Sickle cell anaemia - Topic profile

(Health News) A redder shade of pale A redder shade of pale ANAEMIA is a condition that many do not know about. Because of this, and because the symptoms are subtle, it can go undetected for years. Studies are showing that anaemia can seriously compromise the quality of one?s life, so it?s best you know how to minimise or ...

hey guys and gals, anyone seen this article before, my apologize if this has been posted before http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sickle-cell-drug-mir ed-in-controversy.html Sickle cell drug mired in controversy Adole Hassan and Christina Scott 30 June 2008 | EN | FR WHO/P.Viriot [ABUJA] A high-profile Nigerian initiative to produce large quantities of a new ...

Sickle cell drug mired in controversy http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sickle-cel... Full article in above link :) Adole Hassan and Christina Scott 30 June 2008 A high-profile Nigerian initiative to produce large quantities of a new sickle cell anaemia drug has become mired in accusations of fraud and corruption. Both the Nigerian branch of the ...

Sickle cell drug mired in controversy Adole Hassan and Christina Scott 30 June 2008 | EN | FR WHO/P.Viriot A high-profile Nigerian initiative to produce large quantities of a new sickle cell anaemia drug has become mired in accusations of fraud and corruption. Both the Nigerian branch of the private US-based company Xechem International and its state-owned partner, the ...

Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria has a population of 112 million with an annual growth rate of 3.2%. About 25% of adults throughout the country have the sickle cell trait, AS, while the Hb C trait is largely confined to the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria in whom it occurs in about 6%. Other variant hemoglobins including beta ...

Making traditional medicine practice more effective in healthcare delivery system By Chukwuma Muanya AHEAD of the African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD) on August 31, efforts towards integrating and sanitizing traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare delivery in the country has reached top gear. The move has been endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), ...