|World Hemophilia Day 2010| World Hemophilia Day falls on
17thApril every year and is dedicated to stepping up awareness
of hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. The key objective of
this day is to create mass awareness of bleeding disorders,
raise funds and improve treatment and care for victims of this
condition. |Birth Defect - Genetic - Hemophilia| Hemophilia is a
condition in which clotting of blood fails to take place in a
normal manner. Following an accident, hemophilics suffer
excessive bleeding, as it takes longer to heal, in comparison to
normal individuals. This is due to a faulty clotting mechanism.
Internal bleeding may also occur leading to organ damage, which
may ultimately prove fatal. Hemophilia affects only the males
because it is an X-linked disorder. The term Genetic counseling
was proposed by Sheldon Reed in 1947 in response to the
increasing knowledge of the role of genetics in health and
disease. Genetic counseling is an educational process that seeks
to assist affected individuals a