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Expert suggests five-year restriction on blood donations from gay men
Irish Times Society needs to have a discussion on the balance between the stigmatising of men who have sex with men, and the risks involved in moving to a one-year prohibition on taking blood from them. That is the view of the medical director of the Irish Blood … Tristin Hopper: Canadian Blood Services’ gay blood ban is brutally inexact …National Post To The FDA, Everyone Transgender Is a Gay ManAdvocate.com |
The American Red Cross calls on unique blood donors – WMBF
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The American Red Cross calls on unique blood donors
WMBF MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The American Red Cross is calling for blood donors as unique as the patients they help. In honor of Black History Month and Dr. Charles Drew, an African-American surgeon who was the first medical director of the American … Red Cross Encourages Donating During National Blood Donor Month5newsonline.com Red Cross encourages donors to give blood in honor of Black History MonthECU The East Carolinian American Red Cross encouraging diverse blood donorsThe Albany Herald Van Wert independent –Wausau Daily Herald –Patch.com all 62 news articles » |
Baby Alex’s death brings hope to others through organ donation – Portadown Times
Portadown Times |
Baby Alex’s death brings hope to others through organ donation
Portadown Times A couple who work in Portadown have pledged to use the tragic death of their eight-month-old son to help families whose infants are faced with life-threatening situations. Alex McCartney died last week following an accident in the family home in Lurgan … |
Week raises awareness of congenital heart defects – Bryan-College Station Eagle
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Week raises awareness of congenital heart defects
Bryan-College Station Eagle February is American Heart Month, and next week is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness week, which Roquet and Phillips hope will draw attention to heart issues. “There’s nothing that I could have done, but there’s questions that I could have asked … |
Expert suggests five-year ban after sex on blood donations – Irish Times
Irish TimesExpert suggests five-year ban after sex on blood donationsIrish TimesSociety needs to have a discussion on the balance between the stigmatising of men who have sex with men, and the risks involved in moving to a one-year prohibition on takin…
PU ICS organises walk on blood donation – Pakistan Today
Pakistan TodayPU ICS organises walk on blood donationPakistan TodayEarlier, an awareness walk was held from ICS to sociology department to spread awareness on the subject of blood donation. The walk was led by ICS Adviser Student Affairs Assistant Prof…
Millions of DNA samples stored in warehouse worry privacy advocates – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesMillions of DNA samples stored in warehouse worry privacy advocatesLos Angeles TimesPrivacy advocates are calling for more safeguards related to a state collection of DNA samples from 16 million Californians in a nondescript government…
Avera Medical Minute AMcK: Treating cancer with umbilical cords – KSFY
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Avera Medical Minute AMcK: Treating cancer with umbilical cords
KSFY … is you can think of the cord to cells as a very young naïve cells so they can adapt to the body and it doesn’t cause much problems, the only major problem with this kind of unit is the number of cells is lower than what you get with related or … |
Loco Club blood donation drive collects 127 units – Avenue Mail
Avenue MailLoco Club blood donation drive collects 127 unitsAvenue MailThe camp was inaugurated after chief guest seema Taliya donated blood and opened the camp. Secretary of the organizing committee B Kehsav Rao said that Loco Recreation Club is organ…
Need a Bone Marrow Transplant? You are Out of Luck! – Huffington Post India
Need a Bone Marrow Transplant? You are Out of Luck!Huffington Post IndiaHence, we desperately need unrelated donors to provide life-saving stem cells to patients. 4. Why is it so tough for Indians to find a donor? Answer is simple: Indians have not ste…