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World Haemophilia Day 2012: Are you aware about the disease?

April 17, 2012
Nine month old Nishant had just started crawling. It was a delightful experience for his parents. But over the days his mother noticed bruises around his knees. She ignored it initially thinking the baby might have hurt himself …

World Haemophilia Day 2012: Close the gap

October 3, 2012
  An estimated one in 1,000 women and men has a bleeding disorder. However, 75 percent still receive very inadequate treatment or no treatment at all. What will it take to Close the Gap? On World Haemophilia Day 2012, the …

World Haemophilia Day 2012: Helping haemophiliacs in India smile through their suffering

October 3, 2012
Mahalingam, a wonder-boy who's conquered academics and proved his mettle by getting through GATE and into MTech (Computer Science) is fighting a life-long battle, with a condition called Haemophilia (Here's more about the …

World Haemophilia Day 2012: Understanding the causes and genetic inheritance

April 23, 2013
It is a genetic disease that is seen affecting the males in a family. The defective gene in the male causes a deficiency of clotting factor (which is required for normal clotting after bleeding). The disease can be caused by …