November 9, 2010 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a video, “Blood Sugar & Fears,” that focuses on diabetes and strategies for preventing its development. Diabetes is a common complication in thalassemia; patients should follow prevention strategies to decrease the risk of developing this complication. The video can be viewed […]
October 14, 2010 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a valuable video on the importance of flu vaccinations, especially for yioung children. The video can be viewed below. CDC Video Player. Flash Player 9 is required.
April 5, 2010 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a funding opportunity for CDC-RFA-DD10-1017, entitled “State-based Surveillance for Hemoglobinopathies.” This opportunity is available to all states who are NOT currently receiving funds from DD09-909. The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Blood Disorders in collaboration with […]
February 24, 2010 – Medical researchers are developing a new surveillance system to determine the number of patients diagnosed with a family of inherited blood disorders known as hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease, thalassemias, and hemoglobin E disease. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health is funding the […]
November 17, 2009 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted information online concerning H1NI flu (popularly known as “swine flu”) to provide general information on the disease for different audiences. More Flu Resources The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently forwarded an email regarding other […]
April 20, 2009 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a funding opportunity for a “Population-based Surveillance for Hemoglobinopathies” program. The purpose of this program is to provide support through CDC cooperative agreements for non-research activities to collect and link data on selected samples of patients for population-based estimates. This announcement […]
October 29, 2008 – Dr. Hani Atrash became Director of the Division of Blood Disorders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in June, 2008. CAF recently interviewed Dr. Atrash about his work with the CDC and how it relates to the thalassemia community. Can you tell us a little about your history […]
