Ashley Jewell, the ex-fiancee's Kandi Buress, of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" died from a rare trait of sickle cell anemia that became fatal because of a fight he had in the parking lot of a strip club. Read more : 'Housewives' A.J. Jewell died of sickle cell
Sickle cell disease: One people still dies every minute in the world...
Testing for the sickle cell trait is inexpensive, easy and potentially life-saving
Oklahoma is the leader in sickle cell testing. In 2007, Dr. Randy Eichner, then the team’s internist, and head athletic trainer Scott Anderson co-authored a consensus statement for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association on how to reduce the risk of sickle cell-related deaths.
Testing was at the top of the list.
"It’s just crazy to me that not all schools test,” said former Sooner linebacker Curtis Lofton, who discovered he had sickle cell only after being tested when he arrived at OU. "The test, it’s really not an expensive test to do on your athletes that bring in so much money to a school.” … Read more
Prompted by a United Nations resolution calling for the recognition of sickle cell anemia as a public health problem, World Sickle Cell Disease Day was established to promote awareness of this genetic disease that affects millions globally. Natalie Wood-Wright, associate director of public affairs for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discussed the importance of sickle cell disease awareness with Carlton Haywood Jr., PhD, MA, associate faculty at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Haywood recently received his PhD in Bioethics and Health Policy from the Bloomberg School. He was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a child and serves as an advocate for sickle cell education and policy change.
India 2010
november 22 - 27, 2010 - 4th international congress SCDIO Raipur - India www.4sccongress.co.in
