Alternative Treatments

Anti-Platelets and Anticoagulants: How Are They Different?

Anticoagulants and anti-platelet drugs are two classes of medications taken by people who either have or are at high risk...

Phlebotomy — the process of using a needle to remove blood from a vein — is an important tool for...

What alternatives are there for Stimate Nasal Spray? That’s a question many people in the bleeding disorders community have been...

Easy bruising is one of the most common and frequent symptoms of hemophilia. After all, a bruise occurs when an...

Alternative Treatments, Pain Management

What are the risks and benefits for people with bleeding disorders?

Pain Management, Alternative Treatments

Music can do more than lift your spirits. It can help ease pain.

Pain Management, Alternative Treatments

If you have a bleeding disorder and you feel achy, you might crave the comforting relief of a massage. But...

In 2014, nearly 125,000 Americans awaited a kidney transplant; about one-fifth received one. That’s why the Organ Procurement and Transplantation...

As more people look for ways to warm up at home during the cold months, it’s a good time for...

Fatigue is the best pillow, said Benjamin Franklin. But pain is not. Pain ruins a good night’s sleep and causes...

Taking Charge, Alternative Treatments

Eric Lowe, 31, needed knee replacement surgery 10 years ago. The small-business owner from Noblesville, Indiana, has severe hemophilia A...

Surgery & Transplants, Surgery & Transplants, Alternative Treatments

Needle pokes are a way of life for many patients with hemophilia, so the thought of paying a professional to...

Pain Management, Alternative Treatments