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Jacob Holdt (born 29 April 1947) is a Danish photographer, writer and lecturer.His mammoth work, American Pictures, gained international fame in 1977 for its effective photographic revelations about the hardships of America's lower classes.
The Fugates, commonly known as the "Blue Fugates" [1] or the "Blue People of Kentucky", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation (CAF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds medical research and education to benefit individuals living with the genetic blood disorder thalassemia. The major form of this disorder is also known as Cooley's anemia.
Besides bleeding, anemia, and unintentional weight loss, he advises, “I think the most important differentiator is change—change in bowel habits, change in pain, change in bloating, and ...
She collapsed while giving a suffragist speech in Los Angeles, “like a wilted white rose” at the podium. She suffered from pernicious anemia and ignored warnings to ease her grueling speaking ...
Iron-deficiency anemia affected about 1.48 billion people in 2015. [6] A lack of dietary iron is estimated to cause approximately half of all anemia cases globally. [12] Women and young children are most commonly affected. [3] In 2015, anemia due to iron deficiency resulted in about 54,000 deaths – down from 213,000 deaths in 1990. [7] [13]
Nutritional anemia can be caused by a lack of iron, protein, vitamin B12, and other vitamins and minerals that are needed for the formation of hemoglobin. However, Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional disorder. [7] Signs of anemia include cyanosis, jaundice, and easy bruising. [7]
Sickle cell anemia affects about 72,000 people in the United States. Most Americans who have sickle cell anemia are of African descent. The disease also affects Americans from the Caribbean, Central America, and parts of South America, Turkey, Greece, Italy, the Middle East and East India.