Analysis: Blood Donor Crisis Looms
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007By ADRIANNE APPEL UPI Correspondent BOSTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Estimates of the number of people who can donate blood are off by as much as one-third, meaning blood …
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Archive for July, 2007
U.S. Couple Sets Up Bone Marrow Registry in India
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007By Varsha Tickoo BANGALORE (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Tim Dutta spent a morning scraping the insides of employees' cheeks at one of India's biggest software firms as he tried …
Change in Scottish Law Urged to Cure Organs Shortage
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Scottish Political Editor - July 11 LABOUR MSP George Foulkes is to ask the Scottish Parliament to change the law on organ donations as the waiting list for transplants …
U.S. Defense Department Looking for Test-Tube Blood Development
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007July 10, 2007 - CQ HOMELAND SECURITY The Defense Department’s research department is asking businesses to come up with an unusual product: blood. In a recent solicitation, the Defense …
Ireland Needs Effective Kidney Donor Program
Saturday, July 7th, 2007July 7, 2007 - Irish Medical News Ireland needs to look at ways to increase the number of kidney donations for transplantation. "Our kidney donor waiting list will only continue …
Beneath the Surface of Blood Donation
Friday, July 6th, 2007July 7, 2007 - Citizen.co.za Many people wonder what really happens to donated blood. The type of questions that spring to mind are: is the recipient getting safe blood …
2007 ADRP Scholarship & Award Recipients Announced
Friday, July 6th, 2007On Friday, May 4, the Association of Donor Recruitment Professional’s 2007 Scholarship and Awards were presented during the Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland with fanfare and fun. Awards Co-Chairs …
Many Minority Bone Marrow Donor Registrants Don’t Follow Through When Asked to Give
Friday, July 6th, 2007July 6, 2007 - ABC News Imagine being told that you have a chance at a winning ticket, not for a multimillion dollar jackpot but for a chance to …
South African Cornea Transplant Process Hits a Snag
Thursday, July 5th, 2007July 5, 2007 - Cape Times Corneas must be harvested within 12 hours, however, and for the past 30 years the Eye Bank Foundation of South Africa has facilitated …
Incentives Debate
Thursday, July 5th, 2007by Gavin Evans 2007-08 ADRP President After you read my column in the Fall Drop, I would appreciate input on your own experiences regarding incentives. What do you do …