Medical Advances, Evolution Enhances African American Use of Bone Marrow
The make-up of his body tissue matched another American with one of the many cancers or blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, that required a bone marrow transplant. "There was a need, and it was as simple as that," Craig told the AFRO, when …
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Busy is the new sick
The pervasiveness of busyness is such that we may not even notice it anymore. A patient of mine wanted to be tested for anemia–why else could she be so tired? It didn't occur to her that working full time, going to school, and caring for a severely …
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Basketball legend promotes cord blood donation at Delaware hospital
The umbilical stem cells found in cord blood are vital to treating more than 80 known diseases including leukemia, multiple myeloma and sickle cell anemia. It's also used for research. Promoting cord blood donation has been a philanthropic endeavor of Dr.
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Horse, goats find new homes after auction
The Coggins' Test checks for equine infectious anemia, commonly known as "swamp fever" because of the warm, wet regions of the United States where it is found. Because the horse was abandoned, it required grooming. "You can tell this Palomino needs a …
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