(BlackDoctor.org) -- Can you imagine having a child who you have to see spend their entire life suffering from physical complications and indescribable pain? I mean really suffering; not enjoying the life of joy and good health experienced by the children of your friends?
This is the reality for up to a million parents. This is a very painful, limiting, and in more than one case, an often deadly disease. It is particularly unkind to African Americans. In fact, estimates are that 1 in 10 African
(BlackDoctor.org) -- One might wonder how hard it would be for the average man to return to a regular-life routine after having his spleen and gallbladder removed. But what about an NFL player? What about a person whose job depends greatly on his overall state of health?
Ryan Clark, safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was rushed to the hospital after a football game in Denver in 2007 due to complications from sickle cell trait. In the Denver altitude, portions of Clark’s spleen lost
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Did you know that approximately 1 in 12 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait? Each year, about 1 in 500 African Americans is born with sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Scientists in the U.S. have made a breakthrough in the fight against sickle cell anemia, a blood disease caused by a defect in a single gene.
Sickle cell anemia is a serious condition in which the red blood cells can become sickle-shaped instead of smooth and round. They do not move easily through the blood because they are stiff and sticky and can form clumps in the blood vessels.
These clumps block the blood flow in blood vessels and can cause pain, serious
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Sickle cell anemia occurs in about one in 600 African American births. Learn about the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Can you imagine having a child who you have to see spend their entire life suffering from physical complications and indescribable pain? I mean really suffering; not enjoying the life of joy and good health experienced by the children of your friends?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- One might wonder how hard it would be for the average man to return to a regular-life routine after having his spleen and gallbladder removed. But what about an NFL player? What about a person whose job depends greatly on his overall state of health?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Did you know that approximately 1 in 12 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait? Each year, about 1 in 500 African Americans is born with sickle cell disease.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Scientists in the U.S. have made a breakthrough in the fight against sickle cell anemia, a blood disease caused by a defect in a single gene.