Family Matters

Preparing Your Daughter for Her First Period

Michigan attorney Mindy Buurma, 36, is the mother of four children under age 10. She has type III von Willebrand...

Family Matters, Women's Bleeding Disorders

In July 2011, a series of contradictory blood tests on their infant son, Ty, played with the emotions of Joni...

Family Matters

Snow means winter funtime . You can make snow angels, build snowmen and go sledding. But, if you’re not careful...

Family Matters

In the past decade, research has shown that people with hemophilia are just as prone to heart conditions as the...

Family Matters

When it comes to drugs, children are not smaller versions of adults. That’s why rigorous testing of medications need to...

Family Matters

A mother’s intuition can lead to the diagnosis of an inhibitor, an antibody to infused factor product concentrate. For Amanda...

Family Matters

Growing up with a bleeding disorder means you’ve got to know how to take care of yourself when it matters...

Family Matters

Kim McLaughlin knew that her daughter, Megan, 12, could get hurt like any other child at school, perhaps in gym...

Family Matters

If you are 18–22 years old and interested in enhancing your leadership skills, the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) has an...

Family Matters

Statins’ star power has been phenomenal. The 2010 annual report of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National...

Family Matters

Although they say pride goes before a fall, usually it’s feeling faint or dizzy that’s the precursor. Studies show an...

Family Matters

Jane Forbes has spent a lot of time teaching her four teenage sons how to manage their severe hemophilia A...

Taking Charge, Family Matters