1984: AIDS Continues to Spread Through the Hemophilia Community
Title: Update: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Persons with Hemophilia Date: October 26, 1984Source: Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportReports of hemophilia-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States were first published in July 1982 (1). Since then, the number of U.S. patients with underlying coagulation disorders who develop AIDS has increased each year. In […]
1985- Ryan White Banned From School Because of AIDS
Title: School bars door to youth with AIDS By: Christopher M. MacNeil Date: August 31, 1985Source: Kokomo TribuneThe mother of a local 13-year-old AIDS patient who has been barred from attending classes at Western Middle School today accused the school administration of “running around a problem they thought they wouldn’t have to deal with”Jeanne E. White, whose son, Ryan, […]
1983- Cutter Recalls Several Infected Lots of Factor
October 31, 1983 URGENT DRUG RECALLRE: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Konyne® Factor IX Complex (Human) Lot Product Code NC 9117 620-20 KoÄte® Antihemophillic Factor (Human) Lot Product Code Lot Product Code Lot Product Code NC 8458 650-30 NC 8460 650-30 NC8461 650-30 NC 8462 650-70 NC 8470 650-30 NC 8474 650-30 NC 8475 650-20 NC 8476 650-20 NC […]
1983- NHF Encourages the Use of Factor Despite Risks
Note: The following is a medical bulletin received by the Delaware Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation in 1983 regarding the use of factor in the face of the AIDS epidemic. In transcribing the article, we’ve attempted to retain the source document’s formatting. To see the source document as it was sent, please look below […]
1983-CDC Holds Summit on AIDS
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1982-AIDS Discovered Among Patients with Hemophilia
Title: Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia among Persons with Hemophilia ADate: July 16, 1982Source: Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportCDC recently received reports of three cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia among patients with hemophilia A and without other underlying disease. Two have died; one remains critically ill. All three were heterosexual males; none had […]
1983-Heat Treatment Found to Kill AIDS in Hemophilia Drugs
March 21, 1983 Our Reference: 82-196Michael B. Rodell, Ph.D.Travenol Laboratories, Inc.Hyland Therapeutics Division444 West Glenoaks BoulevardGlendale, CA. 91202Dear Mr. Rodell:The amendment to your product license for Antihemophilic Factor (Human) to allow for an optional heat treatment of final containers has been approved. This information will be made a part of your files.Please submit stability data […]
1974: Blood Banks Begin to Screen Out Infected Blood
Title: Blood Banks To Test for Hepatitis By: David M. Cleary Date: November 15, 1974Source: The Philadelphia BulletinThe chance that a recipient of a bleed transfusion will be infected with hepatitis has been sharply reduced over the past 10 years, thanks to improved methods of detecting hepatitis virus in blood supplied by donors.In the American Red Cross Blood Center at […]
1970s: Living with Hemophilia
Title: Doctor Claims 95% Accuracy in New Test for HemophiliaBy: Unknown Date: 1973Source: Associate Press A researcher says a new method has been developed that offers a 95% chance of spotting female carriers of hemophilia (bleeding disorders) as compared with only 25% accuracy with present ways.Hemophilia is a hereditary blood malady that strikes only men but is transmitted by women. It […]
Mid-Late 1960's: Hemophilia Treatment
Title: Hemophiliac Lifespans GrowBy: Ellen HaleDate: UnknownSource: Gannett News ServiceNew medical advances are letting people with hemophilia live longer and better than ever before, researchers say.Dr. Pool, a physiologist, described to The Journal these advantages of the concentrate: In vivo assay indicates the crycoprecipitate is 30 times as potent in AHG activity per given weight of protein as fresh frozen […]
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