August 31, 2004 Vol. LVI, No. 18 NLM Web Site Wins Harvard University's 'Oscar' Award Grateful Patient Brings CDC Director Gerberding To Speak, Sept. 16 Iraqi Minister of Health Visits NIH Federal Women's Forum 'Shares Success at One HHS' What's Your NIH 'Firsts' HQ (Heritage Quotient)? |
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Of Squid Cells and Other Slippery Subjects By Carla Garnett
NIDDK's Rodgers Offers Sickle Cell Update By Rich McManus
For many years, doctors thought that the excruciating pain associated with sickle cell disease crisis was due to the sickled shape of the cell the things were contorted like sharp boomerangs rather than like friendly little disks and were thus tearing up the microcirculatory systems of patients.
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