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21Aug/18

Blood Donation Camp organised on behalf of Lions Club of Uttarayan Centennial – Siliguri Times (press release) (blog)


Siliguri Times (press release) (blog)

Blood Donation Camp organised on behalf of Lions Club of Uttarayan Centennial
Siliguri Times (press release) (blog)
A Blood Donation Camp was organized in City Center, Matigara, Siliguri, under the aegis of Lions Club of Uttarayan Centennial. In this organised camp, Terai Lion’s Blood Bank and Siliguri Rotary Blood Bank also assisted. About 255 units of blood was …

21Aug/18

Gut bacteria could provide key to making ‘universal’ blood type – CTV News


CTV News

Gut bacteria could provide key to making ‘universal’ blood type
CTV News
People with Type O negative blood are considered universal donors, as they can donate blood to anyone. That’s why Type O negative blood is always in high demand during emergencies, when there is often little time to test a patient’s blood type to make …
Gut bug enzyme turns blood into type-OBBC News
In the Quest for Universal Blood, Go With Your GutSmithsonian
Gut bacteria could transform blood groups into universal typeiNews

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21Aug/18

Canadian Blood Services Urgently Needs Donors, But Still Won’t Accept Gay Men – HuffPost Canada


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Canadian Blood Services Urgently Needs Donors, But Still Won’t Accept Gay Men
HuffPost Canada
If you haven’t donated blood in the last few months, and especially if you’re Type O, Canadian Blood Services is urging you to consider doing it in the next week. The organization says a significant influx of donations before the end of August will be
Windsor man to make 200th blood donation as more Canadians urged to donate before Labour DayOurWindsor.ca
93 spots still need to be filled at upcoming blood donor clinicsTimminsToday

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20Aug/18

Gay men greenlighted for blood donation in Denmark – The Copenhagen Post – Danish news in english


The Copenhagen Post – Danish news in english

Gay men greenlighted for blood donation in Denmark
The Copenhagen Post – Danish news in english
Fear of the HIV virus has meant gay men in Denmark have been prohibited from donating blood for many years. But that’s about to change. The health minister, Ellen Trane Nørby, revealed today that the government will modernise the Danish blood donation …