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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a condition that affects people around the world. Due to the serious health problems associated with SCD there is a need to know more about the disease.
SCD affects people of many racial and ethnic groups. In the United States, 90,000 to 100,000 people, mainly African Americans, have SCD. The disease occurs among about 1 of every 500 African-American births and among about 1 out of every 36,000 Hispanic-American births. Other people affected include those of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Asian origin. In addition, more than 2 million people carry the sickle cell gene that allows them potentially to pass the disease on to their children.
Among those with SCD, their red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle”. The sickle-shaped cells die early, which causes a constant shortage of red blood cells. When a person doesn’t have enough red blood cells, they have a condition called anemia. Also, when these misshaped blood cells travel through small blood vessels, they can get stuck and clog the blood flow. Whenever this happens, it results in severe pain and organ damage and can cause serious infections.
People with SCD can live productive lives and enjoy most of the activities that people without SCD do. These are some things that people with SCD can do to stay as healthy as possible:
Get regular checkups. Regular health checkups with a primary care doctor can help prevent some serious problems.
Prevent infections. Common illnesses, like influenza quickly can become dangerous for a child with SCD. The best defense is to take simple steps to help prevent infections.
iPhone 5 not getting a redesign, going to assemblers in September?
MacRumors got wind of research note from — wait for it — an analyst named Ming-Chi Kuo who claims Apple is sending the gold master (GM) build of iOS 5 to manufacturers for assembly of iPhone 5 sometime between September 23 to 30.
However, Kuo actually seems to be referring to the rumored N94 update of iPhone 4 (sometimes referred to as iPhone 4S. He provides the following details:
- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.
So either Apple is doing an amazing job keeping a redesigned iPhone 5 under wraps, or iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S) won’t be a major redesign (which is what TiPb heard a long time ago.)
If the next iPhone isn’t a radical redesign, will you be any less likely to get it?
Huge List of Things to Do in Boston: Events September 12-18
Boston Poetry Slam
Tuesday, September 13 @6:30pm
Trident Booksellers & Café, 338 Newbury St., Boston 02115
617-267-8688
Free
Every other Tuesday, Trident Booksellers & Café will host a Boston Poetry Slam night, with open mic poetry followed by an 8-poet slam. Sign-up is at 6:30pm.
Boston Beauty Sample Sale
Wednesday, September 14 6:30pm-9pm
The Estate, 1 Boylston Place, Boston 02116
Ages 21+
$ 29
SHAPE Magazine and PrettyCity present the 2011 Boston Beauty Sample Sale, featuring mini-services and samples from some of Boston’s best salons and spas, cocktails, prizes and tasty treats. Visitors can get pampered with skin care consultations, massages, mini-facials, makeovers, and more. Tickets are $ 29 and include a goodie bag. Use the promotion code “boston25″ to get 25% off.
The Real Paper: Journalism Then & Now
Thursday, September 15 6:30pm-8pm
Suffolk University, C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple St., Boston 02114
617-557-2007
Free
Ford Hall Forum presents The Real Paper: Journalism Then & Now, in which Monica Collins, Ford Hall Forum Vice President and former Real Paper journalist, will lead a Real Paper reunion and discussion on modern-day journalism and the future of free newspapers with Harper Barnes, Jan Freeman, Laura Shapiro, Paul Solman, and Mark Zanger.
Free Lecture and Observatory Night @ Center for Astrophysics
Thursday, September 15 7pm
Center for Astrophysics, Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St., Cambridge 02138
617-495-7461
High School ages and Older
Free
This month’s Observatory Night at the Center for Astrophysics will feature a free lecture by Søren Meibom on “How to tell a Star’s Real Age” and the importance of being able to do so. More Info
Boston Film Festival