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Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: Business, Charity, Cancer, Physical Conditions, Economy, Business and Finance
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Colostrum is needed at birth
Soon, winter will make its unwelcome return and with it, difficult challenges when it comes to raising calves. After a reprieve last year from a couple of exceptionally harsh winters in a row, most people expect the cold and snow to return again with a...Tags: Diarrhea, Immune System, E. coli Infection, Vaccines
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The Immune System
If you raise livestock, you have hopefully, at some point, vaccinated them. But do you know the reason why veterinarians recommend that certain vaccines be given at certain times? Here is some insight into how the immune system works and the reasoning...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Immune System, Health, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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Magic founder Pat Williams is battling cancer like an All-Star
All of this exposure and economic impact.
All of the hype and the hoopla.
All of the celebrities and festivities.
All because this man believed.
All because Pat Williams believed in Orlando.
Believed in Magic.
And now, as Orlando gets ready to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Basketball Association, Health Treatments, Lifetime (tv network), Bone Marrow
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Can boy's 2nd wish upon a star come true?
Kyle Rodas isn't a star quarterback who might one day toss a game-winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, or even a high-school game.
Ever since his teenage body turned on him, Kyle's realized he'll never be carried off the field as the conquering hero...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, High School Sports, Surgery, Brain, Health Treatments
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Examining the dangers associated with sickle cell trait
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelBrandon Antwine was one of the lucky ones, an athlete with sickle cell trait who had a sickling episode and survived. The former Florida lineman lived after a close call in October 2007. Nine others did not. Of the 21 non-traumatic deaths in college... -
Lady Bug slowly improves, reunites with her son
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsThe first time residents were introduced to Lady Bug, the downtrodden pit bull from Kansas City, she was making her way to Huntley for a …... -
Cocaine laced with veterinary drug causing serious illness
Booster ShotsA federal agency warned this week that cocaine laced with levamisole, a veterinary anti-parasitic drug, has caused 20 cases of a serious medical disorder. Officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration say they expect to see... -
Old blood raises death risk in trauma patients receiving transfusions
Booster ShotsA victim of severe trauma who gets as little as a single unit of blood that's been stored for more than a month is twice as likely to die as an equally injured patient who gets transfused with fresher blood,...... -
Jaundice in newborns is common; chronic condition isn't. So what to do?
Booster ShotsTo reduce the number of newborns who develop severe jaundice, screen them all for high amounts of a blood pigment known as bilirubin. That's the word from researchers at UC San Francisco Children's Hospital and Kaiser Permanente. If the conclusion...... -
Massive malaria vaccine trial has begun in Africa
Booster ShotsA massive Phase 3 trial of a malaria vaccine is now underway in Africa, with 5,000 children enrolled already out of a target population of 16,000. If results are favorable, marketing approval could be sought as early as 2012, making...... -
Abdul-Jabbar confident in fight against rare form of leukemia
Dodger ThoughtsUpon hearing that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been been battling a form of leukemia for almost a year, it's hard for this Los Angeles sports fan to think of anything else. According to Broderick Turner of The Times, the NBA legend......
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