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Article: Anemic and considered dangerous.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- November 1, 1989
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Anemic and Considered Dangerous
It's Saturday morning, and you canhardly believe it. Just last night, you were having a great time at a party, talking and laughing with your friends. You would have--if you could have--danced until dawn. But now you're sorry. On only a few hours sleep, you have to face your Saturday job. Pale and exhausted, you drag yourself out of bed.
You might be tempted to feel sorry for yourself, but do you know that some people feel this way all the time? Party goers? Not all of them. Some of them are suffering from a disease called anemia. People with anemia may have a variety of symptoms from excessive tiredness to itchy ...