Sickle Cell Anemia

Children

1.	Truth about Transfusions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/transfusions.html




2.	Do You Know about Sickle Cell Anemia? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/blood/sickle_cell.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Anemia, Sickle Cell National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000755&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Complete Blood Count American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/test.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary Sickle Cell Disease Association of America http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/glossary.phtml

Directories

1.	Sickle Cell Clinics, Contacts, and Resources Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/clinics.htm

Disease Management

1.	Sickle Cell Disease: Practical Tips for Preventing American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/550.xml




2.	Pain Assessment and Pain Management in Sickle Cell Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/painmgpt.htm

Genetics

1.	Genetics Home Reference: Sickle cell anemia National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=sicklecellanemia




2.	Genes and Disease: Sickle Cell Anemia National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...




3.	How Do People Get Sickle Cell Disease? Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/scd_inheritance.html




4.	Learning about Sickle Cell Disease National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001219




5.	Child with Sickle Cell Disease-A Teaching Manual: Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.scinfo.org/childSSgenetics.htm

Law and Policy

1.	Sickle Cell Disease: Americans with Disabilities A Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/adainfo.htm

National Institutes of Health

1.	Sickle Cell Anemia National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html

Organizations

1.	Sickle Cell Disease Association of America http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/




2.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




3.	Save Babies Through Screening Foundation http://www.savebabies.org/




4.	Sickle Cell Information Center Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/

Other Languages

1.	Cartilha de Anemia Falciforme Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/Brazilppt/BrazilPatientInfo.htm

Overviews

1.	Sickle Cell Disease March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1221.asp




2.	Sickle Cell Anemia Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/sickle_cell_anemia.html




3.	Frequently Asked Questions Sickle Cell Disease Association of America http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/faqs.phtml




4.	What Is Sickle Cell Disease? Sickle Cell Disease Association of America http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/index.phtml




5.	What Is Sickle Cell Disease? Dolan DNA Learning Center http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/sickle/whatisit.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Newborn Screening Tests March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_834.asp




2.	Sickle Cell Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/sickle/test.html




3.	Genetic Counseling Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/genetic_counseling.html

Research

1.	Sickle Cell Research for Treatment and Cure National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/docs/scd30/scd30.pdf




2.	Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Harms Children with Sick Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/tobacco_sickle_cell.html




3.	Hydroxyurea Therapy Improves Survival in Most Seve National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2003/nhlbi-01.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	High Blood Pressure in the Lungs a Major Risk for National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2004/cc-25.htm




2.	Who Is Affected? Sickle Cell Disease Association of America http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/affected1.phtml

Teenagers

1.	Blood Transfusions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/transfusions.html




2.	Sickle Cell Anemia Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/sickle_cell_anemia.h...

Treatment

1.	Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System http://www.SCInfo.org/bonemarr.htm




2.	Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=2443