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Trying Less Intense Bone Marrow Transplants to Treat Sickle Cell, Other Disorders
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Bone marrow transplants are undergoing a quiet revolution: No longer just for cancer, research is under way to ease the risks so they can target more people with diseases from sickle cell to deadly metabolic disorders. The old...Tags: Charity, Drugs and Medicines, Duke University, Health and Safety at School, Health
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What is sickle cell trait?
Sentinel staffWhat is sickle cell trait? People with sickle cell trait have one flawed gene that affects the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body's tissues and organs. Sickle cell trait is not the same as sickle cell anemia, a more serious...Tags: Sports, Death, Health and Safety at School, Blood Cells
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Melvin D. Law
Has co-authored 20 articles in various Scientific Journals in Medical Research. He has been married to Dorothy M. Law for 52 years, and they have raised four outstanding children, all graduates of Richmond Public Schools. Dr. Melvin D. Law, Jr., a MCV/VCU...Tags: Elections, Public Schools, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School
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Alleged gang member gets plea deal
Of The Morning CallAfter several profanity-laced outbreaks from his family, reputed gang member Vernon R. Bradley pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges in the shooting death of an Easton teenager and the wounding of another. Bradley, 24, formerly of Pearl Street,...Tags: Judges, Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Social Issues, Gang Activity
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Deaths of 2 inmates bring calls for change
Sun StaffLightning and thunder roiled the skies and rain threatened to extinguish their candles, but relatives and friends of two inmates recently killed in Baltimore's jail facilities did not budge from their vigil last night in front of the Central Booking and...Tags: Assault, Reisterstown, Justice System, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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Fast track to greatness
Tribune staff reporterThere is something about winning a championship that bestows a sense of majesty upon those who reach such a pinnacle of success. No matter what happens in life, nothing can take away that moment when you were the absolute best.Such a regal thread...Tags: High School Sports, Chatham, Oswego, Springfield, Geneva (Kane, Illinois)
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Helpful hands in Hampton
Daily PressThese organizations and clubs provide information and support for a variety of health and social issues. Access Aids Care Center for Education and Support Services, Hampton, 722-5511; Norfolk, 640-0929, accessaids.org (formerly full circle CANDII) Adult...Tags: York County (Virginia), Cancer, Leukemia, Denbigh, Hampton University
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Helpful Hands: Organizations provide support for health, social issues in Hampton Roads
Daily PressThese organizations and clubs provide information and support for a variety of health and social issues. AARP's Senior Employment Service Program, Norfolk (main office), 625-7001; Peninsula office, 727-4705; aarp.org. Access Aids Care Center for...Tags: Assault, Cancer, Business, Teen-agers, Charity
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Helpful hands in the area
Helpful hands These organizations and clubs provide information and support for a variety of health and social issues. AARP's Senior Employment Service Program, Norfolk (main office), 625-7001; Peninsula office, 727-4705; aarp.org. Access Aids Care...Tags: Assault, Cancer, Business, Teen-agers, Charity
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Athletes can be saved when sickle-cell trait is triggered
Sentinel Staff WriterSix college football players -- including UCF freshman Ereck Plancher -- have died from complications related to sickle-cell trait since 2000, prompting medical experts to emphasize the best treatment options for athletes who carry the trait. Sickle-cell...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Blood, Football, Blood Disorders, Heart Attack
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Sickle-cell trait mostly benign
Sentinel Medical WriterEreck Plancher's death has been linked to a single genetic flaw that millions of Americans share. It's called sickle-cell trait, and many of those who have it never know they do. That's because it rarely causes symptoms and is not even considered a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Blood, Blood Disorders, Health and Safety at School, Health
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Alex Kingston Checks Back into 'ER'
Zap2It.comOne more familiar face will be making her final rounds in the "ER" this season. Alex Kingston, who had a seven-season run on the NBC series as Dr. Elizabeth Corday, will reprise her role on Thursday, Jan. 15, NBC says. She joins former TV husband Anthony...Tags: Doctor Who (tv program), Anthony Edwards, CSI (tv program), ER (tv program), Without a Trace (tv program)
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