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HFA Observes National Hepatitis Awareness Month

HFA Observes National Hepatitis Awareness Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2012 Contact: Richard Pezzillo [...] Read More >>

Community Pharmacists Lose Bid to Immediately Block Express Scripts-Medco Deal

By Rebecca Adams, CQ HealthBeat Associate Editor A federal judge has denied the request of a group of community [...] Read More >>

People with Bleeding Disorders and HCV

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HHS Considering Study on Blood Donation Standards for Gay and Bisexual Men

March 16th, 2012 by Eboni Morris

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TX Bleeding Disorders Advisory

December 5th, 2011 by Katie Whittle

HFA Board Member Lew Collins has been appointed to the Texas State Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) this advisory council will oversee: 1) public use data, outcome data, and other information ...

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Chinese Firms Linked to Tainted Heparin Still Supplying U.S.

October 28th, 2011 by Eboni Morris

By Anna Edney Courtesy of Bloomberg News Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Two Chinese companies implicated in supplying contaminated ingredients three years ago to Baxter International Inc. for its blood thinner heparin are still supplying product to the U.S., Republican lawmakers said. Baxter recalled ...

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Blood Safety Update: MSM Donor Deferral Policy

June 15th, 2010 by kcarter

The American Plasma Users Coalition –APLUS, formerly known as the Plasma Users Coalition (PUC), testified Friday, June 11, 2010 at the Advisory Committee for Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) committee meeting.  Mark Skinner of the World Hemophilia Federation spoke on ...

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Blood Safety Update

April 9th, 2010 by kcarter

For the past few weeks, media attention, US Senate interest and federal agency meetings scheduled on the topic of blood safety and donor deferral criteria have been circulating. Specifically, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) sent a letter to the FDA Commissioner, ...

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