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Stories about: anemia

Study Shows Eating Endangered Species Is OK for Kids Vulnerable creatures on the verge of extinction end up on the dinner tables of malnourished children from poor nations all across the Globe. The situation appears to be very delicate especially in Madagascar, where cute furry lemurs are seen as a mere source of iron and protein by natives. Apparently, their alarming... 29 November 2011 10:33 GMT The Odd Blood The sickle cell anemia is one of the worst hereditary conditions connected to the African race. The mutant gene that causes it is delivered by both parents. In Nigeria, out of a population of 120 million, 1 million people suffer of the sickle cell anemia and 60,000 die annually of it. Haematids or blood's red ce... 1 November 2007 03:26 GMT