Hemophilia Federation of America is a national nonprofit organization that assists, educates and advocates for the bleeding disorders community.
 Program Marks Continued Commitment to Education and Assistance to Hemophilia Community (Click Here for Announcement)  Collegeville, Pa., September 29, 2009 division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), today announced the recipients of the Soozie Courter “Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow” Hemophilia Scholarship Program for the 2009 assistance for higher education to individuals with hemophilia. Since 2002, Wyeth has donated […]
Cincinnati, Ohio (September 28, 2009) (Click Here for PDF)— Bayer HealthCare and BioRx, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announce the availability of Quest for Infusion: Nate Goes to Camp, a new children’s book about hemophilia.  Quest for Infusion: Nate Goes to Camp, written by Chris Perretti Barnes and illustrated by Michael Graham, is the story of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   September 28, 2009  Washington, DC: The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) launched its first online community social networking medium in July 2009. HFA’s official Facebook site is designed to make connections and build relationships with community members across the country. On September 19, 2009, just two months after the page was […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 23, 2009  Contact: Kara Flynn                                                Kym H. Kilbourne (443) 458-4669                                                          (443) 458-4682 (443) 370-1177 (cellular)                                          (443) 995-2102 (cellular) kflynn@pptaglobal.org                                           kkilbourne@pptaglobal.org PPTA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TOOL (Click Here for PDF) Enhancement to help potential plasma donors find plasma centers  ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 23, 2009) – Visitors to DonatingPlasma.org can more […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2009  The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) will collaborate with the Committee of Ten Thousand (COTT) by offering a total of 33 travel scholarships for members of the Blood Brotherhood Program to attend COTT’s twentieth anniversary celebration and survivors’ reunion. The celebration will be held at the Liaison Hotel in […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2009  The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) will collaborate with the Committee of Ten Thousand (COTT) by offering a total of 33 travel scholarships for members of the Blood Brotherhood Program to attend COTT’s twentieth anniversary celebration and survivors’ reunion. The celebration will be held at the Liaison Hotel in […]
Theresa Toigo, RPh, MBA Director Office of Special Health Issues Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 5600 Fishers Lane HF-12, Room 9-49 Rockville, MD 20857 Theresa.Toigo@fda.hhs.gov  Dear Ms. Toigo,  We are people with Hemophilia and their supporters.  We recognize and appreciate the recent FDA publication of rules to clarify and expand the process […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2009 Washington, DC – Effective August 24, 2009 the Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) is pleased to announce the addition of Amanda Winchester, Intern.  Ms. Winchester’s primary responsibility is Helping Hands Coordinator. Helping Hands is a program for individuals with hemophilia and von Willebrand disease that provides emergent financial relief […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2009 The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA), a national nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC, has been awarded a five-year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award supports a program aimed at promoting physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight in individuals with hemophilia.  Proper […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2009 The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA), a national nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC has been awarded funding for a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award, totaling $289,000 per year, supports a program aimed at providing social support, health information and skills to […]
Vaccines, Blood & Biologics Keeping the United States blood supply the world’s safest is the ultimate responsibility of the nation’s more than 3,000 blood establishments, which collect and process 14 million units of whole blood donated by volunteers each year. The Food and Drug Administration, however, has the vital role of ensuring that the 3.5 […]
Marshall News Messenger – Marshall,TX,USA Christian Rodriguez, a 22-year-old college student in Spring who has hemophilia, a blood–clotting disorder, expects to reach the $2 million lifetime maximum …
Announcing the formation of a Hemophilia HIV/AIDS National Memorial Release date:  Immediate                      contact:             MARY LOU MURPHY     781.444.8672 Terry MacNeil                        978.937.9857  A national memorial fund has been established to honor those who have lost their lives to Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS as a result of tainted blood products in the […]
Greetings: September is Pain Awareness Month and the American Pain Foundation invites you to join us in sounding the alarm in communities across the country about the barriers to accessing appropriate and effective pain management and the desperate need for better pain care. This year’s campaign, Conquering Pain Together, includes a first National Day of […]
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH GREAT LAKES HEMOPHILIA FOUNDATION PitchEngine – Riverton,WY,USA Hemophilia affects more than 500 individuals in Wisconsin, while von Willebrand disease affects 1-2% of the population, or roughly 110700 Wisconsin …
Ablynx Will Announce Half-Year Results For 2009 With Webcast PharmaLive.com (press release) – Newtown,PA,USA ALX-0681, a subcutaneous formulation of the novel anti-thrombotic Nanobodies® that also selectively targets von Willebrand factor (vWF) has concluded Phase …
Check out the video of community members Nathan and Sonji Wilkes, interviewed by Dr.  Nancy on MSNBC today!
August 6, 2009 (Cincinnati, Ohio)  BioRx, a specialty pharmacy, and Hemophilia of North Carolina, a non-profit organization whose goal is to assist, involve and educate persons affected by bleeding disorders, announce the winners of the 2009 BioRx Educational Scholarships. Each of the winners receives a $2,000 scholarship. The scholarships are funded by BioRx through an […]
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Google News Alert for: von Willibrand Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association Supports Patient-Centered … SYS-CON Media – Montvale,NJ,USA … such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease and primary immune deficiency diseases. …
I learned that legislators do want to hear from me.
Cincinnati, Ohio (April 28, 2009) —  On August 5, 2009, two BioRx employees, Jeff Salantai and Eric Hill, will climb Mt. Rainier as part of a national fundraiser called Summit For Someone. The fundraiser benefits at-risk inner city youth who do not have the privilege of experiencing life outside the city. Plus, all proceeds exceeding […]
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – January 2009 – Matrix Health Group is pleased to announce the release of a new children’s activity book entitled Time for Fun!. The book’s focus is to educate children up to the pre-teen years about the many facets of life with a bleeding disorder. Featuring numerous activities in a colorful and […]
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