August 2007 Article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled "Prophylaxis versus Episodic Treatment to Prevent Joint Disease in Boys with Severe Hemophilia". The groundbreaking conclusion of the paper, authored in part by MSRHTC members, is a finding that hemophilia treatment with prophylaxis provides several benefits over episodic treatment. These benefits include prevention of joint damage and a decrease in the frequency of joint and other hemorrhages in young boys with severe hemophilia A.

The Hemophilia Society of Colorado works alongside the Mountain States Regional Hemophilia Treatment Center to serve affected families in Colorado and parts of Montana and Wyoming to provide Education, Financial Assistance, Youth Activities, and Community Activities.

National Hemophilia Foundation The mission of the National Hemophilia Foundation is education, research and advocacy on behalf of people with bleeding disorders

The World Federation of Hemophilia is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to introducing, improving, and maintaining care for people with hemophilia and related bleeding disorders around the world.

Rocky Mountain Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Association - the mission of the Association is to improve the quality of care and life for persons with inherited bleeding disorders, including hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease, through education, peer support, resource and referral.

HEPC Connection - The HepC Connection is a unique support system established in Denver in October 1995 to assist HepC-challenged individuals and their families. It was founded by Ann Jesse and a dedicated group of community activists concerned about the mysterious viral disease that is fast assuming epidemic proportions in the United States.

Colorado AIDS Project - CAP is the oldest and largest non-profit (501 (c) (3)), community-based HIV and AIDS service and education agency in Colorado. Serving the Denver-Metro area and the surrounding counties (Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson), any man, woman or child with an HIV or AIDS diagnosis is eligible for CAP's services and referrals.

The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability provides information about future meetings of the Committee. They also provide summaries, resolutions, and transcripts from past meetings.

National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health

CDC Hemophilia Treatment Center directory

NHLBI Fact Sheets on Hemophilia and VWD

Hemophilia studies and recruitment of patients

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