{"typeId":"5","authorId":158959,"title":"World Haemochromatosis Week","slug":"world-haemochromatosis-week","postDate":null,"expiryDate":null,"enabled":false,"newParentId":null,"fields":{"73":"Goorna Close","71":"liz.mccray@ha.org.au","70":"0411145771","67":"World Haemochromatosis Week focuses on haemochromatosis and risk of iron overload. \n\nThe key messages for the week include:\n1. Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Australia\n2. If you are the 1 in 200 affected, it can cause serious health problems\n3. Ask your doctor, find out if you are storing too much iron.\nMore info please visit www.ha.org.au\n\nHaemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Australia and affects one in 200 Australians. One in seven Australians carry the gene, and it is necessary to inherit a gene from each parent to have the condition. A single diagnosis can often lead to multi-generational investigations and diagnoses.\n\nThe condition is often underdiagnosed because the symptoms of tiredness, muscle weakness and joint pain are generic and non-specific. Most people know anaemia causes tiredness and lethargy from too little iron in your blood yet few know the same symptoms arise from having too much iron.\nThe condition causes the body to absorb too much iron from food. This excess iron overloads body tissues, damages organs and can cause premature death. \nThe tragedy is that so many people suffer harm unnecessarily when timely management of their condition is simple, safe and effective. Haemochromatosis can easily be managed through blood donations which remove iron from the body and a diagnosis of haemochromatosis should be no barrier to a normal life.\n","68":{"ownerId":null,"ownerSiteId":null,"fieldId":null,"startDate":[],"endDate":[],"allDay":false,"repeats":false,"days":[],"endRepeat":"never","endRepeatDate":null,"exceptions":[],"timeChanges":[],"repeatType":"week","months":null},"7":[],"69":"Haemochromatosis Australia","72":"online","82":{"titleRaw":[],"descriptionRaw":"","keywords":[],"score":"neutral","social":{"twitter":{"handle":"","title":"World Haemochromatosis Week - Brisbane North PHN","imageId":null,"description":""},"facebook":{"handle":"","title":"World Haemochromatosis Week - Brisbane North PHN","imageId":null,"description":""}},"advanced":{"robots":[],"canonical":null}}}}