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Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Sickle Cell Anemia, Why Should You Care about the Complications of this Disease?

Sickle cell anemia is a disease of the red blood cells and is genetic in nature. There are about 70,000 people in the United States living with the disorder, the vast majority of them being of African American descent. In lesser numbers the disease does affect other ethnic groups, such as those of Middle Eastern [...]