• American Sickle Cell Association
  The American Sickle Cell Association is a private nonprofit 501.3 organization in Cleveland, Ohio. ASCAA was founded in 1971 and is the oldest sickle cell research, education, and social services organization in the United States.
  
  
• Have A Heart for Sickle Cell Anemia
  The Have A Heart for Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation is an organization dedicated to educate and inform sickle cell patients, their families and the community at large of the disease and its effects. The Have A Heart Foundation makes continuous advancements towards improving the quality of life for many of those having the disease.
  
  
• HYDROXYUREA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Sickle cell anemia is a major public health problem affecting a significant portion of the African-American population. In 1995, an NHLBI clinical trial of hydroxyurea in adults over the age of 18 demonstrated, for the first time, an effective therapy for reducing painful episodes in severely affected adults with sickle cell anemia.
  
  
• New Hope for People with Sickle Cell Anemia
  In tropical regions of the world where the parasite-borne disease malaria is prevalent, people with a single copy of a particular genetic mutation have a survival advantage. Over time, people from these regions have migrated, had children, and in some cases married each other. Some of their children inherit two copies of the mutation. While inheriting one copy of the mutation confers a benefit, inheriting two copies is a tragedy. Children born with two copies of the genetic mutation have sickle cell anemia, a painful disease that affects the red blood cells and is curable only in rare instances.
  
  
• Recommendations for Pediatric Sickling Disorder Management
  These recommendations are in accordance with the recommendations of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Anemia. They are intended to be used as minimal guidelines for disease management and are not intended to replace your individualized plan for the child's health care.
  
  
• Sickle Cell Anemia
  DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY - sickle cell anemia comprises several distinct disorders caused by abnormal hemoglobin (Hgb) which results in polymerization and formation of long hemoglobin chains. These chains distort the shape of red cells causing changes in blood viscosity and in the red cell membrane. Department of Pediatrics San Antonio Uniformed Services HEC Pediatric Residency Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
  
  
• Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Part II. Diagnosis and Treatment
  Treatment advances over the past 25 years have significantly decreased morbidity and mortality in children with sickle cell disease. Aggressive management of fever, early diagnosis of acute chest syndrome, judicious use of transfusions and proper treatment of pain can improve quality of life and prognosis for these children. Prophylactic hydroxyurea therapy has been shown to reduce the incidence and severity of pain crises in adults with sickle cell disease and has been effective in limited studies conducted in children. Research into stem cell transplantation provides hope that a cure for sickle cell disease may be possible. (Am Fam Physician 2000;62:1309-14.)
  
  
• Sickle Cell Disease in Children
  Sickle cell disease causes the red blood cells to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of blood that carries oxygen in the body. There are different kinds of sickle cell disease. Some kinds are mild, but others cause serious illness. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease ­- meaning it is passed by parents in their genes to their children. (Genes are tiny pieces of DNA; they are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When all your genes are put together, they make you.) Who gets sickle cell disease, and how?
  
  
• Sickle Cell Information Center
  Provide sickle cell patient and professional education, news, research updates and world wide sickle cell resources. It is the mission of our organizations to provide world class compassionate care, education, counseling, and research for patients with sickle cell disease.
  
  
• Sickle Cell Information Center
  It is the mission of our organizations to provide world class compassionate care, education, counseling, and research for patients with sickle cell disease. It is our mission to help break the sickle cycle.
  
  
• Sickle Cell Information Center
  A comprehensive information site for parents and children with tutorials, resources, inspiration and research news. There are extensive links to sickle cell information web sites.
  
  
• Sickle Cell Information for Teachers, Students, and Employers
  Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited chronic illness which results in anemia (low blood counts) episodes of pain and increased susceptibility to infections. Any complication, if severe or untreated can be life threatening. Immediate treatment at a hospital or sickle cell center is required under these circumstances
  
  
• Sickle Cell Kids
  A fun educational site that teaches children, parents and friends about sickle cell disaese. There are games to play and information to print and use for keeping healthy
  
  
• Sickle Cell Society
  Welcome to the Sickle Cell Society, Britain's premier African Caribbean health charity.
  
  
• Sickle Cell Trait
  Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed Creation Date: March 1993 Last Revision Date: March 1993
  
  
• Sickle-Cell Disease
  Approximately 80,000 Americans have sickle-cell disease. About 9% of African Americans have the trait, and an estimated one in 500 African American and one in every 1,000 to 1,400 American Hispanic children are born with sickle-cell disease itself.
  
  
• WHAT IS SICKLE CELL DISEASE?
  Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels. (child health)
  
  
• Your baby and Sickle Cell Amenia
  The child with sickle cell anemia is at great risk for serious infections -- such as sepsis (a blood stream infection), meningitis, and pneumonia. The risk of infection is increased because the spleen does not function normally.
  
  
• A UK Patients Sickle Cell Anaemia website
  A description by myself of Sickle Cell Anaemia and my ongoing diary which logs all visits to hospital and anything which revolves around my Sickle Cell
  
  

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