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Give The Gift Of Life During Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month

(www.news.mayoclinic.com)Sickle Cell Anemia affects more than 70,000 people in the United States, and most of them are African-American. September is Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month, a perfect time to make an appointment to give blood in support of the thousands of people across the country suffering from this disease. One in every 12 African Americans carries the trait for sickle cell disease. [click link for full article]