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.
The most important woman was Sara Delano. (The other two were Lucy Mercer and Missy Lehand.) Franklin's mother Sara was both the great constant in his life and the most important influencein forming his character. Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century. She played an important role in President Roosevelt's political career.