George (IMAGE) University of Manchester Caption George, a patient from Royton near Rochdale who was involved in the study, having chronic ITP meant frequent visits to A&E for nose bleeds that wouldn't stop and he would also miss out on social activities. Credit Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Usage Restrictions With associated news story License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.