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haemophilia - A sex-linked hereditary bleeding disorder in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot and abnormal bleeding occurs. This disease affects mostly males. [FAO]

News archive for haemophilia.

Wyeth Receives Approval from European Medicines Agency for New ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
news aktuell (Pressemitteilung),Maidenhead, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Enhancements Provide Haemophilia B Patients with a Simpler and More Convenient Preparation Process for Recombinant

Walkathon in aid of haemophiliacs  -  Aug 19, 2007
Hindu,Hundreds of people from various walks of life joined in support of the Haemophilia Federation (India) and took part in the “Bangalore Walkathon�? organised

Welcome for infected blood inquiry pledge  -  Aug 17, 2007
Scotsman,But after a meeting with Ms Sturgeon yesterday, Philip Dolan, chairman of the Scottish Haemophilia Group, said: "The speed and recognition of the need for

Call for urgent improvement in hospital care for haemophiliacs  -  Aug 17, 2007
Irish Medical News,By Julie-Anne Barnes The Chairperson of the National Haemophilia Council, Prof John Bonnar has called for urgent additional healthcare professionals and

Clot drug stems haemophiliac joint woes  -  Aug 8, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,About 400000 males worldwide have severe haemophilia. The inability of their blood to clot properly often produces bleeding into the knee, ankle and elbow

HEP C PROBE PLEDGE GETS THUMBS UP  -  Aug 16, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,Philip Dolan, chairman of the Scottish Haemophilia Group, said: "The speed and recognition of the need for this inquiry is a matter for which Nicola

Little battler gets his wish  -  Aug 8, 2007
Auckland stuff.co.nz,Nine-year-old Samuel Clark has haemophilia, which stops his blood clotting, and crohn's disease, which causes inflammation of the digestive tract.

EMEA Completes the Review of Recombinant Factor VIII Products and ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Recombinant FVIII products are used for the prevention and treatment of bleeding in patients with haemophilia A. A major complication of treatment is poor

Charity cash raised in memory of Bert  -  Jul 27, 2007
This is Wiltshire.co.uk,A sum of £435.24 was also given to The Haemophilia Society, which supports people with the hereditary condition that impairs the body's ability to control

Civil hospital to have cord blood bank  -  Aug 17, 2007
Times of India,This kind of blood banking will help patients fight diseases like haemophilia, thalassemia and a host of other diseases for which stem cell therapy is under

Red blood cell substitute shows promise  -  Jul 25, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Haemophilia -- Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the body's ability to control

Herb hero - Guinea hen weed packed with power  -  Aug 12, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,People with any bleeding disorder like haemophilia or who are on blood-thinning medication should consult their health-care provider before using anamu.

In City Today  -  Aug 17, 2007
Deccan Herald,Haemophilia Federation of India: Walkathon to create awareness on humanitarian concern and universal brotherhood, Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Kasturba Road,

Modern medicine helpless against hereditary diseases  -  Jul 26, 2007
HULIQ,It is known that Prince Alexey, the son of Russia’s last tsar Nikolay II was suffering from haemophilia, the hereditary disease that disturbs blood

Bloody awful  -  Aug 15, 2007
Arkansas Times,Grayson and other members of the country's Haemophilia Society are pressing their government for full disclosure. They would also like to see records from

What to expect on Aug 11-13, 2007  -  Aug 10, 2007
The Edge Daily,Haemophilia Society of Malaysia and Baxter Healthcare hold workshop discussing issued faced by women in ways in which the disease can be effectively dealt

Intas Biopharma intensifies R&D with focus on Europe  -  Aug 7, 2007
NewKerala.com,The company, in January 2007, committed Rs 13 crores towards conducting of clinical trials and produce Factor IX, a drug used for treatment of Haemophilia-B

Novo Nordisk half-year profit boosted on cancer unit sale  -  Aug 7, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,The study is expected to include around 75 haemophilia patients with inhibitors and will evaluate both safety and efficacy of NN1731.

Bayer posts another strong earnings and sales increase  -  Aug 7, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Sales of the haemophilia agent Kogenate (recombinant antihaemophilic factor), rose 17.3% to 210 million euros, though one slight blot on the financial

Strong set of financials for Denmark's Novo Nordisk  -  Aug 6, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Among the major products in Novo's biopharmaceuticals business, sales of which climbed 5% to 5.59 billion kroner, its haemophilia treatment NovoSeven

Cuts and bleeding  -  Aug 4, 2007
FemaleFirst.co.uk,Bleeding disorders such as haemophilia or von Willebrand disease are rare but can occur in families with no history of the problem.

Calls to tackle Hep C  -  Aug 4, 2007
Norwich Evening News,Michael Colyer, 55, of Colman Road in Norwich, contracted hepatitis C through NHS treatment he had for haemophilia. He has long campaigned for the disease

Prophylactic Use of Recombinant Factor VIII Prevents Joint Disease ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Twenty-five years' experience of prophylactic treatment in severe haemophilia A and B. J Intern Med 1992; 232:25-32. (5) Manco-Johnson M, et al.

Toronto wins prestigious international conference of medical ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder where the blood is unable to clot properly, leading to uncontrollable and sometimes fatal bleeding and blood loss.

Public called on to donate blood  -  Aug 20, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,...accident victims, premature infants, burn victims and those with blood disorders such as thalassemia, haemophilia and sickle cell disease".

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