1. Body mass index : Information
A good way to determine if your weight is healthy for your height is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems. These problems include:
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2. CDC - Sickle Cell Disease, Trait - NCBDDD
People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have the sickle cell “trait.” People with sickle cell trait usually do not have any of the symptoms...
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3. Sickle cell disease - Educational resources - Information pages - Genetics Home Reference
These resources supplement the information in the Genetics Home Reference condition summary on sickle cell disease.
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4. CDC - Sickle Cell Disease, Information for Families - NCBDDD
Find printable tip sheets for living with SCD, including tips to help prevent infection and tips on when to see the doctor. Click on one of the tip sheets below to get started.
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5. Sickle Cell Anemia: MedlinePlus
Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. The cells are shaped like a crescent or sickle. They don't last as long as normal, round red blood cell<...
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6. Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease changes normal, round red blood cells into cells that can be shaped like crescent moons. The name “sickle cell” comes from the crescent shape of the cells. A...
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7. Sickle Cell Trait
In addition some disease associations have been noted with sickle cell trait which might not result from polymerization of hemoglobin S but from linkage to a different gene mutation. The association of hemoglobin S with cases of renal medullary ca.....
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8. Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait
The most common types of sickle cell disease are SS, SC and S beta thalassemia. Other more rare diseases include SD Punjab, SO Arab, S Lepore and SE disease. Sickle cell disease is a lifelong condition that may result in serious...
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9. Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital took on the fight against sickle cell disease early in the hospital's history. In the early 1970s, a small sickle cell program at St. Jude treated 20 to 30 patients. Today, the St....
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10. Sickle Cell Trait and Other Hemoglobinopathies and Diabetes: Important Information for Physicians
For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests
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