Blood Disorders: Treatments

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  • Blood Transfusion

    12/27/07, Healthwise

    Blood transfusion is a medical treatment to replace blood or portions of the blood lost through injury, surgery, or disease.

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  • Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia - Treatment Overview

    12/23/08, Healthwise

    You can treat folic acid deficiency anemia by increasing your intake of folic acid (folate). Usually taking a folic acid supplement daily will improve anemia within 5 to 7 days. You can continue to take supplements until your bod

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  • Jaundice in Newborns (Hyperbilirubinemia) - Treatment Overview

    05/27/08, Healthwise

    Most of the time no medical treatment is needed for jaundice in a newborn (hyperbilirubinemia). But watch for increasing intensity of the yellow tint in the skin and eyes or any change in your baby's behavior.

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  • Iron Deficiency Anemia - Treatment Overview

    05/07/07, Healthwise

    Treatment for iron deficiency anemia focuses on increasing your iron stores so they reach normal levels and identifying and controlling any conditions that caused the anemia. If your anemia is caused by:

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  • Hemochromatosis - Treatment Overview

    04/30/07, Healthwise

    Treatment for hemochromatosis can:

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  • Von Willebrand's Disease - Treatment Overview

    11/24/08, Healthwise

    Treatment for von Willebrand's disease can vary based on the type of disease, severity of symptoms, or risk of heavy bleeding. If you have a mild type, you may only need home treatment like not taking aspirin. At other times, you may

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  • Blood transfusions for sickle cell disease

    12/09/08, Healthwise

    During a blood transfusion, a person (the recipient) receives healthy blood from another person (the donor). The donated blood is carefully screened for diseases before it is used. Before receiving a blood transfusion, the recipient's blo

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  • Thalassemia - Treatment Overview

    07/26/07, Healthwise

    Treatment for thalassemia depends on the severity of the condition. Thalassemia may be mild, moderate, or severe.

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  • Clotting factor replacement for hemophilia

    08/20/07, Healthwise

    Hemophilia is primarily treated by replacing the absent or abnormal clotting factors to prevent severe blood loss and complications from bleeding. Clotting factors are replaced by injecting (infusing) a clotting factor replacement int

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  • Hemophilia - Treatment Overview

    08/20/07, Healthwise

    Treatment of hemophilia is determined by how severe the disease is. Because hemophilia is a genetic disease, treatment often begins at birth. Hemophilia is primarily treated by replacing the absent or abnormal clotting factors to

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