"Vaccination at the right time is a good protection as it helps in improved immunity, which is important for
sickle cell anaemia patients.
Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease resulting from an abnormality in the oxygen carrying protein haemoglobin (haemoglobin S) found in red blood cells.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients more than 12 years of age, diagnosed cases of
Sickle cell anaemia (SS) and Sickle cell trait (AS) patients in steady state or Sickle cell crisis.
Since I have
sickle cell anaemia, I had always been careful about what I ate and tried to eat fresh, nutritious food.
"I'm really happy to be able to give blood, I have seen first hand the suffering
sickle cell anaemia can cause.
Sickle cell anaemia is a condition in which red blood cells contort into a sickle shape and die early, leaving a shortage of healthy red blood cells that can lead to a painful blockage of blood flow.
Children with
sickle cell anaemia in steady state aged between 6-20 years were recruited.
Health Minister Sadiq Al Shehabi received Bahrain Society for
Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care chairman Zakaria Ebrahim Al Kadhem and discussed preparations to co-operate with the hospital.
Further studies including all confounding factors are required to assess the effect of these haematological findings with patients of
sickle cell anaemia and its effective management.
Her trip to film the life, culture, art and music of tribal people developed beyond a classroom assignment, when she got to know how the tribes were coping with life, afflicted with
sickle cell anaemia, a widespread incurable disease spread among the tribal community in Indian states.
Summary: Beta-thalassaemia and
sickle cell anaemia are the most prevalent genetic diseases in the emirate, according to a study by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD).
Background: The rate of blood transfusion is high in Nigeria due to high prevalence of
sickle cell anaemia. Hepatitis C virus infection is a blood borne infectious disease primarily transmitted parenterally.