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Anemia

Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found
Finding could usher in new treatments for sickle cell disease and thalassemia

Health Tip: Are You Anemic?
Here are possible warning signs

Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk
But the danger is about the same as using drugs for treatment, study suggests

Health Tip: Who’s Prone to Iron Deficiency?
Menstruating women to blood donors, among others

New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
Tool detects concentration of active hepcidin in the blood, researchers say

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Anemia
Women are more likely than men to become anemic

Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Widely prescribed blood-boosters might stimulate malignant cells, hasten death, study says

Health Tip: If You Have to Take Iron Supplements
Suggestions to make the medicine go down

Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients
No differences seen in overall survival, metastasis when chemo triggered low red blood cell count

FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
But adds strong caveats on their use for some undergoing chemo

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