Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

Even the name sounds horrible − sickle cell disease − conjuring up images of menacing hooks, only these hooks are slicing through the bloodstream of an estimated 100,000 Americans, mostly ...

SAFETY PROGRAM. TIME FOR FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH. WE’RE FOCUSING ON SICKLE CELL DISEASE. IT IS A PAINFUL, INHERITED CONDITION THAT PRIMARILY AFFECTS AFRICAN AMERICANS. HERE WITH SOME INSIGHT IS ...

Those who could not find space stood or sat on the grass. "Who here has sickle cell?" asked Lea Kilenga Bey, the woman at the front, who they had all been waiting to hear from. "All of us," they ...

The downside? Keeping that fence line clean! Grass and other weeds grow up from under the fence and creep into my yard from the neighboring properties. The mower can only get so close, and it’s ...

It was meant to mark the first day of his new life — the day he became one of the first children ever to be treated with a newly approved gene therapy that will free him from the sickle cell ...

The treatment you receive for sickle cell disease will depend on your specific symptoms. Possible treatments include blood transfusions, medications such as hydroxyurea, and emerging therapies.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what ...

Considering taking supplements to treat sickle cell disease? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of sickle cell disease. Follow the links to read common ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and ...

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