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Study Points to Role of Nitric Oxide in New Treatments for Sickle Cell Anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
Increasing levels of nitric oxide in the blood may offer new options for treating sickle cell anemia, the most common inherited blood disorder in…
Hydroxyurea reduces symptoms, death in patients with sickle-cell anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
Hydroxyurea treatment of sickle-cell anemia reduces risk of death by 40%, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Anticancer drug shows promise for treatment of resistant sickle cell anemia
• Anemia • May 29 04
A drug currently used to treat cancer is showing promise for treating sickle cell anemia that is resistant to standard treatment, according to the…
New sickle cell drug may reduce pain
• Anemia • May 29 04
A drug that improves blood flow in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) appears to shorten painful episodes and increase the proportion of patients…
Anemia linked to disability in elderly
• Anemia • May 29 04
About 1 in 10 older adults in Italy are anemic, a new study shows, and the condition raises the risk of disability, poor physical…
Center to offer free Tay-Sachs screening
• Anemia • May 29 04
Free screening for a deadly hereditary disorder will be available to students, employees and community members Wednesday and Thursday, said Dr. Oscar Battle, Jr.,…
Testing available for Sickle Cell
• Anemia • May 29 04
By Moses Peraza, Daily Staff Writer Six health organizations and Alpha Phi Omega fraternity worked together Wednesday to bring free sickle cell anemia screening…
Risk of certain diseases higher for blacks, health officials say
• Anemia • May 29 04
Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV/AIDS as well as prostate and breast cancer are more widespread among blacks than any other ethnicity, and according to a…
Students walk the eight mile for sickle cell
• Anemia • May 29 04
Southern University students along with the Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. walked eight miles to raise money for the Baton…
Iron regulation and the immune system link
• Anemia • May 29 04
Patients with chronic inflammatory disorders, including infections, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and cancer, commonly become anemic.
The anemia can make them sicker, is sometimes…
Iron regulation and the immune system link
• Anemia • May 27 04
Patients with chronic inflammatory disorders, including infections, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and cancer, commonly become anemic.
The anemia can make them sicker, is sometimes…
Marrow drive planned for Miami County girl
• Anemia • May 27 04
When students at North Miami High School found out sophomore Amy Fields was in need of bone marrow, 64 students quickly stepped up…
Surgical hope for inherited anaemia
• Anemia • May 24 04
Removing most of the spleen could help children suffering from inherited blood disorders, say researchers in the US.
They carried out surgery on 25…