Aplastic and Myelodysplastic Anemias - Can an OTC Supplement Help Patients Improve Their Quality of Life?

Inspired by the movie "Lorenzo's Oil", an amateur researcher has created a webpage outlining the justification for and potential use of N-Acetylcysteine in cases of aplastic and myelodyplastic anemias.

Aplastic anemia and sideroblastic anemia are two of several "orphan diseases" for which comparatively little research is being conducted. Although these anemias are considered fairly rare, the number of patients diagnosed with them increases each year. Sadly, patients over the age of 55 have few treatment options available other than blood transfusions and palliative care.

The webpage http://www.7flat5.com contains information on the use of N-Acetylcysteine in treating sideroblastic and other anemias. Containing numerous references from the National Institute of Health's Pubmed database, this thoroughly-researched page was created by an interested layperson whose father suffers from sideroblastic anemia.