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Partnering for Knowledge

Hemophilia Treatment and Bleed Prevention includes three educational activities on hemophilia A or B, with individual segments designed specifically for...

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Getting Ready for a Move

Relocating can cause both excitement and angst for your entire family. And when your child has a bleeding disorder, you...

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Back-to-School Basics

Follow these back-to-school suggestions for your child with a bleeding disorder:

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New Research on Peanut Allergies

For years, allergists have warned parents of susceptible children to avoid peanuts. Further, during the past 10 years, peanut allergies...

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Kids, Lighten Your Load

Although snails carry their houses on their backs, children shouldn’t. These days, backpacks serve as a catch-all for school supplies...

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Blended Families and Bleeding Disorders

The blended family is here to stay. According to US Census data, in 2009 nearly 12 million children, or 16%...

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Family Camps

Caprice Sauter and her husband, Joe, knew there was a chance that the child she was carrying could have severe...

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Depression Detector

A key region of the brain thought to be involved with emotion is smaller in preschoolers who were previously diagnosed...

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The Family Camp Experience

My first bleeding disorders conference was the North American Camping Conference for Hemophilia Organizations (NACCHO). Through NACCHO, I discovered how...

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Coping with Family Stress

Stress. No one wants it, but everyone has it. And when you add a chronic illness like a bleeding disorder...

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Electronic Cigarettes Hazardous to Kids’ Health

Blueberry cobbler and chocolate peppermint flavors entice children to try something that could be hazardous to their health—electronic cigarettes. The...

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Latchkey Kids

Deciding if you should leave your child home alone can be difficult—nerve-wracking even. But it’s a choice that many parents...

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