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AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA: Lilli's Legacy
A personal and comprehensive guide to canine AIHA, including supportive care and choosing a knowledgeable veterinarian.
http://www.peppypaws.com/LillisLegacy.html
New Hope For People With Sickle Cell Anemia (FDA Consumer Reprint)
A recent clinical trial found that the drug Hydrea (hydroxyurea) significantlyreduced painful episodes in adults with a severe form of sickle cell anemia.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/496_sick.html

Extractions: This article originally appeared in the May 1996 FDA Consumer and contains revisions made in December 1997 and February 1999. The article is no longer being updated. New Hope for People with Sickle Cell Anemia by Eleanor Mayfield In tropical regions of the world where the parasite-borne disease malaria is prevalent, people with a single copy of a particular genetic mutation have a survival advantage. Over time, people from these regions have migrated, had children, and in some cases married each other. Some of their children inherit two copies of the mutation. While inheriting one copy of the mutation confers a benefit, inheriting two copies is a tragedy. Children born with two copies of the genetic mutation have sickle cell anemia, a painful disease that affects the red blood cells and is curable only in rare instances. In February 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Droxia (hydroxyurea) for reducing painful episodes in adults with a severe form of sickle cell anemia. The drug doesn't cure the disease. Hydroxyurea also is approved under the name Hydrea for treating certain cancers. Genetic Defect Changes Cell Shape The genetic defect that causes sickle cell anemia affects hemoglobin, a component of red blood cells. Hemoglobin's job is to carry oxygen to all the cells and tissues of the body. Red blood cells that contain normal hemoglobin (such as the one pictured top right) are soft and round. Their soft texture enables them to squeeze through the body's small blood vessels.
Supplemental Garlic: Cat Nutrition Facts From Feline Future
Article on Heinz body anemia and hemolytic anemia caused by garlic, onions, shallots, and related plants, fed to cats.
http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/garlic.php

Extractions: go back With today's trend of resorting to dietary modification and the addition of herbs and supplements into our meal-plan as a natural way of combating and preventing common human ailments, one should be very careful in how far the companion cat can be included in these recommendations. Many natural substances which aid human ailments may have an equally beneficial effect on the cat, but equally many can also have detrimental effects on the cat and her health. The use of garlic and other members of the Lily family such as onions, shallots, and chives in the cat's diet is not advised. Ingestion of these plants in a raw, cooked, or dried form can lead to damage of the red blood cells, which are rejected by the body from the bloodstream, and a continued use of garlic or onions can eventually result in hemolytic anemia. If the anemia is not controlled by discontinuing the use of the plants, it can potentially lead to death. Less significant but important is that raw garlic and onions irritate the mouth, esophagus, and stomach and can cause or exacerbate ulcers. "An alkaloid, N-propyl disulphide, present in both cultivated and wild onions, chives, and garlic, affects the enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, in red blood cells that interferes with the hexose monophosphate pathway. Oxidation of hemoglobin results because there is either insufficient phosphate dehydrogenase or glutathione to protect the red blood cells from oxidative injury. The resulting formation of Heinz bodies within erythrocytes is characteristic of onion poisoning. (...)"
Aplastic Anemia
Sufferer Bruce Lande moderates a site specifically dedicated to AA. Includes stories of others, links, Category Health Conditions and Diseases anemia AplasticAplastic anemia AA MDS resource center providing useful informationto aplastic anemia patients, families, relatives and friends.
http://www.aplasticcentral.com/

Extractions: Cure for Low Platelet Counts Aplastic Anemia is a rare disease requiring Bone Marrow Transplant which prevents Platelets and red blood cells and white blood cells from properly entering the blood stream. Platelets are counted and if they are low, a transfusion is required. There are only 300 new cases of Aplastic Anemia reported each year. The site includes holistic and alternative approaches to healing autoimmune diseases. Aplastic Anemia, Myleodyslpasia, mylodisplasia, low Platelets and Bone Marrow Transplant are keywords that will help attract visitors to the site. Aplastic Anemia - Click Here to Enter Bone Marrow Transplant is the recommended cure for Aplastic Anemia with a matched sibling donor. If a
Welcome To Janssen-Ortho Inc.
Canadian pharmaceutical company that develops drugs in the following therapeutic areas mental wellness, anemia and fatigue, women's health, digestive disorders, kidney disease, infectious diseases and wound healing.
http://www.janssen-ortho.com/
Sickle Cell Anemia
SICKLE CELL anemia (SCA) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the UnitedStates, affecting about 72,000 Americans or 1 in 500 African Americans.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/sickle.html

Extractions: SCA is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a point mutation in the hemoglobin beta gene ( HBB ) found on chromosome 11p15.4. Carrier frequency of HBB varies significantly around the world, with high rates associated with zones of high malaria incidence, since carriers are somewhat protected against malaria. About 8% of the African American population are carriers. A mutation in HBB results in the production of a structurally abnormal hemoglobin (Hb), called HbS. Hb is an oxygen carrying protein that gives red blood cells (RBC) their characteristic color. Under certain conditions, like low oxygen levels or high hemoglobin concentrations, in individuals who are homozygous for HbS, the abnormal HbS clusters together, distorting the RBCs into sickled shapes. These deformed and rigid RBCs become trapped within small blood vessels and block them, producing pain and eventually damaging organs.
PROCRIT.com
Manufacturer's information on this medication intended to increase red blood cell production in the treatment of fatigue and anemia.
http://www.procrit.com/
Anemia Falciforme
Translate this page anemia falciforme. ¿Qué es la anemia falciforme? La hemoglobina de los Existenvarios tipos de anemia falciforme. Los tipos más comunes
http://www.nacersano.org/BibliotecaDeSalud/informatiuas/anemia.htm

Extractions: ¿Qué es la anemia falciforme? La hemoglobina de los glóbulos rojos es la que lleva el oxígeno desde los pulmones a todas partes del cuerpo. La hemoglobina principal de los glóbulos rojos de quienes padecen anemia falciforme es diferente de la hemoglobina común. Los glóbulos rojos que contienen hemoglobina normal son redondos y flexibles. Pero cuando los glóbulos rojos de las personas afectadas con esta enfermedad liberan el oxígeno, la anomalía de la hemoglobina hace que las células se endurezcan y se deformen, a menudo hasta tener la forma de una letra C, como una hoz. Los glóbulos falciformes tienden a quedar atrapados y a ser destruidos en el hígado y en el bazo. Como consecuencia, se produce una falta de glóbulos rojos, o anemia, la cual, en casos graves, puede provocar palidez, dificultades respiratorias y cansancio. Hay factores, como el agrandamiento del bazo y algunas infecciones, que pueden empeorar la anemia al acelerar el proceso de destrucción de glóbulos rojos. Las infecciones también pueden provocar una reducción en la producción de glóbulos rojos. Existen varios tipos de anemia falciforme. Los tipos más comunes suelen denominarse SS (cuando el niño hereda dos genes de glóbulos falciformes; la "S" proviene del inglés "sickle"), SC (cuando hereda un gen de glóbulos falciformes y un gen de otro tipo anormal de hemoglobina llamado "C") y S con talasemia beta-cero (cuando hereda un gen de glóbulos falciformes y un gen de un tipo de talasemia, otro tipo de anemia hereditaria). Los efectos de la anemia falciforme varían enormemente de una persona a otra. Algunas personas afectadas, casi nunca parecen enfermarse, mientras otras necesitan ser hospitalizadas con frecuencia.
Fairview-University Blood And Marrow Transplant (BMT) Services
University of Minnesota physicians develop new blood and marrow transplant (bone marrow transplant)(bmt) treatments for metabolic disorders, anemias and bone and soft tissue cancers(myelomas, lymphomas, sarcomas).
http://www.fairviewbmt.org
Contusalud.com/ Enfermedades: Anemia
http://www.contusalud.com/website/folder/sepa_enfermedades_anemia.htm

Extractions: DEFINICION Los glóbulos rojos son un tipo de células sanguíneas, flexibles y en forma de disco, y son componente esencial de la sangre. Esta célula toma la molécula de oxigeno al paso de la sangre por los pulmones y la transporta a tejidos distantes que dependen de oxigeno para la producción de energía y su supervivencia. Los glóbulos rojos no podrían hacer este trabajo sin la hemoglobina contenida en ellos: sustancia que captura oxigeno y es la que le da el color rojo característico a la sangre. Ocurre Anemia cuando el porcentaje de glóbulos rojos en la sangre o la concentración de hemoglobina cae por debajo de lo normal. Muchos de los síntomas de Anemia son ocasionados por el inadecuado aporte de oxigeno a los tejidos.
AIRFA Associazione Italiana Per La Ricerca SullAnemia Di Fanconi A.I.R.F.A.
Pozzuoli, NA L'associazione italiana per la ricerca sull'anemia di Fanconi, considerata come un modello umano di cancerogenesi, fornisce assistenza alle famiglie colpite ed aggiornamento ai medici, promuovendo e sostenendo la ricerca.
http://www.eurosproject.org/airfa
Aplastic Anemia And Myelodysplasia Association Of Canada
Aplastic anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada. Upcoming Meetings Events (updated February 2003). What are Aplastic anemia and Myelodysplasia?
http://www.aamac.ualberta.ca/
Infed
Iron dextran injection; contains information about iron deficiency anemia.
http://www.infed.com/
Anemia, Hemolytic
A brief look at the causes of this disorder and its complications.Category Health Conditions and Diseases anemia Hemolytic anemia, hemolytic. The hemolytic anemias are those caused by destructionof red cells in the bloodstream by a disease process. They
http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/A/hemolytic_anemia.html

Extractions: Help for sleepless parents Encyclopedia Index A anemia, hemolytic Search anemia, hemolytic The hemolytic anemias are those caused by destruction of red cells in the bloodstream by a disease process. They include Complications of hemolytic anemias include all the ill effects of sometimes profound anemia as well as (in the newborn) possible problems caused by jaundice
InteliHealth: Anemia
information. anemia is the most common form of blood disorder. It information.anemia is the most common form of blood disorder. It
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14294/14294.html
InteliHealth: Pernicious Anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency is defined by low levels of stored B12 in the body thatcan result in anemia, a lowerthan-normal number of red blood cells.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/20862.html
DiamondBlackfan.com
Also known as hypoplastic anemia and pure red cell aplasia. Information and support for patients and Category Health Conditions and Diseases anemia FanconiDiamondBlackfan.com. Offline Support and Info Contacts. Diamond Blackfananemia Registry. (Updated March 20, 2002). Diamond Blackfan
http://www.diamondblackfan.com/
Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia
Concise information for dog owners about AIHA and ITP emphasizing the importance of aggressive treatment.
http://home.attbi.com/~joan.ogg/aiha_info.htm

Extractions: A uto I mmune H emolytic Anemia Information for Patients and Veterinarians What is AIHA Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a disease in which the body attacks its own red blood cells (RBC). A pet suffering with AIHA will have a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells within the blood. This is termed anemia. The normal range for the packed cell volume (PCV) or hematocrit is 37-55% (the ratio of the volume of packed red cells to the whole blood). AIHA is classified as a primary immune disease. No underlying cause of the immune destruction can be found after an exhaustive clinical and laboratory evaluation. A secondary disease is called immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA). IMHA refers to all anemias that occur when the immune system inadvertently destroys its own blood cells secondary to an immune attack directed against an underlying condition such as cancer, endocarditis, heartworm or by unidentifiable causes as in AIHA. What are the Symptoms of AIHA?
HealthCentral.com - Centers - - Anemia
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Renal Advances
Up to date information regarding renal disorders with professional resources, utilities for dialysis practice and anemia management tools.
http://www.renaladvances.com

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