can also stem from ulcer bacteria.

  9. Feeling so tired all the time? Iron deficiency might be the ...

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    Any type of bleeding disorder, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, polyps and cancer, can aggravate iron deficiency, says von Drygalski. Other lesions that bleed, such as ulcers and hemorrhoids ...