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

  Blood 30.09.2009 View Comments

  

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  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.

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

• Iron Deficiency Anemia – A Common Type of Anemia

  Blood 21.06.2009 View Comments

  

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  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….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Hematology, Internal-Medicine

• Anemia – All About It

  Blood 15.06.2009 View Comments

  

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  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…[More]

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

  Blood 30.05.2009 View Comments

  

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  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….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Hematology

• In the News – Hodgkin’s Disease

  Blood 23.05.2009 View Comments

  

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  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…[More]

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

• Multiple Myeloma – Bone Marrow Cells Taking Over

  Blood 23.03.2009 View Comments

  

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  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…[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

  

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  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…[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Internal-Medicine