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March 1, 2019 / Last updated : March 1, 2019 Edward Lara Education

HEMOPHILIA: “A ROYAL DISEASE”

HEMOPHILIA is a rare blood disorder in which the patient’s blood does not clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting factors. An inherited disease, it is usually passed from mother to son. Because it was prevalent in European royal families, it is also known as “a royal disease.” According to https://hemophilianewstoday.com/2017/05/24, it is believed that […]

February 12, 2019 / Last updated : February 12, 2019 Edward Lara Status

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR V.S. LEUKEMIA

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. in New York on April 16, 1947, this 12 lb. 11 oz. baby grew up to be a 7 ft. 2 in. professional basketball player. He began his record-breaking basketball accomplishments in high school when he led Jack Donahue’s Power Memorial Academy to three straight New York City Catholic […]