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• TTP Explained Again (As Seen on House MD)

  Blood 18.08.2010 View Comments

  

  This is part of our House MD Project series.

  On episode 19 of season 1, called “Kids”, a young diver named Mary arrives at the hospital during a meningitis scare, but her symptoms don’t fit those…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Internal-Medicine

• Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia – A Rare Blood Cancer That Can Lead To Strokes

  Blood 30.09.2009 View Comments

  

  A few days ago Bob asked the following question in the health forums:

  Hi Guys,
  My mother, after having a mild stroke, was said to have "Hyperviscosity" of her blood.
  The doctors are

  …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Hematology, Internal-Medicine

• Iron Deficiency Anemia – A Common Type of Anemia

  Blood 21.06.2009 View Comments

  

  Danger level: Medium

  What is it?

  Iron deficiency anemia is a type of anemia caused by a lack of iron in the body.

  Who gets it?

  Iron deficiency anemia is common. In the United States…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Hematology, Internal-Medicine

• Anemia – All About It

  Blood 15.06.2009 View Comments

  

  First of all – What is anemia?

  Anemia, according to Wikipedia’s definition, is “a decrease in normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood”.

  What does…[More]

  Tags: Solutions

• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency – When Certain Conditions Can Destroy Blood Cells

  Blood 30.05.2009 View Comments

  

  Danger level: Medium

  What is it?

  G6PD deficiency is a hereditary disease causing anemia in certain situations.

  Who gets it?

  G6pd deficiency is an inherited disease. Its mode of inheritance is X-linked. This means that the…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Hematology

• In the News – Hodgkin’s Disease

  Blood 23.05.2009 View Comments

  

  A few days ago a court decision was made that ruled in favor of treating Daniel Hauser’s Hodgkin’s lymphoma, in spite of his parents’ objections. Since then, his mother took him and fled, putting…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine, News, Oncology

• Multiple Myeloma – Bone Marrow Cells Taking Over

  Blood 23.03.2009 View Comments

  

  Danger level: High

  What is it?

  Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer involving cells called plasma cells, in the bone marrow.

  Who gets it?

  In the US, 4 out of 100,000 people are found to have it…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Hematology, Internal-Medicine

• TTP – Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura – A Rare Disease That Could Kill You

  Blood 21.10.2008 View Comments

  

  Danger Level: High

  What is it?

  TTP is a life threatening disease in which the platelets (the cells in the blood responsible for blood clotting) are missing and the red blood cells are destroyed.

  Who gets it?

  It’s a rare…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine