Posts by Category: News
Finland – Research Shows Iron is Key with Anemia and Menorrhagia patients
A study done by a obstetrician and gynecology research team in Finland oversaw the treatment of over 230 women who…
Pharma/Biotech Update: Biogen Idec’s Hemophilia A Drug Approved
Great news to report from this past weekend. Those living with hemophilia A, or factor VIII deficiency, now have another…
New Hormone Could Lead to New Blood Disorder Treatments
A story today via News Medical is reporting that the discovery of a new hormone could help make treatment advances in blood…
Woman switches birth control pills, develops DVT
When Michelle Winters woke up one Monday morning and she thought she was having a heart attack. She had symptoms…
Pradaxa Settlement Announced
Boehringer Ingelheim has agreed to a settlement with 4,000 United States cases against their drug anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran). This “comprehensive settlement”…
Pharma/Biotech Update: Advate Most Prescribed Recombinant Factor
According to a press release via The Wall Street Journal, Baxter International, Inc. announced that their recombinant factor VIII (8)…
Death Row Inmate Avoids Death Sentence Due To Bleeding Disorder
Interesting story/video from the Tristate Homepage today. A Missouri man convicted of rape and murder in 1997 has successfully argued he…
India – Government-Run Hospital Treating Blood Disorders for Free
Great news for the seventh largest metropolis in India today. Those living with severe genetic blood disorders like hemophilia and…