(The Advocate Online) By Andrew Harmon Thursday’s news that British health officials will lift a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood is a significant step that the United …
(HealthDay - USNews.com) Researchers report that they used stem cells to create cultured red blood cells and then successfully injected the blood cells back into the human donor who …
(CTV News online) by News Staff Former residents of Saudi Arabia, or Canadians who spent more than six months in Saudi Arabia during the 1980s or early ‘90s, will …
(TampaBay.com, St. Petersburg Times) By Richard Martin You can’t donate blood if you weigh less than 110 pounds, or if you’re ill or have high blood pressure, or if …
(The Washington Post online) by Rob Stein The American Red Cross announced Friday that it was barring people with chronic fatigue syndrome from donating blood to reduce the risk …
(Minneapolis Science Examiner - online) by C. Allen Thompson Over the years, I’ve found myself in that uncomfortable chair time and time again. You know the chair I’m talking …
(Wisconsin State Journal - online) by David Wahlberg Tony Cunning, infected with HIV for at least 20 years, has lived long enough to encounter another serious medical problem: kidney …
(Scotland on Sunday, Scotland, UK) by Lyndsay Moss Health Correspondent SCOTLAND is facing a critical shortage of a vital blood component after a surge in demand from seriously-ill patients. …
By Tamara Lush (Associated Press - Sept. 13) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Before the recession hit, Jacksonville's blood bank would pull its buses up to the Anheuser-Busch brewery and pump …
(PRNewswire) Combined efforts mean even stronger support for blood safety and donor program in Africa. Safe Blood for Africa Foundation (SBFA) and Hema-Quebec have announced the signing of a …