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sickle cell anaemia is :: Article Creator Upcoming Phase 2a Trial To Test Oral Desidustat In Sickle Cell Disease Zydus Lifesciences is launching a proof-of-concept Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its oral candidate desidustat in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). The study is the result of a collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). "Public-private partnerships in the healthcare sector is essential to deliver novel [drugs] to achieve the goals of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission," Pankaj Patel, chairman of Zydus, said in a company press release. "The initiation of this study reaffirms hope for the 20 million sickle cell-affected patients in the country for a high potential novel treatment." Desidustat is approved in India under the name Oxemia for treating people with anemia, or a shortage of red blood cells, associated with chronic kidney diseas...

chromosomal disabilities :: Article Creator 7 Disabled Intersex People Explain How They Embrace Their Identities NurPhoto/Getty Images Each year on October 26, we celebrate Intersex Awareness Day. It is estimated that intersex people make up about 1.7% of the global population (about the same as natural redheads). Being intersex means that a person is born with variations in their sex traits and/or reproductive organs, such as their genitalia, chromosomes, hormones, or visible characteristics like body hair and chest tissue. These variations do not match enforced ideas of the gender binary. Because intersex folks have bodies beyond what Western medicine considers "normal," we're often pathologized for our intersex traits. Being intersex isn't inherently a disability, but as with anyone, some of us are also disabled. Some of those disabilities are independent of being ...

3 chromosome 18 syndrome :: Article Creator Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome, also known as Martin-Bell syndrome, is a genetic condition that affects a child's learning, behavior, appearance, and health. Symptoms can be mild or more severe, and boys often have a more serious form of the condition than girls. Children born with this condition have developmental concerns, including learning disabilities and limits to mental functions. Special education and therapy can help with learning and developing skills according to their ability. Medications and other treatments can improve their behavior and physical symptoms. Fragile X syndrome is a condition that affects a child's learning, behavior, appearance, and health. Children born with the condition have developmental concerns that can include learning disabilities and limits to mental functions. Special education and therapy can help with learning and developing skills, and medi...

excessive blood clotting disorder :: Article Creator The Six Symptoms And Warning Signs Of A Stroke There are two main types of stroke: ischaemic, which are caused by a blockage in an artery, and haemorrhagic, which is when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures - iStockphoto Every day in the UK around 240 people suffer the catastrophic impact of a stroke. Sometimes seen as "brain attacks" these happen when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, cutting off the oxygen and nutrients our brain cells need to survive. As brain cells (neurones) can die within minutes, strokes are right up there with heart attacks for being the medical emergencies we most dread. They can cause profound life-altering disabilities, such as losing the ability to speak or use certain parts of your body. And sadly, one in four of us will suffer one at some point in our lives. Skip to How to think FAST and recognise the signs of a stroke There are tw...