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Canadian Blood Services’ Cord Blood Bank is now officially launched
Canada NewsWire (press release) Approximately 25 per cent of people requiring a stem cell transplant are able to find a match within their own family – the other 75 per cent must look outside their families for an unrelated donor. Even with access to over 635,000 publicly – banked … |
UK plans world’s first artificial blood transfusions by 2017 – Engadget
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UK plans world’s first artificial blood transfusions by 2017
Engadget To better treat specialist patients, scientists have experimented with lab-grown organs and cells for some time. For the NHS, maintaining UK blood supplies is also high on the agenda, so it’s been working to offset the fall in donations by growing its … Blood made in the lab will be given to humans in two yearsTelegraph.co.uk Human trials using artificial blood made from stem cells to start soonInternational Business Times UK NHS to give volunteers ‘synthetic blood‘ made in a laboratory within two yearsThe Independent Daily Mail –Mirror.co.uk all 41 news articles » |
Calls for national law reform after Victoria allows donor children to access … – ABC Online
ABC OnlineCalls for national law reform after Victoria allows donor children to access …ABC OnlineVictoria is preparing to enact new laws that will allow donor-conceived people to discover their family history, but there are calls for a national appr…
Blood made in the lab will be given to humans in two years – Telegraph.co.uk
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Blood made in the lab will be given to humans in two years
Telegraph.co.uk Earlier this month, NHS authorities warned of a growing crisis in blood donation, and a huge fall in volunteers offering to donate blood. Official figures show that 40 per cent fewer new donors came forward from England and Wales in 2014/15, compared … Human trials using artificial blood made from stem cells to start soonInternational Business Times UK NHS to trial plans to treat patients using ‘artificial’ blood grown from …Daily Mail NHS to test artificial blood which could revolutionise treatment of seriously …Mirror.co.uk The Independent –HealthCanal.com all 93 news articles » |
Member’s Bill will boost financial support for organ donors – Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Member’s Bill will boost financial support for organ donors
Scoop.co.nz (press release) “She had been living with renal failure for more than two years and needed 15 hours of dialysis a week – before her son donated one of his kidneys to her. “At the public meeting, Mrs van der Gulik … “Organ donation rates in New Zealand are improving … |
Bills drawn from ballot include organ donation compensation – TVNZ
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Bills drawn from ballot include organ donation compensation
TVNZ A bill to financially compensate live organ donors is one of four Member’s Bills pulled out of the ballot today. National MP Chris Bishop’s bill would see the Government pay people who forgo income from employment during their convalescence after … Member’s Bill will boost financial support for organ donorsScoop.co.nz (press release) |
Whore Next Door, Siouxsie Q, Shine Louise Houston, Snapshot – SF Weekly (blog)
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Whore Next Door, Siouxsie Q, Shine Louise Houston, Snapshot
SF Weekly (blog) But it turns out, Snapshot’s campaign was shut down due to a minor violation of Indiegogo’s Terms of Service completely unrelated to the content of the film. One of the perks offered to donors was entry into a VIP party that included a goodie bag and a … |
Organ donors look for ex gratia from district admin – The Hindu
Organ donors look for ex gratia from district adminThe HinduThe reason for it, according to Jeevandan Chief Transplant Coordinator G. Krishna Murthy, is the donation being altruistic (donation to strangers with no scope for any monetary benefit). If th…
5555 children spread the word on blood donation – The Hindu
The Hindu5555 children spread the word on blood donationThe HinduIn all 5,555 students participated in a mega blood drop show and mass drill here on Wednesday to spread the message of blood donation. The show was organised by the Blood Donation Program…
Blood donation camp organised by UPCL cancelled after fishermen stage protest – The Hindu
The HinduBlood donation camp organised by UPCL cancelled after fishermen stage protestThe HinduThough UPCL officials requested them to stop their agitation, they were unrelenting. Meanwhile the police rushed to the spot and managed to pacify the protes…