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Swastha Mann, Swastha Ghar: Health melas to be organised across India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Activities like Yoga, Zumba, Teleconsultation and Nikshay Poshan Abhiyan along with Non-Communicable Diseases screening and Drug Distribution will be taken up at the health centres. Sickle Cell Disease screening will also be undertaken as part of these countrywide health melas, said the heal
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Study shows link between sickle cell disease, higher death risk in pregnan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found a connection between having sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood ailment, and having a significantly increased risk of maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Music therapies bring down discomfort, anxiety in cancer patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal 'Integrative Cancer Therapies', music therapy reduces levels of pain and anxiety in cancer patients and sickle cell disease patients.
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Dr Yukata Niihara felicitated by Minister of State, Arun Halder for develo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/SRV): Dr Yukata Niihara, e CEO and Chair of Emmaus life sciences Inc. USA, an internationally renowned doctor with over a dozen awards and citations, was felicitated in an event held at the World Trade Center, Cuffe Parade by the Minister of State, Arun Ha
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PM Modi to lay foundation of National Institute for One Health in Nagpur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry said the prevalence of Sickle Cell disease in the Vidarbha region of Central India, especially in the tribal population, is high, with expected carrier frequency as high as 35 per cent in certain tribal groups.
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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene express
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed an integrated, high-throughput system to better understand and possibly manipulate gene expression for the treatment of disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The research appears today in the journal Nature
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Research: Pain coping ability in sickle cell disease patients can be impro
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 20 (ANI): A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found that patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) who participated in music therapy learned new self-management skills and improved their ability to cope with pain.
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Music therapy improves pain coping ability for patients with sickle cell d
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 17 (ANI): Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder, in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found that patients with Sickle Cell
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Experimental gene therapy reverses sickle cell disease for years: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): A single dose restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated the most serious complication of sickle cell disease for at least three years in some patients, suggests the findings of recent research.
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Study finds experimental gene therapy reverses sickle cell disease for yea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 27 (ANI): According to a study, a single dose restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated the most serious complication of sickle cell disease for at least three years in some patients.
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Study: Small amounts of carbon monoxide may help protect vision in diabete
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): The Medical College of Georgia scientists have early evidence that HBI-002, a low-dose oral compound developed by Hillhurst Biopharmaceuticals and already in early-stage trials for sickle cell disease, can safely reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in
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Study identifies risk factors for severe COVID-19 in individuals with sick
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): New research found that certain factors, such as a history of severe pain episodes and coexisting organ conditions, increase the risk of severe COVID-19 illness, including hospitalization, in individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD).
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