24May/13

Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors? – Los Angeles Times


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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Los Angeles Times
In 18 of those 19 cases, the enticements worked — and the more the reward was worth, the more blood donation increased. The only “incentive” that was a dud was a free cholesterol test. The economists also noted that donors of blood stem cells can be
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24May/13

Death Rates Decline for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, but Outcomes Are … – Science Daily (press release)

Death Rates Decline for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, but Outcomes Are
Science Daily (press release)
“For patients with the most advanced heart failure, treatment options used to be limited to heart transplantation — or face early death,” said study author Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, UCLA’s Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and

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