17Jul/13

Fighting the FDA's Antiquated Policy on Blood Donation – Huffington Post


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Fighting the FDA’s Antiquated Policy on Blood Donation
Huffington Post
On July 12, 2013, documentarian Ryan James Yezak championed the first National Gay Blood Drive in order to combat the outdated and antiquated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance document that has banned men who have sex with men 
Gay Men Can’t Donate Blood, but Some Are Trying AnywayVICE
Across the Nation, Protests Call for End to Gay Blood BanEDGEOnTheNet
Gay blood drive demonstration held in Lincoln ParkWindy City Times

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17Jul/13

Splitting donated livers shown to be safe, allowing doctors to save 2 lives … – ScienceBlog.com (blog)

Splitting donated livers shown to be safe, allowing doctors to save 2 lives
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Split liver transplantation carries no increased risk of failure in either recipient, allowing surgeons to safely save two lives from a single donated organ (graft), according to new research from Boston Children’s Hospital published online in the

17Jul/13

Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal … – Science Daily (press release)

Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal
Science Daily (press release)
July 17, 2013 — Gene therapy researchers have produced a bioengineered decoy that fools the immune system and prevents it from mistakenly defeating the benefits delivered by a corrective gene. The decoy was effective in animal studies, and if the 

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