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Adepoju Paul Olusegun
Owerri, Imo state, NIGERIA
Joined June 18th 2008
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A young guy whose mind is always filled with something and who is ready to share what is on his mind with everybody.
Recent Posts NIMELSSA ConferenceDecember 29th 2008 10:09
The Nigerian Medical Laboratory Science student association (NIMELSSA) is organizing an international conference, come 2009. Stay with this page for further information or send a mail to: Your text goes here
The menace called Sickle cell diseaseNovember 14th 2008 16:29
Sickle-cell disease or sickle-cell anaemia (or anemia) is a blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells' flexibility and results in their restricted movement through blood vessels, depriving downstream tissues of oxygen. The disease is chronic and lifelong: individuals are most often well, but their lives are punctuated by periodic painful attacks and a risk of various other complications. Life expectancy is shortened, with older studies reporting an average life expectancy of 42 and 48 years for males and females, respectively. Sickle-cell disease occurs more commonly in people (or their descendants) from parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is or was common, but it also occurs in people of other ethnicities. This is because those with one or two alleles of the sickle-cell disease are resistant to malaria since the sickle red blood cells are not conducive to the parasites - in areas where malaria is common, there is a survival value in carrying a single sickle-cell gene, AS heterozygotes. Sickle-cell anaemia is the name of a specific form of sickle-cell disease in which there is homozygosity for the mutation that causes HbS. Sickle-cell anaemia is also referred to as "HbSS", "SS disease", "haemoglobin S", or permutations thereof. Other, rarer forms of sickle-cell disease include sickle-haemoglobin C disease (HbSC), sickle beta-plus-thalassaemia (HbS/β ) and sickle beta-zero-thalassaemia (HbS/β0). These other forms of sickle-cell disease are compound heterozygous states in which the person has only one copy of the mutation that causes HbS and one copy of another abnormal haemoglobin allele. The term "disease" is applied since the inherited abnormality causes a pathological condition that can lead to death and severe complications. Not all inherited variants of haemoglobin are detrimental, a concept known as genetic polymorphism.
Sperm Scarcity hits UK, More donors wantedNovember 12th 2008 17:15
When I first read this on CNN.com, I was surprised that somwthing that is turned out in millions per guy, can actually be in demand in another part of the world, this is the sperm story according to the UK. The British Fertility Society is warning that the UK is facing a shortage of men willing to donate their sperm
What's Next for Sarah PalinNovember 12th 2008 17:04
In the past week, the former vice presidential candidate has invited reporters into her home in Alaska, serving them moose chili and moose hot dogs as she opens up about her life and what's next.
4 Port USB Car Charger AdapterOctober 3rd 2008 13:17
I don’t think I’ll ever use all four at once but knowing that you can is empowering (pardon my pun) After a trip to Sea World, my iPhone 3G was just about depleted (no surprise about the short battery life - but I wouldn’t trade it for any other phone, in fact, I’m slowing transitioning from Windows to Mac for my personal computer as I’m not playing FPS games anymore and the Vista Operating System turned into a huge let down for me
Wal-Mart Music Store Kills DRMOctober 3rd 2008 13:10
Rivals sign Zimbabwe power-share dealSeptember 15th 2008 17:56
Zimbabwe's political rivals set aside deep differences Monday to sign a power-sharing deal intended to end the violent crisis that has paralyzed the country since the disputed election in March
McCain mocked for saying economy still 'strong'September 15th 2008 17:37
Democrats are pouncing on John McCain's comments at a Florida campaign rally Monday morning that the economy is “strong,” even as a major Wall Street bank filed for bankruptcy protection and another was sold to Bank of America
Analysis: McCain sincere, short on answersSeptember 6th 2008 16:14
It's odd to present yourself as a maverick to the most partisan audience imaginable, as John McCain did Thursday night.
But the real audience wasn't sitting in the Xcel Center this evening to watch the Arizona senator accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination; it was the independents at home looking for a reason to vote for him
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