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Guam has programs for bleeding disorders  -  Mar 1, 2008
Pacific Daily News,By Renee Veksler Hemophilia and von Willebrand's Disease are inherited bleeding disorders in which the blood does not clot properly.

Hemophilia – How to Treat Hemophilia  -  Mar 18, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Hemophilias are a group of disorders, which are among the most common and serious inherited bleeding disorders. Hemophilia is actually a collection of

Hemophilias - Treatments and Therapies  -  Mar 17, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Hemophilias are a group of related bleeding disorders that are one of the most common and severe of the inherited bleeding disorders.

Unhealthy schoolkids numbers on the rise  -  Feb 23, 2008
Auckland stuff.co.nz,Other categories include cancer, skin care, bleeding disorders, recuperation from surgery, heart and lung disorders, mobility assistance and fragility.

Neenah boy's diagnosis gives family a rare insight into bleeding ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,Center for Bleeding Disorders at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee and a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the affiliated medical college.

Canada: Restrictions Relaxed On Advertising Certain Drugs As ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),...acute infectious respiratory syndrome, acute psychotic conditions, addiction (except nicotine addiction), dementia and hematologic bleeding disorders.

eWorld Companies, Inc. Establishes Strategic Alliance With ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),The mission of the HFSC is to improve the quality of life and build community for families living with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders by (1)

Study Shows Privigen 10% Liquid Immunoglobulin Preparation for ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),The company's therapies are used in the treatment of immune deficiency disorders, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, other bleeding disorders and inherited

Haematology moot begins today  -  Mar 13, 2008
Daily Times,...blood techniques, blood and bone marrow morphology, coagulation and bleeding disorders and haemoglobin disorders (thalassaemia and haemoglobinopathy).

From Combat to Consumer: New Bandage Stops Bleeding Fast  -  Mar 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),For patients with bleeding disorders, like hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, KytoStat provides the ability to personally control bleeding caused by cuts

Blood supplies critical; donors should give now  -  Mar 10, 2008
Enid News & Eagle,Platelets help with clotting and benefit patients who develop bleeding disorders from leukemia, cancer therapy or open heart surgery. Right here in Enid,

They're fighting for a voice and their lives  -  Mar 7, 2008
Tallahassee Democrat,...treat these rare disorders, which include hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, primary immunodeficiency diseases and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Irish Moss - Uses and Side Effects  -  Mar 10, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Patients with underlying bleeding disorders or hypotension should use Irish moss with caution. Monitor blood pressure regularly during the course of therapy

Guidelines Issued for Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand's ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Medscape (subscription)...and with clinical monitoring by a team including a hematologist and a surgeon who is expert in the management of bleeding disorders (grade C, level IV).

Donor clinic returns  -  Feb 27, 2008
Cochrane Times,Donated blood is used for things such as accident and trauma victims, cancer patients, individuals with bleeding disorders, newborns and many others.

The Claws Clause  -  Mar 13, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),...transmission to owners with bleeding disorders or compromised immune systems, declawing may be justified in order to maintain the cat-human bond.

A troubling ruling that needs review  -  Feb 26, 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,STATEN ISLAND, NY -- According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "shaken baby syndrome is a serious and clearly definable form of child abuse"

BUYINS.NET: NETC, NHPI, VRUS, ZUMZ, CONX, ENCS Have Also Been ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...and antiphospholipid antibody testing products, which are used in the diagnosis of clotting and bleeding disorders, including von Willebrand's disease.

Haematology conference starts at Pims  -  Mar 14, 2008
The Post,...on topics including basic blood transfusion techniques, advanced blood techniques, blood and bone marrow morphology, coagulation and bleeding disorders.

Blood is vitally important to our community  -  Mar 12, 2008
PonokaNews,The blood is needed for emergency surgery, elective surgery, blood transfusions for leukemia, burn patients, people with bleeding disorders, new born babies

Patient Page  -  Mar 11, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Some coagulopathies (bleeding disorders) may make the procedure too risky to perform. Pregnancy, organomegaly (abnormally enlarged organs), severe bowel or

Support groups  -  Mar 10, 2008
GoErie.com,Bleeding disorders support for people with hemophilia or VonVillebrands Disease or their families. Call Great Lakes Home HealthCare Services at 877-6771.

Asian Ginseng - Uses of Ginseng  -  Mar 8, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Asian ginseng is used to manage fatigue and lack of concentration, and to treat atherosclerosis, bleeding disorders, colitis, diabetes, depression,

Aid mission medics save lives  -  Mar 4, 2008
Bradford Telegraph Argus,India and the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, where staff helped refurbish a ward for cancer patients and people with bleeding disorders.

Erie Street Market to host Glass City Beer Fest  -  Feb 29, 2008
Toledo Free Press,...the Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation has met the needs of individuals and families in a 22-county area impacted by bleeding disorders.

US: Pineapple helps prevent cancers  -  Feb 26, 2008
FreshPlaza,...(But people with bleeding disorders should be very careful). Bromelain helps in the process of wound healing and has been shown to be important for people

CSL Behring Launches LEAD Program to Support Patient Group ...  -  20 Feb 2008
Earthtimes,...representing individuals who use plasma/recombinant therapies to treat bleeding disorders, immune disorders, Alpha-1 deficiency or other conditions.

Bayer HealthCare Awards Grant to Support Future Leaders of ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
Emediawire (press release),The program has a reputation within the bleeding disorders community as being one of the most strategically important initiatives currently underway.

Awareness project launched for haemophilia patients  -  Feb 3, 2008
The Post,The society is working for the benefit and welfare of people who are suffering with bleeding disorders. The primary goal and objective of the society is to

Support groups  -  Feb 18, 2008
GoErie.com,Bleeding disorders support for people with hemophilia or VonVillebrands Disease or their families. Call Great Lakes Home HealthCare Services at 877-6771.

Avigen Reports 2007 Financial Results and Reviews Clinical Progress  -  Feb 6, 2008
FOXBusinessAdditionally, the company is advancing AV513, a novel therapy for the treatment of multiple bleeding disorders, including hemophilia A and B,

Horse Chestnut Herb Description-Herbal Medicines  -  Feb 13, 2008
American Chronicle,Use cautiously in patients who are hypersensitive to other members of the horse chestnut family and in those with bleeding disorders.

Haemophilia education project to be launched today  -  Feb 1, 2008
The News - International,...the first facility of its kind in any government hospital, is playing a major role in improving the care of patients suffering from bleeding disorders.

Pineapple helps prevent cancers  -  Feb 13, 2008
Arab Times,...(But people with bleeding disorders should be very careful). Bromelain helps in the process of wound healing and has been shown to be important for people

More Students With Serious Health Issues in Schools  -  Jan 29, 2008
Missourian Publishing,The report notes there are students with Type 1 diabetes, asthma, seizures, cystic fibrosis, heart conditions, bleeding disorders, kidney disease, cancer,

Taking Stock  -  Jan 27, 2008
Wausau Daily Herald,As technical director of Coagulation Services, Sanfelippo will direct coagulation tests performed for bleeding disorders, clotting disorders,

Blood-donor requirements and myth-conceptions  -  Feb 10, 2008
Edmonton Journal,Platelets are fragile cell fragments that make blood clot, and are used to treat some cancers and bleeding disorders. It takes about two hours to donate 300

Seminar on internal medicine  -  Feb 9, 2008
Newindpress,The main topic of the discussion in the seminar is the clinical analysis and diagnosis of common diseases like diabetes, bleeding disorders, HIV,

Oral Oncology Drugs: Health Plan Strategies for an Evolving Market  -  Feb 4, 2008
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.,...including the HemoCARE program, which is focused on improving the lives of patients living with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia.

OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Friday, February ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...and antiphospholipid antibody testing products, which are used in the diagnosis of clotting and bleeding disorders, including von Willebrand's disease.

Remember resolutions? Seminar offers a chance to kick-start them  -  Jan 24, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,...or $50 for after-dinner walk-ins. The foundation provides services that assist families affected by hemophilia and similar incurable bleeding disorders.

Blood banks run dangerously low: Collection drives planned in ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Lake Sun Leader (subscription),Plasma is used for patients with bleeding disorders and plasma exchanges. Red blood cells are used for trauma patients, surgery or anemia, a common blood

IDEXX Laboratories Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jan 25, 2008
Seeking Alpha,We also launched, on schedule, in December the IDEXX Coag Dx instrument, which adds to the IDEXX VetLab suite the capability to detect bleeding disorders.

Hysterectomy alternative for DUB effective  -  29 Dec 2007
United Press International...cannot be attributed to abnormalities of the female reproductive system, pharmacological interaction, intrauterine contraception or bleeding disorders.

Research Highlights New Approaches to Management of Blood Clotting ...  -  Dec 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In this session we will see exciting breakthroughs in the treatment and approach to mitigating the risk of thrombosis and bleeding disorders,

Health Tip: Bruises May Signal Health Problems  -  Dec 6, 2007
U.S. News & World Report,...or you can't remember how you got bruised. If you had excessive bleeding after surgery or childbirth. If you have a family history of bleeding disorders.

CSL Behring Expands Into Middle East Market with Haemate(R) P  -  Dec 19, 2007
ITNews,The company's therapies are used in the treatment of immune deficiency disorders, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, other bleeding disorders and inherited

CSL Behring Study in Animal Models Shows Feasibility of Developing ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Earthtimes,...which is consistent with our mission to improve the lives of patients with bleeding disorders," said Dr. Andrew Cuthbertson, Chief Scientific Officer at

Program supports special needs  -  Dec 3, 2007
Port Huron Times Herald,The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan provides at-risk health services to about 74 people in St. Clair County who are diagnosed with bleeding disorders,

One can still donate  -  Dec 26, 2007
Regina Leader-Post,Plasma is used to treat patients with certain bleeding disorders, liver diseases or serious burns. Regular donors must be between 17 and 71 years of age,

Innovative Research Advances Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplantation  -  Dec 10, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...at the annual meeting focusing on blood clotting and bleeding disorders, leukemias, sickle cell disease and thalassemia, and hematologic malignancies.

Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Depression?  -  Dec 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...though he added that people who have bleeding disorders or who are taking blood thinners should not use Omega-3 fatty acids.

Research Identifies Need for Improved Understanding of Sickle Cell ...  -  Dec 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...will take place at the annual meeting focusing on leukemias, hematologic malignancies, blood clotting and bleeding disorders, and transplantation.

Modern Hematology: Biology and Clinical Management  -  Dec 11, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Bleeding disorders and hypercoaguability have their own chapters, which are presented succinctly but with some greater detail than the book's other chapters

Somerset Medical looking for more blood donors  -  Dec 10, 2007
Bridgewater Courier News,Plasma is used to treat patients with certain bleeding disorders and patients that require plasma exchanges. Donors can donate their choice of components,

GTC pays $500K to license three biologics Mass High Tech: The ...  -  Dec 5, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The recombinant proteins are used in the treatment of bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, according to GTC officials. They said the annual market for the

Support groups  -  Dec 17, 2007
GoErie.com,Bleeding disorders support for people with hemophilia or VonVillebrands Disease or their families. Call Great Lakes Home HealthCare Services at 877-6771.

Chronic Pain  -  Dec 14, 2007
WSOCtv.com,The treatment is also not recommended for patients with allergies to any of the injected materials, patients with bleeding disorders and those taking

Novis Pharmaceuticals Hires Lisa Lopez  -  Dec 10, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...biotherapeutics to treat trauma, autoimmune conditions, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, bleeding disorders, and other life-threatening conditions.

People who caught HIV through blood transfusions share their stories  -  Dec 10, 2007
The Argus.co.uk,In the Eighties 1200 people with bleeding disorders such as haemophilia were infected with HIV. Only 360 are alive today. Thirty survivors aged from 26 to

Are You A Right Candidate For Plastic Surgery  -  Dec 1, 2007
MedIndia,The conditions that put would-be patients of plastic surgery at risk are : heavy smoking or drinking, diabetes , high blood pressure, bleeding disorders,

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