Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2011. Every September, we recognize National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness month to increase public knowledge about Sickle Cell disease (SCD). SCD is the most common inherited blood disorder; an estimated 72,000 Americans live with SCD, and approximately two million Americans, including one in 12 African Americans, carry the Sickle Cell Trait.
Although there is not yet a widely available cure, we have made major progress in increasing the life expectancy of people…
