Sickle Selections

archived newsletters from the University of Rochester Sickle Cell Program

The following newsletters are available as Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 files - online versions that look just like the originals. The Adobe Acrobat Reader software is freely available for you to download and use from Adobe's software site.

• April 2002
  Survey of Newborns with Sickle Cell Disease, Birth Statistics, Camp Kope Schedule*

• January 2002
  Sickle Cell Disease Cured in Mice by Gene Therapy*

• October 2001
  Hydroxyurea - Effects on Growth and Development*

• July 2001
  Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD)*

• April 2001
  25 years of Newborn Screening for Sickle in NY State - some statistics.*

• January 2001
  New Pneumococcal Vaccine (PREVNAR) Indicated for Young Children with Sickle Cell Disease*

• October 2000
  Early Intervention Program Available for Children with Sickle Cell Disease; Influenza Vacine; Birth Statistics

• July 2000
  Priapism: A Complication of Sickle Cell Disease

• April 2000
  Summer Camp Established for Children with Sickle Cell

• January 2000
  Hydroxyurea

• October 1999
  Hemoglobin E without Hemoglobin A: Establishing a Diagnosis is Important!

• July 1999
  Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: Cord Blood as an Alternative to Marrow

• April 1999
  SE Disease Newborn; Summer Camps; Birth Statistics for HSA Region II NY State

• January 1999
  First Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Anemia at Strong Memorial Hospital

• October 1998
  Nitric Oxide (NO) A role in Sickle Cell Disease?

• July 1998
  RNA Repair: An Alternative Genetic Approach to Sickle Cell Disease Therapy

• April 1998
  Birth Statistics for Newborns 1995-97
  A Fast Moving Hemoglobin at Birth

• January 1998
  Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) in Sickle Cell Disease

• October 1997
  Stroke Prevention in Sickle Cell Patients
  Flu Shots Recommended for Sickle Cell Children

• July 1997
  Strong Sickle Program . . . What We're About

• April 1997
  Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) in Sickle Cell Disease
  Birth Statistics 1994-96

• January 1996
  Sickle Cell Disease:What to Expect in the First 10 Years
  Delayed Adolescent Growth

• April 1996
  Differential Diagnosis of Hemoglobin S but no A at Birth.
  Misdiagnosis of Sickle beta⁺-thalassemia.

• October 1996
  Two recent Papers on Successful Treatments for Sickle Cell Anemia.
  Bone Marrow Transplantation and Hydroxyurea Treatment.

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