Family Matters

Family support is critical to anyone living with an inheritable blood or bleeding disorder. Hear from families like yours in this section of HemAware.

Limiting Screen Time

Children spend up to seven hours each day in front of a television, computer, tablet or cellphone screen. This can...
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Life, Family Matters

Buckle Up Kids

There’s a good reason to buckle up every time you get in the car. Seat belts have saved hundreds of...
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Family Matters

Managing Migraines

Ask a teenager what it’s like to have a migraine, and they’ll say it’s the worst. There goes drama club...
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Family Matters
Danish Crown Princess meets New York bleeding disorders community

A Royal Welcome

Hemophilia is often called “the royal disease” because of its connection to Queen Victoria and her descendants. That nickname was...
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Family Matters

Hey, Sprout!

Butterflies flitting through the flowers. Sunflowers stretching way up high. The garden is calling. Whether you’re a critter cuddler or...
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Family Matters
Apps for Kids

Apps for Kids

Bye-bye, board games—here come iPad and iPhone games. Nearly 75% of children age 8 and under have used a mobile...
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Family Matters
Bowl full of shiny red apples

Sensible Snacking

Kids may crave salty chips, sugary sodas and caloric cookies at snack time. But the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics...
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Family Matters
Child dribbling basketball

Osteoporosis In Kids With Bleeding Disorders

Running, jumping, walking and weightlifting have something in common—they build bone density and strength. Hematologists now recommend some degree of...
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Family Matters
Genetic Counseling

Genetic Counseling

In the bleeding disorders community, genetic counselors serve as bridges. They help families span the gap between suspecting a bleeding...
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Family Matters
Marianna H. Raia, MS, CGC

The Value of Genetic ­Counseling

Adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine—these are the simple, yet complex building blocks of our DNA. To most, these words seem...
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Family Matters

No Beef

In each issue of HemAware , we “Take 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlight their efforts...
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Family Matters, My Journey
Hemophilia Humor

Hemophilia Humor

If the name Alex Borstein doesn’t sound familiar, maybe these do—Ms. Swan from FOX’s MADtv and Lois Griffin from FOX’s...
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Family Matters
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