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Is It Possible To Develop Anaemia From Blood Donation?
Blood donation is a noble act, but it is crucial to assess your health first and consider the potential risks before donating ...
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Advocating increased funding for sickle cell research: A call to action
Sickle cell disease is a severe, inherited blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian descent.Despite its widespread impact, SCD research has ...
thehealthy1d
Billy Garrett Jr. Is Asking You To Give Blood
Today Garrett is a shooting guard for ZTE Zalakeramia in Hungary. Ahead, he and The Healthy by Reader’s Digest discuss how ...
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Urban League of Greater Madison, American Red Cross will partner for Sickle Cell Blood Drive on Feb. 22
The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...
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Artificial sweetener triggers insulin spike leading to blood vessel inflammation in mice
From diet soda to zero-sugar ice cream, artificial sweeteners have been touted as a guilt-free way to indulge our sweet tooth ...
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1st SCD patient outside US receives gene-editing therapy Casgevy
An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.
The Punch Newspapers15d
Understanding gallbladder issues in sickle cell patients
In sickle cell disease, the lifespan of red blood cells is significantly shorter than normal. As these abnormal cells break down (a process known as haemolysis), they release haemoglobin ...
Yahoo17d
Red tide raging in Gulf as cell counts hit 20 million cells per liter off Sanibel
Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...
CNET17d
6 Important Blood Tests for Comprehensive Health
The test measures a variety of components in your blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells ... kidney disease or metabolic imbalances. Abnormal calcium levels can indicate issues ...
Medscape18d
Red Blood Cell Indices: Implications for Practice
Anisopoikilocytosis Condition in which RBCs display both sizes and shapes that are variable and abnormal Basophilic ... in grams per 100 ml of packed red blood cells, normal adult value is between ...
The New Yorker20d
The Long Quest for Artificial Blood
The reason for this secrecy was that Green was one of thirteen participants in the first clinical trial to transfuse lab-grown red blood cells into humans. RESTORE, as the N.H.S.B.T.-funded trial ...
The Indian Express23d
That pink or red hue in cooked chicken isn’t blood — here’s what it really is
Cutting into a perfectly cooked piece of chicken, you might spot a pinkish or reddish hue near the bone and instinctively think it’s undercooked or, worse, blood. But here’s the surprise — it’s not ...