Fall 2011
Up Front
Single Parent Support
If you are of a certain age, you might remember the TV shows The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Partridge Family ...
To Your Health
Clean Cut
The same material that helps stop nasty nosebleeds also curtails cuts. In June 2011, NasalCEASE®, an over-the-counter product manufactured by ...
Measuring Matters
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) took actions in May 2011 that will affect consumers ...
Financial Health
Costs and Coverage of New Hepatitis C Drugs
Update, October 10, 2014: On October 10, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Harvoni™, a combination of ledipasvir, an ...
NHF in Action
Families Find Support, Education at NHF Inhibitor Summits
The definition of the word “inhibit” is “to prohibit from doing something.” But the approximately 550 attendees at the 2011 National Hemophilia ...
Maryland and Iowa Chapters Join NHF
The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is pleased to announce that two local organizations have joined NHF as affiliated chapters: Hemophilia Foundation of ...
Global Focus
African Outreach
Cecilia Wambui Mwangi, of Nairobi, Kenya, understands the misperceptions and challenges of obtaining accurate information and treatment for people with hemophilia in ...
Features
Not Alone
Alicia Unger is awake by 6:30 a.m. every day. She has only an hour or two to squeeze in a day’s worth ...
Test Takers
Leah Brunnings was a healthy 7-year-old when her 10-month-old brother, Zachariah, was diagnosed with severe hemophilia A. It was 1987, and her ...
On the Move
The Right Fit
Earlier this year, Wayne Cone joined a gym in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Cone, who has severe hemophilia A, wanted to ...
Hemaware Jr.
Inhibitor Invasion
Hark! Who goes there? If it’s a nasty bug, your body is ready to attack.
Your body is a fortress, and every ...
Women's Health
Sex Talk
Discussing intimacy issues when you're a woman with a bleeding disorder.Spotlight
Faithful Servant
In each issue of HemAware, we “Take 5” with people in the bleeding disorders community and spotlight their efforts ...