Hemophilia News

Women now have a treatment option for heavy periods that is not based on hormones.

Special Kevin Porter died in June 2007 from complications from AIDS. Wanda Porter of the Westside recently traveled to Washington for the 20th anniversary of the Committee of Ten Thousand, a support organization mainly of people with hemophilia who contracted HIV/AIDS from tainted blood products.

Federal health officials have approved a new drug as the first non-hormonal treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.

It is often caused by trauma or inflammation from a respiratory infection. Most nosebleeds in young adults and children begin in the nasal septum, the cartilage that separate the nasal cavity in two.

Biovitrum AB has taken a significant step in its goal to become a fully integrated, specialty pharmaceutical firm focused on niche indications, with an SEK3.656 billion cash-and-shares acquisition of Swedish Orphan International AB.

The Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per Baxter common share.

Vitamin K walks to a different beat. For starters, those who discovered the vitamin didn't follow the established nomenclature.

The plasma arc furnace separates plasma from blood. lasma helps recipients suffering from many ailments, while helping donors financially.

Get involved When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Call: Tracy Hunter at 323-4222 to set up a bone marrow registry or blood drive.

RA©jean Mathurin's son Pascal, left, a mentally disabled hemophiliac who contracted HIV and hepatitis C from a blood transfusion, had his Ontario disability benefits suspended because of a fight between his father and the Ontario government over the disclosure of Pascal's assets.

Adherence of the cellular elements, the platelets, to damaged tissues triggers primary hemostasis.

Indiana teenager Ryan White was expelled from school when it was learned that he had contracted HIV/AIDS from treatment of his hemophilia.

Officials with the change of ownership for Helping Hands of Alabama are Amber Carmichael, executive assistant to the HPC board of directors; Erin Anderson, HPC director of operations; Carolyn Bell, Helping Hands area manager; Carolyn Cowling, Helping Hands director; Barbara Hill, Helping Hands area manager; Todd Vereen, HPC chief financial officer; ...

The National Research Council Report found that AIDS has not spread to the general population at the rate predicted by the general population at the rate predicted by many experts.

Families hand down more than facial features and freckles, hair color and height.

Peter MacDonald, Canadian Blood Services, and JoAnn Craig, P.E.I. chapter of the Hemophilia Society, plant a red oak on the grounds near Province House during a ceremony to commemorate the victims and families of the tainted blood tragedy.

CharlieBiomed Abstract Objective.--To determine accuracy of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 antibody testing system using a device to collect and stabilize oral mucosal transudate , a fluid with increased levels of IgG; an enzyme immunoassay screening test optimized for OMT; and a Western blot confirmatory test designed for use with OMT.

Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

Ronny McDougal is both a ghost and a student at UMKC who is searching for love. Being a college student can be tough.

Toronto's new breakthrough: Helping HIV-positive patients have babies Marc Laprise, who is HIW-positive, didn't believe he would have a future, let alone a wife and family.