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SICKLE CELL AND SPIRULINA

  Spirulina is an organism that grows in both fresh and salt water. I don’t like using the term super food, though it could certainly be applied to Spirulina.  Though not technically an herb (actually a cyanobacteria), it boasts its fair share…

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SICKLE CELL AND HYDROXYUREA

  What is hydroxyurea? Hydroxyurea is a medicine that can help children and adults with sickle cell disease. Research studies show that hydroxyurea lowers the following: • The numbers of acute chest syndrome (pneumonia) events • The number of pain…

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SICKLE CELL AND AVASCULAR NECROSIS

Avascular necrosis (AVN) is the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply. AVN of the femoral head is a common complication in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).  Sickle cell disease (SCD) is complicated by widespread tissue and…

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SICKLE CELL, BLOOD EXCHANGE AND I

Not too long ago, I had to go for surgery and needed to have blood exchange before surgery.  Blood exchange was something that I had never had and I was intrigued about the whole process, and wanted to tell you…

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SICKLE CELL AND L-GLUTAMINE THERAPY

Sickle cell disease is a devastating hereditary condition afflicting millions of people, particularly in West and Central Africa as well as those of African descent in the United States and South America. In some parts of central Africa, as many…

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SICKLE CELL AND SELF MANAGEMENT

The issue of self-management is very important in the life of someone with SCD and over the years, people have asked me what I do to stay healthy.  I decided to write something about it because if you don’t make…

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GENE THERAPY AND SICKLE CELL

Matthew Porteus remembers the first time he treated a patient in a sickle-cell crisis. The young woman was experiencing a deep, intense ache in one of her limbs. The pain, caused by a blocked blood vessel, is common in people…

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