February 25, 2010 - "Switching Globin Genes On and Off: Lessons from Thalassemia" is the title of a lecture to be given Tuesday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m. at the New York Blood Center.

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.

February 12, 2010 - Time to don those pearls and that little black dress (ladies) or that to-die-for blazer (men) and hurry on to the Long Island chapter's blissful "Brunch at Tiffany's" on March 21.

February 8, 2010 - Q:  What is frozen on the outside, warm and cozy on the inside and a big help to CAF?

February 5, 2010 - A study published online by BioMed Central Blood Disorders investigates the quality of life (QOL) among children with thalassemia in Thailand.

January 27, 2010 - Videos of two presentations from the 9th Cooley's Anemia Symposium are now available for viewing.  The subjects are pulmonary hypertension and clinical trials.

January 19, 2010 - The odds are solidly in your favor that you will have a wonderful time at the Westchester/ Rockland chapter's "Night at the Races" on March 6.

January 19, 2010 - Pulmonary hypertension is a complication that occurs in some individuals with thalassemia.  (Although it can occur in both thalassemia major and thalassemia intermedia, it is considered by CAF Medical Advisory Board Chair Ellis Neufeld to be a big problem in adults with intermedia and of possible rising significance in adults with major as they age.)  Below, CAF speaks with Claudia R. Morris, MD, of Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland about pulmonary hypertension and thalassemia and about some current clinical trials in this area.  These trials, which include a multi-center Thalassemia Clinical Research Network trial,  are ongoing and are currently recruiting subjects.

January 19, 2010 - The Suffolk chapter of CAF has two "friend raising" activities coming up soon:  a Lunch/Indoor Putting Contest and a Super Bowl Sunday.