It is important to remove the unnecessary iron before damage can occur. Iron reduction is accomplished with chelation therapy, which is the removal of iron pharmacologically with an iron-chelating agent such as desferrioxamine, brand name Desferal or deferasirox, brand name Exjade.
Future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York on this day in 1905.
Study Questions. 1. What was the extent of the Great Depression in 1933, when Eleanor Roosevelt became first lady? 2. Eleanor Rooseveltâs grace âwas nurtured by turmoil; it grew out of her own sorrows and was reinforced by her keen awareness of human suffering.â Explain. 3. From an early age, Eleanor Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the traditional role of a woman. What are some specific examples of this dissatisfaction, and how did she confront them? 4. How did Eleanor Rooseveltâs personal and war-related experience during World War I draw her into public life? 5. In what ways did Eleanor Roosevelt expand her role in public life during the 1920s? How did she justify such activities for a woman? 6. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change White House protocol during her own tenure as first lady? 7. In what ways did Roosevelt work for economic and racial justice from her âbully pulpitâ as first lady?