Pulling for Charity. Knights of Columbus in Iowa rallied to both financially sponsor and organize teams for the second annual Plane Pull for Special Olympics Iowa. The event was held at the Des Moines International Airport on June 6, 2015 and raised $100,000 in support of Special Olympic Athletes. Video.
Polycythemia (also known as polycythaemia or polyglobulia) is a disease state in which the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells increases.Blood volume proportions can be measured as hematocrit.bsolute polycythemia [edit]. The overproduction of red blood cells may be due to a primary process in the bone marrow (a so-called myeloproliferative syndrome), or it may be a reaction to chronically low oxygen levels or, rarely, a malignancy.
But in polycythemia vera, your bone marrow makes too many of some blood cells. The mutation that causes polycythemia vera is thought to affect a protein switch that tells the cells to grow. Specifically, it's a mutation in the protein Janus kinase 2 (JAK2). Most people with polycythemia vera have this mutation. The cause of the mutation isn't known, but it's generally not inherited. Risk factors. Polycythemia vera can occur at any age, but it's more common in adults older than 60. Complications. Possible complications of polycythemia vera include: Blood clots.