Norman Swan
speaker
15,786 appearances
142 recordings
2 series
first heard Jul 2005
last heard 18 Sep
Norman Swan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And it's very validating for people who've often had quite a tumultuous journey and maybe dismissed or not validated before, so
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Hopefully this has been a helpful story for a lot of people.
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When you were away, Norman.
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When will I ever
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Well, you're going away again.
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So we shall remind you.
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But Belle Smith, who is the co-host of the Science Show, did a story on rapid testing for iron deficiency, and this story is in a similar realm.
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A lot of people are very interested in iron deficiency, very common problem.
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This is about iron infusions, though.
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And it's worth just mentioning that if you're diagnosed with iron deficiency, a key part of it as a GPS.
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P for me is why?
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We're thinking celiac disease, heavy vaginal bleeding, bowel cancer, something.
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We've got to find the cause.
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And then of course you want to treat it, because people can feel quite rotten, fatigued, poor concentration, exercise intolerance.
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Most people will go on tablets as a first line, but for some people you can feel quite wonky in the gut, so that's not really an option, or for some people the iron is so low, it will take forever.
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to take the oral therapy.
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So you look at an iron infusion.
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This is a study that's been published that has actually looked at the rates of iron infusions in reproductive aged women in Australia.
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And there's been a significant increase.
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And the question is why?
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