Common mergansers or goosanders occur in both the Nearctic and Palearctic regions. Although their abundance has been decreasing in North America, they are still the most abundant of the mergansers found there. In North America, common mergansers may breed as far north as southern Alaska and Canada.ow long do they live? The record for the oldest common merganser is held at 13 years 5 months, but banding records indicate maximum longevities of approximately 12 years 6 months for males and 13 years 10 months for females.
Iron supplements may help ease the dry cough caused by taking ACE inhibitors, a type of blood-pressure medicine, according to the UMMC. Iron tablets may also improve the effectiveness of medications aimed at building up red blood cells in cancer and kidney dialysis patients.
People take iron supplements for preventing and treating low levels of iron (iron deficiency) and the resulting iron deficiency anemia. In people with iron deficiency anemia, the red blood cells can't carry enough oxygen to the body because they don't have enough iron. People with this condition often feel very tired. Iron is also used for improving athletic performance and treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and canker sores.