Search Results - hemophilia

1. Blood banks in Pakistan
August 30, 2013

Blood donation is a process in which people donate there blood to others having same blood group.It is a common practice through out the globe and by this practice thousands of lives are saved every year. Because its a matter of emergency in most of the cases so there is a phenomenon of blood bank systems to make it possible that blood may be gained on fast and secured basis . people donate blood to the blood bank which is than tested and saved in a medical way for use in an emergency.Routine blood storage is 42 days or 6 weeks for stored packed red blood cells (also called "StRBC" or "pRBC"),... (read more)

Author: ali zaib

2. Hemophilia: A Non-Contagious Disease
August 02, 2013

One disease, that is inherited from the parents to the child is hemophilia. It is a bleeding disorder and is non-contagious. This article is informative, as it deals with what is hemophilia and what are it symptoms. What is Hemophilia? It is one of the bleeding disorders in which it is very difficult to stop the bleeding when the patient is injured. It is a disorder in which the person have poor clotting factor and it takes much longer time to clot. The severity may differs from patient to patient. Some may have very frequent bleeding and other may have low frequency bleeding. ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

3. Bleeding Disorders: Symptoms, Cause And Treatments
July 16, 2013

Have you ever faced the situation, you get hurt and your blood doesn't clot normally? So, let me tell you, this is a symptom of Hemophilia(What Is Hemophilia). Hemophilia a rare bleeding disorder that affect your blood clotting and you may bleed for a longer time than others after an injury. These unexpected bleed can harm your organs and tissues and may put your life in danger. It is an inherited disease which means it transfer from parents to their children through genes. So its become a bit risky for your next generation if you are already suffering from this disease. When o... (read more)

Author: adam mark

4. Bleeding Disorder: Hemophilia
June 26, 2013

Our body can have many problems or diseases that can be acquired from outer environment, but there are certain disorders that are inherited from parents to their offspring. Hemophilia is one of the disorders that is inherited by one from their ancestors. Some people are born with this disorder. Normally, if a person gets injured, the blood clotting factors become active within few minutes. What is Bleeding disorder, What is Hemophilia? Well, it is actually a disorder in which blood may not clot quickly or it might also take longer time to clot. What is hemophilia? Clotting depends on ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

5. Spread A Word About Hemophilia
June 13, 2013

An inherited disorder, hemophilia is known to affect 1 in every 5000 male births. The symptoms of this disease may vary from mild to severe and in the latter case, it may even turn life-threatening. However, it turns deadly only in cases where bleeding goes severe and unnoticed, especially in the internal organs of the body. This is because internal bleeding may sometimes go undetected and if this happens, the tissues and muscles may get teared and can even lead to swelling. People who suffer from this disorder are well aware of such facts. However, the newly diagnosed people are usually not a... (read more)

Author: adam mark

6. Symptoms of Hemophilia
May 28, 2013

You must have come across the term hemophilia. What is hemophilia? Well, hemophilia is a chronic disease wherein, it occurs due to the deficiency of vitamin k. Mostly, this disease is found in males rather in female. However, female body is said to be the mediator and male body is the main carrier of this disease. The other fact about this disease is that it does not occur all of a sudden, rather it is an inherited disease. You will get to know more about this disease in this article. Hemophilia is one of the most chronic bleeding disorders, that can turn into life taking disease at any ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

7. Busting the Hemophilia Myths
May 16, 2013

Hemophilia, a bleeding disorder can be found in every 1 out of 500 male births. While this is a fact, as with other diseases, people associate even this disorder with certain myths. The disease can turn out to be life-threatening if the person is diagnosed with severe Hemophilia. Hence, it is very important to bust the myths, some of which are mentioned below: 1. With time, the disorder may turn from severe to mild: People have this misconception in their mind that as the time would pass, their suffering would be alleviated. To remove this misconception, people should have a clear underst... (read more)

Author: adam mark

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May 16, 2013

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Author: adam mark

9. Hemophilia in kids: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis
May 02, 2013

Kids indulge in different activities and play almost all day round. Getting bruises, cuts or wounds is quite expected and normal. However, there are some kids who can not easily recover from even the basic wounds. The reason behind this could be hemophilia. The question now arises, What is hemophilia? It is a disorder related to the clotting process. To understand this, one must first understand how clotting takes place. Whenever, there is a cut on the body, the platelets get released and fill up the wound. This also activates proteins known as clotting factors, which are vital in the... (read more)

Author: adam mark

10. To Understand Bleeding Disorders
April 19, 2013

Bleeding disorders are miserable conditions that disturb a number of people around the world. Hemophilia harms nearly 20,000 people in the United States and more than 400 children are born each year with this disease. Several cases of hemophilia occur almost especially in men; women can still have cell that can fight with the hemophilia, but only develop mild forms of the bleeding disorder. There are some more Other forms of this disorders which include: 1. Acquired platelet function defects 2. Congenital platelet function defects 3. Congenital antithrombin III deficiency ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

11. latest Treatments: Intensely Reduce Treatment Times
April 05, 2013

Baxter International Inc. reported positive results from a late-stage study evaluating routine use of its anti-inhibitor coagulant complex to treat Hemophilia, a rare ancestral bleeding disorder. There are lot of people, who have a question in their mind: What Is Hemophilia ? This article is all about the Hemophilia disorder. What does it investigate? The Phase 3 clinical trial investigated the ability, safety and health-related quality of life benefits of its so-called anti-inhibitor coagulant complex prophylactic medical care given to look after the health and prevent bleeding compared wi... (read more)

Author: adam mark

12. Facts About Hemophilia
March 21, 2013

Hemophilia – Bleeding snarl The reduced capacity of blood to clot is termed as “Hemophilia – Bleeding disorders. It is a genetic disease. This inherited disorder lowers down the levels of clotting factors existing in blood plasma. In the matter of an Injury, the intensity of bleed flow in hemophiliac remains uniform but the bleeding time is increased. This directly harm the overall healing system. Therefore, it can be killing in the case of intra-cranial bleeding or repeated joint bleeds. Diagnosis of Hemophilia: It can be made by measuring the activity of clotting factor in the body. Gene... (read more)

Author: adam mark

13. Know More About The Study of Living with Hemophilia
March 15, 2013

Do you know about Hemophilia? Basically, it is a disorder of the blood clotting system. There are so many types of hemophilia, all of which can cause prolonged bleeding. While small cuts are usually insignificant, deep internal bleeding and bleeding into joints are issues of concern and may cause a threat to life. Types of Hemophilia are given below: 1. Hemophilia A is caused by lack of clotting factor VIII. 2. Hemophilia B is caused by lack of clotting factor IX. 3. Hemophilia C is caused by a lack of clotting factor XI. This condition is usually transmitted genetically. Hemophil... (read more)

Author: adam mark

14. Laser Therapy for Gum Disease Benefits Bleeding Disorders Patients
February 28, 2013

A Texas based periodontist is championing a laser procedure to correct chronic periodontitis, an inflammation in the gums as a result of dental plaque. Explaining Chronic Periodontitis Chronic periodontitis is a common condition, affecting approximately half of the adults in the U.S. If untreated; it can lead to tooth loss. Chronic periodontitis has few symptoms and in many individuals the disease has progressed significantly before they seek treatment. Some of these symptoms are gingival bleeding, gum swelling, loose teeth to name a few. What are the treatments available? ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

15. Baxter Posts Positive Results from Late-Stage Hemophilia Study
February 07, 2013

Baxter International Inc. reported positive results from a late-stage study evaluating routine use of its anti-inhibitor coagulant complex to treat Hemophilia, a rare genetic bleeding disorders .The data gathered will form the basis of a biologics license application to be filed with the U.S. health regulators in the first quarter of 2013. What does it investigate? The Phase 3 clinical trial investigated the efficacy, safety and health-related quality of life benefits of its so-called anti-inhibitor coagulant complex prophylactic treatment given to maintain health and prevent bleedin... (read more)

Author: adam mark

16. Symptoms And Remedy of Hemophilia
January 30, 2013

What is hemophilia? Well, hemophilia is one of the bleeding disorders, mostly found in males, due to deficiency of blood clotting factors in blood. This disease impairs the body's ability to control the blood clotting. When a person is hurt or is injured a temporary scab is formed on the injured blood vessel in order to stop excess bleeding. You must have heard about people bleeding non-stop for longer time if they are injured, it is because of the disease, hemophilia. These kinds of disorders are mostly found in males rather in females. Females are only the carriers of this disease, it ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

17. Hemophilia-killing people
January 17, 2013

The worst situation one can ever face in their life is to stand outside the I.C.U, if you are lucky enough not to be the one inside it, waiting for your loved ones who are fighting and struggling between life and death. While you are thinking of this, check your arms and you would find yourself in a state of horrification. When you are so scared just by its thought, you can well imagine the miserable state of those unfortunate people who have to go through such dreadful situations. Nowadays the most prevalent and fatal disease that is trafficking the hospitals is hemophilia. The disease h... (read more)

Author: adam mark

18. Donating Plasma Is Safe or Bad For Heath ?
December 28, 2012

There are mainly three different ways of blood donation, of which donating plasma; a yellow colored liquid part of blood, is one of the three types. Around the globe Millions of people are getting advangate from the Plasma based therapies; to treat hemophiliacs, shock , severe burns or other conditions having the potential to cause very serious life threatening effects. The process of “Apheresis” is involved while donating plasma. Therefore, it is also known as “Plasmapheresis”. Type “AB” plasma is a universal type, that is accepted by all recipients regardless of their own blood type. ... (read more)

Author: adam mark

19. Observing World AIDS DAY - Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California
December 17, 2012

Present, hundreds of thousands of people in our nation and around the world observe World AIDS Day to increase knowledge about HIV and AIDS. World Aids Day was established in 1988 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure renewed and continual attention to the threat posed by HIV and AIDS. The Center for Disease and Control (CDC) estimates that over 1 million people in the United States are currently living with the HIV disease. HFNC observes and acknowledges this day to honor all the hemophilia organization members who contracted HIV and Hepatitis C after injecting contamina... (read more)

Author: adam mark

20. Learn About The Psychosocial Study of Living with Hemophilia
December 07, 2012

Novo Nordisk Announces U.S. Results of Biggest Multinational Psychosocial Study of Living with Hemophilia HERO (Hemophilia Experiences Results and Opportunities) is an international, multidisciplinary initiative led by the HERO International Advisory Board and this is supported by Novo Nordisk as part of its Changing Possibilities in Hemophilia® program. HERO initiative is the biggest multinational and multimethod study of the psychosocial experience of people with hemophilia and consists of: • An extended literature review to assess the existing literature and establish gaps in know... (read more)

Author: adam mark

21. Gene therapy shows promise as hemophilia treatment in animalstudies
September 11, 2012

For the first time, researchers have combined gene therapy and stem cell transplantation to successfully reverse the severe, cripplingbleeding disorder hemophilia A in large animals, opening the door to the development of newtherapies for human patients. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute forRegenerative Medicine, collaborating with other institutions,report in Experimental Hematology that a single injection ofgenetically-modified adult stem cells in two sheep converted thesevere disorder to a milder form. The journal is a publication ofthe Society for Hematolo... (read more)

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22. A Cell That Gives Life To Hope
June 24, 2012

Every day we strive to find ways of staying healthy. Health is something should not neglect. These days, different sorts of diseases are taking over the world. Some diseases are curable and the rest are fatal and incurable. It is advisable to get a yearly check up done to avoid falling ill but there are a few diseases that are genetic or hereditary which you can’t avoid. Diseases like diabetes, thyroid, asthma, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, etc. can be passed down from parents to children. Another disease that is very common and hereditary is arthritis. This degenerative bone disease has b... (read more)

Author: johne stuard

23. Hemophilia - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017
April 26, 2012

http://www.aarkstore.com/categories/index.asp Hemophilia - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017 Summary 'The industry analysis specialist, has released its new report, “Hemophilia - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017”. The report is an essential source of information and analysis on the global hemophilia market. The report identifies the key trends shaping and driving the global hemophilia market. The report also provides insights on the prevalent competitive landscape and the emerging players expected to significantly alter the market positioning of the cur... (read more)

Author: Pooja Singasane

24. Treatment of Hemophilia A and Diabetes Insipidus
April 24, 2012

Human body contains about 60% water and to maintain and stabilize the water content and level in the body, antidiuretic hormones play an important role. This hormone is known as Vasopressin. It helps maintain the water level in the body by lessening the amount of water loss through urine. What is Desmopressin? In some people the naturally found hormone Vasopressin ceases to get produced. For such people, an artificially produced and a derivative of the natural hormone is used known as Desmopressin. It is a peptide that contains amino acids and helps in maintaining the water level in the... (read more)

Author: nivedita saini

25. Hemophilia and Back Pain
April 15, 2012

Hemophilia and Back Pain Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder, which is inherited. Hemophilia disorders include Hemophilia A, which is the common disorder that emerges from deficiencies. Hemophilia B also emerges from deficiencies. The disorder causes back pain, spontaneous GI bleeding, large spreads of bruising, bleeding joints, muscles, soft tissues, etc. Pain of the joints, swelling, and limited range of movement (ROM) is also a symptom that emerges from hemophilia. Recurrent hemorrhaging of joints also occurs, which causes back pain, as well as pain to spread out over the entire body. ... (read more)

Author: Angelini Enderle