Useful Links
Australian Websites
The Australian Liver Foundation
Care for your liver.
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS)
General information about how to donate blood through the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
ARCBS -Therapeutic Venesection Policy
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service offers a therapeutic venesection program for eligible donors with haemochromatosis. Useful information and links to relevant forms for your doctor to complete.
Better Health Channel, Victoria.
Health and medical information for consumers. Read their information about haemochromatosis.
Centre for Genetic Health Research - Haemochromatosis Fact Sheet
A useful fact sheet explaining the genetics of haemochromatosis.
Depression - Beyond Blue website
The national depression initiative..
Beyond Blue Fact Sheet - Chronic Physical Illness and Depression
Fact sheet with information about depression and chronic illness.
Home page for Diabetes Australia.
FerriScan is an analysis service that provides an accurate measurement of liver iron concentration (LIC) through a non-invasive, MRI-based technology..
GESA - Gastroenterological Society of Australia
Useful information about haemochromatosis. The website also has other useful health consumer information and a list of gastroenterologists and their contact details.
International Websites
Canadian Haemochromatosis Society.
European federation of Associations of patients with haemochromatosis.
Haemochromatosis information on the french HepataoWeb site..
Irish haemochromatosis Association.
Hemochromatose Veriniging Nederland.
Iron NZ.
United Kingdom:
Home page for The Haemochromatosis Society (UK).
Haemochromatosis Awareness Society.
British Liver Trust - Fighting Liver Disease.
United States of America
American Haemochromatosis Society
The American Haemochromatosis Society.
Celtic Curse is another name for haemochromatosis.
Database listing information on thousands of medications currently or previously available worldwide..
information about all iron disorders including haemochromatosis..
The Hemochromatosis Information Centre
Hemochromatosis.org - a centre for excess iron information. An Iron Disorders Association website.