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Danville Community College celebrates Black History Month - GoDanRiver.com 2 Feb 2012 at 7:12am

Danville Community College celebrates Black History Month
GoDanRiver.com
14: Health Awareness Day will have blood pressure checks, Sickle Cell Anemia trait testing and other information set up at the DCC student center from 10 am until 2 pm » Feb. 21: Sylvia Dean Stanback will have a program ?Man Know Thyself? at 11 am at ...

Ex-Panther leader: MLK was 'moral center' - Santa Rosa Press Democrat 15 Jan 2012 at 10:14pm

Ex-Panther leader: MLK was 'moral center'
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
They formed free medical clinics specializing in sickle-cell anemia. They started work-study programs for parolees. They organized men to trail officers, and when they pulled over African American men, to observe the interactions, holding law books and ...

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DCC events to highlight Black History Month - Chatham Star Tribune 16 Jan 2012 at 6:59am

DCC events to highlight Black History Month
Chatham Star Tribune
"HAD - Health Awareness Day" - There will be blood pressure checks, Sickle Cell Anemia trait testing and other health awareness information available. The Danville Regional Medical Center's Bloodmobile will also be on site. Time: 10 am - 2 pm, ...

Health of Nigerians must be priority, not optional - Vanguard 21 Jan 2012 at 3:39pm

Health of Nigerians must be priority, not optional
Vanguard
This is quite concerning as hypertension and diabetes which are quite endemic in our community amongst others such as malaria, sickle cell, asthma, prostrate and breast cancers. Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer that ...

Sickle Cell Anemia Stroke Prevention Efforts May Have Decreased Racial Dispar... 2 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
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Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study 2 Feb 2012 at 8:51pm
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Greater use of certain types of treatments for kids with sickle cell anemia may explain why black children's risk of ischemic stroke dropped significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds.

Sickle cell anemia stroke prevention efforts may have decreased racial dispar... 2 Feb 2012 at 12:35pm
The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to new research.

Change in sickle cell anemia prevention strategies decreases racial dispariti... 3 Feb 2012 at 4:48am
The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

Blood Doctors Call Foul On NCAA's Screening For Sickle Cell 26 Jan 2012 at 3:31pm
The leading group of doctors specializing in blood disorders says it opposes the NCAA's screening program for sickle cell trait in college athletes. The doctors say it overlooks other, more common factors in exercise-related deaths and is not a comprehensive solution.

Carbon monoxide-based sickle cell treatment to be tested in Jamaica 26 Jan 2012 at 12:22am
DESPITE its toxicity, the colourless, odourless carbon monoxide will form the basis for a new treatment to be tested among sicklers in Jamaica, and if found to be successful, could lead to a better life for sickle cell patients worldwide.

University Hospitals blood drive focuses on need to treat sickle cell anemia 23 Jan 2012 at 11:45am
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is trying to put sickle cell anemia in the spotlight through its annual blood drive, focusing on the need for more African-American blood donors.

ASH opposes mandatory sickle cell trait screening for athletics, recommends t... 26 Jan 2012 at 7:00am
( American Society of Hematology ) The American Society of Hematology, the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, today issued a policy statement opposing mandatory screening of athletes for sickle cell trait as a prerequisite to athletic participation and urging athletics programs to adopt universal preventive interventions in their ...