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In 2006, Goggins competed in the Ultraman World Championships Triathlon in Hawaii, placing second in the three-day, 320-mile race. He also participated in the Furnace Creek-508 (2009). [22] In 2007, Goggins placed third overall in the Badwater-135. [23] He competed in the Badwater-135 in 2013 and finished 18th, [24] after a break from the event ...
Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) [1] was an African-American woman [4] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line [A] and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.
Van Sickle would move to the Philippines in January 2024, [5] to sign with Premier Volleyball League (PVL) club Petro Gazz Angels. [6] She received endorsement from former player Lindsey Vander Weide. Van Sickle has been aiming to play in the Philippines since 2021 after learning about the sporting scene in the country from her friend Kalei Mau ...
Ryan Terry Clark [1] [2] (born October 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
The 2024 Jack's World Series of Darts Finals was the tenth staging of the World Series of Darts Finals tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 13 to 15 September 2024. It featured a field of 32 players for the first time. [1]
The three major types of inherited genetic resistance (sickle-cell disease, thalassaemias, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency) were present in the Mediterranean world by the time of the Roman Empire, about 2000 years ago. [19] Molecular methods have confirmed the high prevalence of P. falciparum malaria in ancient Egypt. [20]
The acute chest syndrome is a vaso-occlusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in people with sickle cell anemia. This condition commonly manifests with a new opacification of the lung(s) on a chest x-ray .
Boston Children's Chief of Hematology and Oncology David Nathan recommended for Claudia De Pass, a young patient with sickle cell disease, to try Hydroxyurea, a drug used to treat blood cancer, to treat her sickle cell disease. The treatment worked and Hydroxyurea is now broadly used to treat sickle cell disease. [38]