HCG opens first sickle cell clinic in Karnataka View Story: www.pharmabiz.com
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. (HCG), South Asia's largest cancer care network, opened the first sickle cell clinic in Karnataka. The facility was communized on the on the eve of world sickle cell day observed on June 19, 2011. ... read more
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A drug to treat sickle cell anaemia is safe for use in children and should be made available, according to doctors in the US.
Hydroxycarbamide Therapy Should Become The Standard Treatment For All Children With Sickle Cell Dise
The first randomised double-blind trial to examine the effect of hydroxycarbamide (previously hydroxyurea) in very young children with sickle-cell anaemia shows that the drug is safe and significantly reduces pain and other common complications of th
Symptoms may include severe anaemia and intense pain, and it can cause damage to major organs and infections. There is no routine cure for sickle cell but patients can be supported to manage their pain, and with regular monitoring life threatening ..
Recent advances have identified several molecular mechanisms, which may play a role in sickle cell disease-associated priapism, according to a review published online May 6 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. FRIDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Recent
Various investigations have attributed his early demise to a head injury, an infected broken leg, malaria, sickle-cell anemia, or perhaps a combination of several misfortunes. Whatever the cause, Mitchell believes those brown spots reveal that the ..
The life cycle of malaria depends on infecting red blood cells by binding to their surfaces, which is why mutations, such as sickle cell anemia, that change the overall shape of those cells are thought to have experienced positive selection. ...
The life cycle of malaria depends on infecting red blood cells by binding to their surfaces, which is why mutations, such as sickle cell anaemia, that change the overall shape of those cells are thought to have experienced positive selection. ...
These will specialize in treating kids with illnesses such as sickle cell anemia, diabetes and cancer. "That's our commitment, that we will provide state-of-the-art, committed, compassionate family centered care to everybody who comes to us,
Non-communicable diseases include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, haemoglobinopathies (including sickle cell disease) and mental disorders. In this regard, June 16, 2011 will be observed as Commonwealth ...
Missouri Baptist Medical Center cardiac surgeons and cardiologists are teaming up to provide better treatment options for patients with heart valve conditions. Â The new Heart Valve Clinic at Missouri Baptist opens June 3, offering patients with hea