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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia

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Sickle Cell Anemia Defined

An inherited condition where a person's red blood cells are misshapen and less capable of carrying oxygen

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Donors Needed To Help Red Cross Restore Blood Bank

Published August 27, 2008, 2:31 pm, gazettes.com

Long Beach residents have the opportunity to help stop a worsening situation involving life-saving blood for patients in need.

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National Campaign For Sickle Cell Awareness Seeks Change

Published August 26, 2008, 6:16 am, Medical News Today

On Saturday, September 20th hundreds of people across the USA will join Honorary Chairs Gloria Lawlah, Pat Lawson Muse, Rene Nash, Delegate Jay Walker and many more to help find a cure for Sickle Cell Disease. Walkers will be walking in unity with the historic National Walk to Stomp Out Sickle Cell Disease held in Washington, DC.

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2ND ANNUAL WEST COAST HIP HOP REGIONAL AWARDS SET: Comedian T.K. Kirkland, DJ Julio and actress Porsha Coleman to host ...

Published August 26, 2008, 2:06 am, Eurweb

*Los Angeles, CA - It's hip, it's hot and it's back!! The 2nd Annual West Coast Hip Hop Regional Awards will honor the best in the West on Saturday, October 25, 2008, starting at 6:30 pm at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in the downtown area of Los Angeles, CA.

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Law addresses genetic testing

Published August 24, 2008, 9:17 pm, The Post and Courier

If you have the breast cancer gene, is an employer justified in not promoting you to a key job out of fear that you'll get sick? If you have diabetes, should an employer be able to find that out and not hire you, on the assumption your health insurance costs will be high? If sickle cell anemia runs in your family, is it fair to deny your participation in the group health insurance plan at work?

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Resiliency Among Black Youth

Published August 21, 2008, 5:58 am, Psych Central

African-American youth have proven they can bounce back after facing hardship and adversity, yet the majority of studies on this population still focus on the negative outcomes of risk factors, according to a task force of the American Psychological Association. A new report from APA’s Task Force on Resilience and Strength in Black Children [...]

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  • Symptoms of Anemia: Anemia is a condition in which the blood is deficient in the body. This deficiency of blood is caused due to the deficiency of iron which is an essential component of the protein complex, hemoglobin, present in the blood.

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  • What Is Sickle Cell Anemia?: sickle cell anemia is a serious condition in which the red blood cells can become sickle-shaped (that is, shaped like a "C")

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