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To the Editor: In her article on hydroxyurea for the treatment of sickle cell anemia, Platt 1 states that "the red cells of a normal adult generally contain almost 100% hemoglobin A and those of a person with ...

Uncertainties about proper use and possible long-term effects of hydroxyurea in the treatment of sickle cell anemia may be wrongly influencing doctors to avoid prescribing it to those in serious need, according ...

Uncertainties about proper use and possible long-term effects of hydroxyurea in the treatment of sickle cell anemia may be wrongly influencing doctors to avoid prescribing it to those in serious need, according ...

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 14 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT Exelixis, Inc.

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“We are pleased to have reached this Phase IIa milestone with the dosing of our first subjects in Pavia, Italy”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 14 May 2008 Virostatics, srl, a privately-held pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of ... via MediLexicon

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. via New England Journal of Medicine

The news is grim: Ten years after government approval of the first sickle cell treatment, only a tiny fraction of patients use the drug -- despite new research showing the disease is far more painful than ... via Traverse City Record-Eagle

“Being moderately plump is not a health disadvantage”

Go on, have another doughnut. According to some experts whose views are public health heresy, the jury is still out on how dangerous it is to be fat. via Hartford Courant

“It's a disease that has not gotten enough attention”

The news is grim: Ten years after government approval of the first sickle cell treatment, only a tiny fraction of patients use the drug _ despite new research showing the disease is far more painful than ... via WTOP-FM Washington

“You can find data that says the number of sickle cell patients is between 50,000 and 75,000, and you can find other papers that say it is between 50,000 and 120,000.”

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Blood / Hematology Article Date: 29 Feb 2008 While there is an inexpensive, generic medication that can stop severe pain and the need for blood transfusions ... via MediLexicon

“This disease illuminates the limitations of our current healthcare system”

An independent panel convened this week by the NIH concluded that the use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell patients should be increased in adolescents and adults. via News-Medical.Net

“One of the first problems is we don't even know how many people have sickle cell disease”

An inexpensive cancer pill that can relieve the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease is used far too little and patients are needlessly suffering as a result, a panel of U.S. experts agreed on Wednesday. via Reuters

Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Conferences ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Genetics Article Date: 20 Feb 2008 - 5:00 PST newsletters For many patients, the pain and complications ... via Medical News Today

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Major predictors of vascular events are increasing age and previous thrombosis; leukocytosis and high JAK2 V617F allele burden are currently being investigated for additional prognostic value in this regard. via CiteULike

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