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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 …... -
Dr. Ernest McCulloch dies at 84; he and research partner were first to isolate and identify a stem cell
Dr. Ernest McCulloch, who with biophysicist James E. Till was the first to isolate and identify a stem cell, opening the door immediately to bone marrow transplants and eventually to what researchers believe will be a host of treatments for a broad...Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Canada, Los Angeles Times, Colleges and Universities
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Dr. Helen M. Ranney dies at 89; pioneering female physician explored sickle cell genetics
Dr. Helen M. Ranney, a pioneering female physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, including being the first to head a department of medicine at a U.S....Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Albert Einstein, Sickle Cell Disease, Social Issues
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High hopes for a malaria vaccine
Each year, malaria kills more than 1 million people -- 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 80% of them younger than 5 -- and makes 300 million people seriously ill. Major progress in controlling the disease has been made by the widespread adoption of...Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Children, Crime, Law and Justice, Africa
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Think healthy: Learn to decipher food labels
If you followed my column last week it included the beginning of deciphering food labels. This week we will continue with sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, protein, vitamin A and C, calcium and iron. Sodium Sodium, a component of...Tags: Healthy Diet, Health, Diets and Dieting, Calcium, Iron (dietary supplement)
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Be the Match!
![To learn more about Joe Leone and follow his treatment, go to:
<a href="http://www.joeysjourney-thebattleagainstaplasticanemia.org">www.joeysjourney-thebattleagainstaplasticanemia.org</a>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/58653994-07195224-187105.jpeg "To learn more about Joe Leone and follow his treatment, go to:
<a href="http://www.joeysjourney-thebattleagainstaplasticanemia.org\">www.joeysjourney-thebattleagainstaplasticanemia.org</a>")
WGN NewsTo learn more about Joe Leone and follow his treatment, go to: www.joeysjourney-thebattleagainstaplasticanemia.org Two bone marrow drives have been scheduled for Joe Leone: Sunday, January 9th St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church 17500 S....Tags: Science and Technology, Health, Social Issues, Physical Conditions, Human Body
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Winter storms hurting blood donations
30 North ChiefWinter storms and unseasonably cold weather have forced the cancellation of a number of blood drives and lowered donor turnout throughout the region, American Red Cross officials reported. “Since the start of January we’re down about 8,000...Tags: Health Treatments, Health, Disasters and Accidents, Social Issues, Christianity
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Exams, Treatments for Alzheimer's
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersSometime in the near future, probably in our lifetime, a patient will be able to undergo a test that will identify the biological markers of Alzheimer's disease, much like cholesterol now serves as a biomarker for heart disease. Treatment will come in the...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Atlantic Coast Conference, Human Body
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Human breast milk does the body good
Daily PressHuman breast milk is demonstrating noteworthy anti-inflammatory characteristics in the lab of E. Stephen Buescher, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Val. Inflammation is the body's response to infection, disease...Tags: Inflammation, Health, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses
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Cold, Flu Immunity From Supplements?
![Airborne, the popular dietary supplement created by a germ-averse schoolteacher, no longer boasts that it can prevent your cold or ease aggravating symptoms. Instead, the packaging says the effervescent pill helps "support your immune system."](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-11/50528546-16114345.gif "Airborne, the popular dietary supplement created by a germ-averse schoolteacher, no longer boasts that it can prevent your cold or ease aggravating symptoms. Instead, the packaging says the effervescent pill helps "support your immune system.\"")
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterAirborne, the popular dietary supplement created by a germ-averse schoolteacher, no longer boasts that it can prevent your cold or ease aggravating symptoms. Instead, the packaging says the effervescent pill helps "support your immune system." To many...Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Diets and Dieting, Colleges and Universities, Education
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