Healthcare Industry Today
sign up now for free trial
FORMATS: RSS | EMAIL | MOBILE

Latest Blood Transfusion News

  • Coconut message saved JFK's crew 7 Oct 2008 16:37 GMT
    ... (See story at right.) • Because coconut water is sterile and mixes easily with blood, it was safely used as an emergency transfusion liquid during World War II. That is, it was injected directly into the veins ...

  • Outbreak Of E. Coli O157:H7 In The United States And Related Cases In Ontario 7 Oct 2008 15:29 GMT
    ... and bloody diarrhoea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of ...

  • AIDS pioneers and cancer researcher win Nobel prize 7 Oct 2008 15:27 GMT
    ... included people who had been infected from sexual contact, haemophiliacs, patients who had received blood transfusions and infants who had contracted the disease from their mothers. The researchers found the ...

  • Police dog donates blood, saves colleague 7 Oct 2008 14:59 GMT
    ... PATNA: Three-year-old Bishan donated blood to save Jyoti, who was suffering from ... hospital where doctors said only a blood transfusion would save her life, officials in the ...

  • Three Europeans win Nobel 7 Oct 2008 14:36 GMT
    ... Karolinska Institute said that discovery led to blood tests to detect the infection and to ... donations, making the blood supply safer for transfusions and blood products. The viral discovery has ...

  • Three European scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine 7 Oct 2008 14:34 GMT
    ... Karolinska Institute said that discovery led to blood tests to detect the infection and to ... donations, making the blood supply safer for transfusions and blood products. The viral discovery has ...

  • Researchers Explore Issues Related To Multiple Myeloma Treatment 7 Oct 2008 14:13 GMT
    ... treatment for many patients with MM. This treatment involves using high-dose chemotherapy along with transfusion of previously collected immature blood cells (stem cells) to replace diseased or damaged marrow. While ASCT often provides an ...

  • Blood Center granted re-accreditation by assessors 7 Oct 2008 14:12 GMT
    ... Southeastern Community Blood Center has been granted re-accreditation by the ... of professional proficiency for blood banks and transfusion services in the United States, but also ...

  • AIDS victim suffers condemnation too 7 Oct 2008 14:07 GMT
    ... from Warangal in Andhra Pradesh who died of AIDS. She contracted AIDS because of transfusion of contaminated blood at the children’s hospital. Why did not the doctor check the blood before the ...

  • Precision Dynamics Engages Healthcare Professionals in Discussions on the Future of Bar Code Automation at 2008 AABB TXPO in Canada 7 Oct 2008 13:25 GMT
    ... [10/07/08] Healthcare workers responsible for drawing blood are at risk of making errors that ... Reducing the risk of human error during transfusions through an effective patient identification system is ...


1 - 15 / 268      NEXT >>>

NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS BLOOD TRANSFUSION NEWS SECTION? MAKE YOUR OWN WITH THE INBOX ROBOT OR TRY OUR OTHER MEDIA MONITORING SERVICES.
These stories are not published by IPD Group, Inc. and these links will take you to other websites. Some of these websites require their own registration to read their stories.
<<< Please read the disclaimer for more details.>>>
 
Get a FREE daily news alert by email. Subscribe here.
Your email:
upoad your press release
REACH 1,000,000 READERS A MONTH! ADVERTISE HERE
 

Take This Poll

Is the planned bailout of the U.S. financial system really necessary? (Sep. 26, 2008)



 

EIN News Copyright © 2005-2008 IPD Group, Inc. All Rights Reseved. | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Contact