Sickle cell patients have day at camp Pensacola News Journal
JyQuail Bridges loves to play outside and run around with others her age. She has hopes of being a cheerleader. But there's just one thing stopping her -- sickle cell anemia.
Sickle Cell Survivor Refuses to Sit Idle RedNova
By Bertram Rantin, The State, Columbia, S.C. Oct. 7--Simply put, Sarah Thompson-Rhett is a survivor. When the Columbia woman was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a 19-year-old University of Central Florida student, doctors gave her little chance of living more than a year.
Missouri Baptists fight cloning/embryonic stem cell measure BPNews.net
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP)--Missouri Baptists have stepped up their attack on the controversial embryonic stem cell measure that is facing voters in the November general election.
A medical problem stirs a societal debate St. Petersburg Times
Experts disagree on the danger of sickle cell trait - and the specter of racism makes answers hard to find.
Kids fight pain Detroit Free Press
When the sharp stabs and dull aches of his sickle-cell anemia become unbearable, 15-year-old Terrell Harrison remembers what Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg told him, and his suffering eases.
ATTRACTIONS The State
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Pair of brothers swap kidneys KING 5 Seattle
A pair of rare, life-saving transplants were to be performed Monday at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center. But even more impressive than the procedure itself are the circumstances that now unite two families forever.
Had Your Pneumonia Vaccine? It's a Life Saver Newswise
Each year 500,000 Americans develop pneumococcal pneumonia -- a common bacterial pneumonia that can lead to serious, possibly fatal, illness.
Raising awareness with each footstep St. Petersburg Times
Participants go the distance in walkathons and fundraising runs in efforts that bring financial and physical gains.
California institute says embryonic stem cell success is years away BPNews.net
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--In an announcement that some ethicists say should lead to a greater focus on adult stem cells, a much-celebrated California stem cell institute says any cures using embryonic stem cells likely are years away.

Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits two abnormal genes that cause their red blood cells to change shape. Find out more about what sickle cell
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Test Early for Sickle Cell The US Postal Service unveiled the Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Commemorative stamp on Thursday evening, Sept.
Medical References: Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease of red blood cells. It is characterized by pain episodes, anemia (shortage of red blood cells),


MedlinePlus: Sickle Cell Anemia
From the National Institutes of Health; Sickle Cell Anemia (National Heart, Lung, Select services and providers for Sickle Cell Anemia in your area.
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America -- SCDAA Home
Test Early for Sickle Cell The US Postal Service unveiled the Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Commemorative stamp on Thursday evening, Sept.
Medical References: Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease of red blood cells. It is characterized by pain episodes, anemia (shortage of red blood cells),
Sickle-cell disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patients with sickle cell anaemia have an anaemia that varies in severity, If one parent has Sickle Cell Anemia and the other has Sickle Cell Trait,
Information Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders
Overview of hemoglobin disorders, iron overload, and their treatment.
The Management of Sickle Cell Disease
Director, Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease. Boston Medical Center screening for sickle cell disease: effect on mortality.
What Is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. Sickle cell anemia is a serious disease in which the body makes abnormally shaped red blood cells.
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is caused by a change in the chemical composition of the protein You may also want to visit the Sickle Cell Anemia Slide Show.