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A community portal about Anemia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Anemia or anaemia, from the Greek meaning "without blood", refers to a deficiency of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin. This results in a reduced... [more]

A community portal about Anemia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Anemia or anaemia, from the Greek meaning "without blood", refers to a deficiency of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin. This results in a reduced ability of blood to transfer oxygen to the tissues, causing hypoxia ; since all human cells depend on oxygen for survival, varying degrees of anemia can have a wide range of clinical consequences. Hemoglobin has to be present to ensure adequate oxygenation of all body tissues and organs.

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Study confirms clot risks with anti-anemia drugs

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer patients who took drugs to cut the risk of anemia were twice as likely to develop blood clots in the lungs or legs as other patients, a decade-long study of more than 55,000 cancer patients has found. The study adds to mounting evidence that the risks of the commonly used drugs -- known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents or ESAs -- may outweigh the benefits. ESAs stimulate bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells. They were first approved in cancer patients in 1991 to reduce the number of blood transfusions needed during chemotherapy. But despite widespread use of the ... Read Full Story

Anaemia

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Anaemia is a condition which occurs when you have an abnormally low amount of red blood cells. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin, a red pigment which gives blood its colour. The job of haemoglobin is to carry oxygen around the body. When red blood cells and therefore haemoglobin are low the blood fails to supply the body's tissues with sufficient amounts of oxygen. As your lungs and heart will then have to work harder to get oxygen into the blood, symptoms of anaemia, such as difficulty in breathing will begin to develop. Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow and circulate in ... Read Full Story

Vaccines could halve sickle-cell deaths in Africa

LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccination against bacterial infections using vaccines readily available in developed countries could save the lives of thousands of children with sickle-cell anemia in Africa, researchers said on Thursday. Tom Williams, an expert in tropical diseases from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), said 90 percent of children born with sickle-cell anemia in Africa die before they are diagnosed and can get treatment, and half of those lives could be saved if sufferers were protected from bacterial infections. "The problem here in Africa is that there is hardly anyone doing any screening," Williams said. "So, as a result, most of the children ... Read Full Story

URGENT! Sickle Cell Anemia...Please Share All That You Know!

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Personalized Stem Cells Treat Sickle Cell Anemia in Mice Scientists Convert a Mouse's Skin Cell to a Stem Cell and Treat its Sickle Cell Anemia by Dr. Barry Starr, Stanford University December 14, 2007 Stem cell research moves fast! A few weeks ago the news was that scientists had created human embryonic stem (ES) cells without destroying an embryo. Now a group of scientists has used this type of cell to treat and possibly cure sickle cell anemia in mice. But don't look for a cure in humans this year. The procedure works pretty well in mice but some of the steps haven't been ... Read Full Story

Intense exercise may lower your blood count

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercise is good for you, but watch it: A new study found that young men engaging in strenuous physical activity are "an often overlooked" group that's at risk for low blood counts and iron deficiency. Dr. Drorit Merkel from the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer and colleagues studied 153 males, all 18 years old, who were training to join an elite combat unit in the Israel Defense Force. In the September Journal of Adolescent Health, the investigators report that before the start of training, about 18 percent of the recruits had low blood count, or anemia. That rate almost ... Read Full Story
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Study: Anemia drugs increase risk of blood clots
Study: Anemia drugs increase risk of blood clots Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of blood clots, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Anemia drugs, known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), such as epoetin alfa (Epogen) and darbepoetin alfa...  
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Study confirms clot risks with anti-anemia drugs
After almost ten years of clinical study among 55,000 cancer patients, it has been proven that those who took drugs to cut the risk of anemia were twice as likely to develop blood clots in the lungs or legs as other patients. The study further gives substantiates the claim that the risks of the commonly used [...]  
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Drugs To Treat Anemia In Cancer Patients Linked To Thromboembolism
Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., co-director of the breast cancer program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.  
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How Should I Manage Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia and Hepatitis C?
Patients with sickle cell anemia who received blood transfusions before 1992 are at increased risk of developing chronic hepatitis C. Find out the treatment options for these patients. Medscape Gastroenterology  
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Treating Anemia Does Not Reduce the Risk for Cardiovascular or Renal Events...
Anemia treatment with darbepoetin alfa is no better than placebo at reducing mortality, heart failure, heart attacks, or dialysis need in patients with diabetes, anemia, and chronic kidney disease. Medscape Medical News  
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