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Sickle cell disease killing tribals, dalits in MP
ByManjari Mishra, TNN | Mar 14, 2013, 04.25 AM IST
MANDLA/JABALPUR: Tribals in Kundam, a settlement 40 km off Jabalpur, call it a black demon, one who strikes select families and ensures an early and agonizing death by sucking its victims white.
For once, medical experts couldn't agree more with this home spun wisdom that aptly describes sickle cell - an incurable genetic disorder which damages vital organs like liver, kidney, heart and spleen. The disease manifest at the school going age and patient rarely reaches adulthood.
Bombay Group Flown To Istanbul
Bengaluru: A city-based voluntary blood donation organisation has come to the rescue of a critically ill cancer patient in Istanbul, Turkey, and helped his chances of survival by sending three units of his extremely rare blood group – Bombay blood type —from local donors.