Study May Bring Sickle Cell Breakthrough
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
A rare, deadly lung condition is so common among people with sickle cell anemia that testing for and treating it could help many patients live longer, healthier lives, a study found.
Experts called the study a major advance in the fight against sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that affects 70,000 to 1
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