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Ketosis occurs when there are raised levels of chemicals, called ketones, in the blood. It is a potentially very serious condition. A diet that is very low in carbohydrate can cause ketosis. Carbohydrate is the main food group. Foods high in carbohydrates include breads, pastas, beans, potatoes, bran, rice, and cereals. Most of these foods are high in starch...

A study published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Anesthesiology gives researchers new insights in how to better understand and control a severe side effect of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs), often referred to as "artificial blood." Binglan Yu, Ph.D...

The Medical College of Georgia is leading an initiative that could result in a paradigm shift in the care of patients with sickle cell disease...

When modern medicine finds a way to treat a medical condition, people often think that the problem is solved. But we also have to find ways to get that treatment into the hands of those who need it...

A new genome-wide association study published in Nature Genetics begins to uncover the basis of genetic variations in eight blood measurements and the impact those variants can have on common human diseases. Blood measurements, including the number and volume of cells in the blood, are routinely used to diagnose a wide range of disorders, including anaemia, infection and blood cell cancers.

A new genome-wide association study published in Nature Genetics begins to uncover the basis of genetic variations in eight blood measurements and the impact those variants can have on common human diseases. Blood measurements, including the number and volume of cells in the blood, are routinely used to diagnose a wide range of disorders, including anaemia, infection and blood cell cancers.

Sickle cell anemia is a potentially debilitating disease, but according to a Geisinger physician targeted treatments and coping methods are available to ease the pain and reduce the chance for complications. "Sickle cell anemia is a dangerous and often painful condition, but if patients and their families are proactive about taking the proper medication and following treatment plans recommended by their doctors, the risk of complications can be reduced," said Jagadeesh Ramdas, M.

Agonizing physical pain, known as vaso-occlusive pain, can afflict children who have sickle cell disease (SCD). In some cases infants as young as two months of age suffer vaso-occlusive pain so severe that opiate medications and hospitalizations are their only relief. Researchers believe vaso-occlusion is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels that occurs when sickle shaped red cells attempt to pass through the round blood vessels.

Keri Smith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has received a Career Development Award from the National Hemophilia Foundation. The award will support Smith's research into the development of a therapy for people with Hemophilia A, a bleeding disorder, whose immune systems are resistant to treatment. Hemophilia A affects about one in every 5,000 males born in the United States.