tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105364882011-11-27T19:06:18.013-05:00This blog is created to catalog any new news published on the internet relating to Cooley's Anemia or Thalassemia, a genetic blood disease,relative to finding a cure, or treatment of patients with the disease.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-77872244447898637032010-12-03T07:44:00.001-05:002010-12-03T07:44:46.033-05:00

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:The Daily Star: Internet Edition: "Treatment Of ThalassaemiaIn quest of comprehensive treatment facilitiesStar Health CorrespondentThalassaemia is an inherited blood disease. In thalassemia, the genetic defect results in the formation of abnormal haemoglobin molecules, and this in turn causes the anaemia which is the characteristic presenting symptom of the thalassemias.Other consequences of the

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Health care: Leading woman* Dr Mariam is the first woman to become Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, where she supervised initiatives designed to make primary health care available to the biggest share of population in the northern emirates.* In 2005, Dr Mariam was the leader of the executive team dedicated to research key social development issues described in the "Dubai Strategic Plan

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Striking the right chords27 Jul 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN Melodious music, lilting voices and different surs and taals filled a room at the Trident on Friday evening as the annual ghazal concert ‘Khazana’ — the proceeds of which go to the Cancer Patients Aid Association and to the Parents Association of Thalassemia Unit Trust — took place.The roomfull of guests were treated to ghazals sung by some

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Australian Life Scientist - Resonance tests FerriScan: "Resonance tests FerriScanResonance Health applies for reimbursement for FerriScanDylan Bushell-Embling 01/07/2008 10:57:38WA-based diagnostics company Resonance Health (ASX: RHT) has lodged an application with the Australian Medical Services Advisory Committee seeking reimbursement for its FerriScan iron test in Australia.The company has

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Blood website comes to patients' help: "Blood website comes to patients' helpWith lack of awareness about blood types, many lives are lost. In an emergency, the relatives and friends of the patients are often helpless when blood shortage crisis occurs. A website on blood groups has been launched to help those in need.."

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Yemen marks World Blood Donor Day - Yemen Times: "Yemen marks World Blood Donor DayYemen Times Staff This past Saturday, Yemen marked World Blood Donor Day, a World Health Organization-sponsored event focusing on the role of voluntary unpaid blood donations in the fight to save lives across the globe.“This annual event highlights the role blood donors play in saving lives and improving the health

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I'm sorry ,but I inadvertanly deleted the subscriber file. Please put your email address in the subscriber box or send me an email and you will be updated on all new releases of the blog. Thanks for your patience.Peter Mulieri pmulieri@gmail.com

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Avoiding Spleen Removal for Cooley's Anemia Sufferers: "Avoiding Spleen Removal for Cooley's Anemia SufferersWeill Cornell Researchers May Have Identified Gene Responsible for Mutated Red Blood CellsPreclinical Study Provides Fresh Perspective on Disease, with Potential New Therapeutic OptionsNEW YORK (MAY 22, 2008) — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise

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‘Hope Continues’ for UAE Thalassemia patients | Novartis: "International Thalassemia Day takes place each year on 08 May, but the UAE event was scheduled for a date and time believed to be more convenient and accessible for a greater number of UAE participants.Thalassemia patients and their families participated in an educational lecture presented by Senior Doctors and Medical Advisors from

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‘Hope Continues’ for UAE Thalassemia patients | Novartis: "‘Hope Continues’ for UAE Thalassemia patientsThe UAE Thalassemia Community gathered at Dubai Creek Park on Saturday 03 May to celebrate International Thalassemia Day and mark the conclusion of ‘Hope Continues,’ the campaign designed to raise awareness of the blood disorder, and the need for increased pre-marital blood testing and blood

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ekathimerini.com | Thalassemia units lack staff: "Thalassemia units lack staffThousands of Greeks suffering from thalassemia – a type of anemia affecting people of Mediterranean descent – are unable to get the regular blood transfusions they need due to an acute shortage of qualified staff at specialist centers across the country, experts told a press conference yesterday.Of the country’s 38

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AN 11-year-old boy who suffers from a life-threatening blood disorder has become one of the youngest people in the country to learn the Koran off by heart.Junaid Jubar, who lives with his family in Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe, has memorised the contents of the Koran in just five years - devoting two hours a night to learning several pages of the Islamic holy text at a time.The former

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U.S. Newswire : Releases : "New Drug Poised to Radically Change Treatment of Severe Anemias": "New Drug Poised to Radically Change Treatment of Severe Anemias4/21/2006 9:05:00 AMTo: Medical and Health reportersContact: Laura Stark of the American Society of Hematology, lstark@hematology.org or 202-776-0544WASHINGTON, April 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Those with severe chronic anemias need frequent

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Cyprus first lady meets thalassemia patients in Delhi: "Cyprus first lady meets thalassemia patients in DelhiBy Indo Asian News ServiceNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) First Lady of Cyprus Fotini Papadopoulou Wednesday interacted with over 100 thalassaemic children in a private hospital here and donated speciality equipment used by patients of the ailment. 'India like Cyprus is a country highly

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1145023304439595012006-04-14T09:01:00.000-05:002006-04-14T09:05:45.643-05:00

commercialappeal.com - Memphis, TN: Local: "Scientists 'on path to a cure' for sickle cellBy Mary PowersApril 13, 2006Amid a national meeting packed with reports on strategies for easing symptoms and extending lives of sickle cell patients, a Memphis investigator stepped to the podium Wednesday to talk about a possible cure.Dr. Arthur Nienhuis of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital said

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1141696109410388752006-03-06T20:48:00.000-05:002006-03-06T20:48:31.890-05:00

Tracking birth defects: "Tracking birth defectsState registry would provide scientific data, assist in planning education, social servicesMonday, March 06, 2006TROY GOODMANNews staff writerThe term 'birth defect surveillance' rarely grabs much attention - that is until the data it generates is used to explore issues like rising autism rates and an outbreak of babies born without fully formed

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Singapore's leading doctors set to arrive in Middle East | SingaporeMedicine: "A delegation of Singapore's top doctors - including experts in 'fusionless' technology, stem cell research, robotic surgery and the treatment of thalassemia - are set to arrive in Dubai this weekend for a range of meetings and to participate in the region's largest medical exhibition."

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WAM: "Detailed thalassemia study to be conductedJan 9, 2006 - 01:10 -Dubai, Jan 9th, 2006 (WAM) - A detailed study of the prevalence of a genetic blood disorder among UAE nationals will be conducted soon to replace a random study made in 2002, said a leading doctor on thalassemia.Dr Abdullah Al Khayyat, director of the Al Wasl Hospital and head of its Thalassemia Centre, told Gulf News the

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1136603699956435262006-01-06T22:14:00.000-05:002006-01-06T22:15:00.006-05:00

FDA Advisory Committee: "Novartis Exjade Phase IV Commitments To Be Discussed By CommitteeFDA's Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee will discuss Phase IV commitments for Novartis’ oral iron chelating agent Exjade (deferasirox) on March 14.The once-daily oral iron chelator was given an accelerated approval in November based primarily on data from adult patients with ß-thalassemia.At the Sept. 29

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TaiwanHeadlines - Features - Man donates blood 919 times over the past 24 years: "Man donates blood 919 times over the past 24 years Lee Sung-lin is a 40-year-old volunteer fireman who is also an accomplished painter. Over the past 24 years, he has donated blood a total of 919 times. Nonetheless, he continues to be delighted to provide such a service. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old boy, surnamed Tung,

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BY DELTHIA RICKSSTAFF WRITERDecember 26, 2005New York scientists have developed a stem cell-based gene therapy they say may cure two pervasive blood disorders, and the first round of human trials is expected to begin within six months.Gene therapy is the technique in which a healthy new gene is incorporated into patients' cells to correct a debilitating defect. The technique had raised ethical

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ThermoGenesis Applauds the U.S. Congress for Passing the 'Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005': "RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) Chairman & CEO, Philip Coelho, commented on the passage of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005. 'This Bill, sponsored in the Senate (S-1317) by Senator Orrin Hatch and in the House of

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Novartis Pharma yesterday donated three state-of-the-art infusion pumps to the thalassemia clinic at St Luke’s Hospital.The clinic urgently needed the equipment to be able to function properly.The presentation was made at the Medical School in St Luke’s Hospital.The pumps, a breakthrough in health technology, are crucial for the survival of thalassemia patients, who are not able to naturally

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Stem cell therapy offers ray of hope- The Times of India: "Stem cell therapy offers ray of hope[ Monday, December 12, 2005 02:58:09 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]LUCKNOW: In future, thalassemia will not be able to take lives and break families. Transplantation of the defected cells with stem cells offers a ray of hope to the patients suffering with the genetic disease.Stem cell transplantation was

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Politics: 12 December 2005, Monday.A unique for Bulgaria transplantation of stem cells from umbilical cord will take place at Sofia's Hospital for active treatment of children with oncohematological diseases.The operation, which will be executed in Bulgaria for the first time, will be carried out by the team of professor Dragan Bobev.The stem cells will be transplanted to 5-year old Elitsa, who

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1. The Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute Sibling Donor Cord Blood ProgramThis is a national program designed to provide a unique treatment option to families with children suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers, sickle cell disease, thalassemia or other transplant-treatable diseases.When a family with a child who might benefit from a cord blood transplant is expecting

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1133823931827580982005-12-05T18:05:00.000-05:002005-12-05T18:07:13.296-05:00

Enhancing Nutritional Products with Superfoods: "More recent studies have shown the benefits of wheat grass in particular health conditions. Indian researchers examined the use of wheat grass juice by children with thalassemia, a group of genetic blood diseases involving different forms of anemia.2 Patients who consumed 100 mL of wheat grass juice daily over one year reduced their blood

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1133823538719723752005-12-05T17:58:00.000-05:002005-12-05T18:02:01.700-05:00

DNA - India - Getting hitched? Get a check-up done first - Daily News & Analysis: " Arun RamMonday, December 05, 2005 00:36 ISTorders in people gCHENNAI: Horoscopes are often consulted before a marriage is decided, but they don’t indicate if the prospective bride or the groom suffers from AIDS, diabetes or hereditary diseases. Now, a possible tie-up between two Mumbai-based diagnostic and

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APP.COM v4.0 - Gene therapy using adult stem cells offers promise of cure | Asbury Park Press Online: " Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 11/9/05 BY FRANK SOMMA Many researchers have lauded two new experimental techniques they believe will end the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cell research. Yet the initial reaction from those who object to such research has been mixed at best. The

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C&EN: Latest News - Malaria Defense Mechanism Bared: "It sounds as if at long last we have a plausible explanation for how this hemoglobinopathy might protect against malaria,' says Geoffrey Pasvol, a malaria expert at Imperial College London in Middlesex, England. 'While this has been shown for hemoglobin C, it might well apply to the [other hemoglobin variants], such as S and E and thalassemia.

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Federal Stem Cell Research: What Taxpayers Should Know: "Cord Blood Success. So far, more than 6,000 patients and 66 diseases have been successfully treated with neonatal cord blood stem cells, includ�ing hematological malignancies such as leukemia and lymphoma; the immunodeficiency diseases SCID, CID, CVID, and WAS; bone marrow failure syndromes; hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia and

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Indiawest: "By VIJI SUNDARAMIndia-West Staff ReporterOAKLAND, Calif. - Indian and Pakistani immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area have significantly increased the incidence of the inherited blood disorder called thalassemia, researchers said last week.Of the 250 babies detected with the disease at Children's Hospital in Oakland over the last several months, four were of Indian descent, said Dr

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PharmaLive: FDA Grants Priority Review for Exjade for the Treatment of Chronic Iron Overload Due to Blood Transfusions: "EAST HANOVER, N.J., June 22, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novartis announced today that its New Drug Application for Exjade(R) (deferasirox) has been granted priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a once-daily oral iron chelator for the treatment of

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1119527134226624772005-06-23T06:45:00.000-05:002005-06-23T06:49:05.596-05:00

The Drug Trial - Arts & Leisure - International Herald Tribune: "The story begins with the patients, children and young people with thalassemia, a rare blood disorder. As part of their treatment, they had to endure excruciatingly painful injections and infusions of a drug, Desferal. If they neglected the treatment, iron would build up in their hearts and other organs, and eventually the iron

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1119413064776683842005-06-21T23:04:00.000-05:002005-06-21T23:09:34.820-05:00

BABY SIBLINGS, MEDICAL SAVIORS / Oakland hospital takes on clear-cut cases of sick older kids: "In eight years, the program has banked umbilical cord blood for 1,600 children and facilitated 50 transplants around the nation for illnesses including blood disorders and cancers. About 75 percent of the children have been cured, a figure similar to bone marrow transplant success rates.His family can

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IS IT WORTH BANKING YOUR BABY'S CORD BLOOD? / Doctors say hard sell of hope is deceptive: "Cord blood transplants can be used to treat bone marrow failure, blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, cancers including leukemia and lymphoma, immune deficiencies, and metabolic diseases. In a transplant, the cord blood is injected into the recipient's vein, similar to a blood

PMulierinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10536488.post-1118929975663028982005-06-16T08:52:00.000-05:002005-06-16T08:52:55.663-05:00

Today is World Blood Donors Day: "Today is World Blood Donors Day. This is the second year that the day is being marked world wide. The aim of marking the day is to appreciate the valuable service the blood donors are giving. According to Thalassemia Centre society is getting aware of the importance of donating blood to thalassemic careers. To increase the awareness on thalassemia in the Atolls

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Gujarat to set up Rs 50 cr Venture Fund - Sify.com: "Gujarat is considering setting up of a cord blood bank as it is the present treatment option for many incurable diseases. ''It can take a lead in stem cell research and create HLA registry facilities for addressing blood-related disorders like Thalassemia,'' he added. "

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thetyee.ca 'The Drug Trial' on Trial: "'The Drug Trial' on Trial Dr. Nancy Olivieri Book on whistleblower raises storm about ethics, medical and journalistic." At the time, Olivieri, a high-profile scientist working at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, was studying an experimental drug (L1 or deferiprone) on people with the rare blood disorder thalassemia.

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Public Service: "Bernie has beta thalassemia Bernie Tabura, seven years old, from barangay Inayawan, Cebu City, is confined at Cebu City Medical Center due to Beta Thalassemia (blood disorder)"

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LTVNEWS.COM -: "�We have our functions to raise money for the lodges, we have our charities that we sponsor, we�re a big part of the National Thalassemia Foundation of Canada. That stems right from Italy, it�s a blood disease that originates from there and it�s a charitable cause that we�ve taken under our wing.�"

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Reuters AlertNet - Pakistan: Marching on World Thalassaemia Day: "World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO)Website: http://meero.worldvision.orgThis World Thalassaemia Day, World Vision Pakistan led a march to raise awareness of the common but widely unknown inherited blood disorder, of which its minor form affects around 10 million children in the country and some 100,000 children

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About Thalassemia: "Ralph A. Cazzetta, RN Lab Dedicated at Mercy Medical Centerby Craig Butler April 28, 2005 - On April 19, Long Island's Mercy Medical Center officially dedicated the Ralph A. Cazzetta, RN Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Education Laboratory, a new laboratory that will enable nurses at Mercy to expand and hone their skills in a unique clinical setting. Ralph A. Cazzetta,RN

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Novartis Files Exjade(R) New Drug Applications for Treatment of Chronic Iron Overload Due to Blood Transfusions: " - Innovative, once-a-day oral formulation offers life-altering treatment option to broad range of iron overload patients - Filings based on data from largest prospective clinical trials program for iron chelation therapy EAST

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natural wonders | health | Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (01-05-2005): "Scientific research into the benefits of wheatgrass is increasing. A recent study into the serious blood disorder thalassemia, which inhibits oxygen in the blood, by Professor Panos Ioannou at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, found using wheatgrass extract substantially boosted production of foetal

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- It is lawful to create 'Designer babies'- rules British court :: "The fetus was found to have beta thalassemia major On the first attempt and she had an abortion. On the second occasion, she gave birth to a child whose tissue turned out not to be compatible. 'There is a way to save the Hashmi family from having to play dice with conception,' Lord Hoffman said. This involved removing a

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DNC: Health News - UK Allows Creation of 'Designer Babies' to Help Sick Siblings: " Contributed by William Angelos | 29 April, 2005 23:52 GMTMaking 'designer babies' is a controversial subject throughout the world. Many scientists and doctors say it would cure many sick children, but some worry that this could be the beginning of ominous things to come. Families in the UK may create so-called

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Chicago Defender / Local: "The two worlds of Bishop Horace E. SmithApril 11, 2005He has two jobs - both are demanding and rewarding!At church, he saves souls, and in a Chicago hospital or a third world country, he saves lives.Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D., became pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church on March 28, 1980. He says it is a calling. However, Smith is also the Director of the

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SILive.com - Staten Island Advance - Living with Cooley's anemia: "Living with Cooley's anemia Advances in research and treatment of the genetic blood disorder offer hope of longer, more productive livesMonday, April 04, 2005DIANE O'DONNELLADVANCE HEALTH AND FITNESS EDITORLearning to inject oranges with needles and spinning around like a runway model don't go hand-in-hand for most children. But

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Blood Center Gene Therapy Researcher Awarded Grant: "Joining the Blood Center in 2002, Dr. Josephson's other research projects focus on developing strategies for efficiently transferring therapeutic genes into blood stem cells. Stem cell gene therapy has the potential to improve the quality of life for thousands of people, offering great promise in the fight against disorders such as sickle cell

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The Hindu Business Line : Reliance Life sets up cord blood archive: "'There are requests pouring in from various parts of the world with HLA profiles. The present requirement for transplants is limited to those with genetic disorders such as thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia as also a variety of cancer. We are also researching on the scope of using cord blood cells in areas such as neurology,

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Debate Over Use of Embryonic Stem Cells: "Stem-cell transplants have broken new ground in disease research. Stem cells from bone marrow have treated rare blood disorders such as aplastic anemia and beta-thalassemia. Now scientists are experimenting with embryonic stem cell research--and that's become a political issue. To understand why governments are making laws and citizens are protesting, you

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Pakistan Times | Health: First public sector thalassemia centre opens in Islamabad: "ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary Health Syed Anwar Mehmood on Monday opened the first public sector center for thalassemia treatment with a call to the public to donate blood regularly to help the suffering people. ."

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"[Sunday, March 6, 2005 12:26:00 pm]More than 120 Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) staff have participated in the blood donation campaign in support of youngsters being treated at Dubai�s Al Wasel Hospital for thalassemia, the genetic blood disease which results in microcytic anemia."

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U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Cardiac Deaths Among Thalassemia Patients in U.S. Preventable...": "LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., March 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Overwhelming data showing protection of the heart in iron overloaded patients treated with the oral iron chelator deferiprone (FerriproxTM) were presented at the Eighth Cooley's Anemia Symposium, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and the

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