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Blood Transfusions
First oral iron chelator approved 29 Jan 2006
It has been approved for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions in adults and children age two and older. ...
- Malaysia Star,
Hospital offers 'bloodless' operations 29 Jan 2006
...shortage of donations. Without a sufficient supply in reserve, operations requiring blood transfusions could be affected. A program ...
- Tri-Valley Herald,
Transparency serves the public well-being 29 Jan 2006
Among the documents in the Reader's possession are reports of two adverse reactions in people who had artificial blood transfusions. ...
- Contra Costa Times,
Meet Dr. Drew 29 Jan 2006
In the late 1930s, he discovered how to store blood plasma, a scientific advance that proved critical to the process of blood transfusions. ...
- Richmond Times Dispatch,
Bead therapy helps young cancer patients 29 Jan 2006
There are red ones for blood transfusions, black ones for the seemingly endless needle sticks, even glow-in-the dark-ones for radiation. ...
- Record-Searchlight (subscription),
THOUSANDS of people given blood transfusions in the 70s and 80s ... Jan 14, 2006
Solicitor Frank Maguire, of Glasgow, said the NHS cannot trace infected blood and match it to patients. He said the Scottish Health ...
- Mirror.co.uk,
Manheim girl back on the court after surgery Jan 27, 2006
...bleeding.". Between July and Christmas Eve, Kreider made more than 10 trips to Hershey Medical Center to receive blood transfusions. ...
- NEPA News,
Chinese people with AIDS-infection tainted blood transfusions Jan 19, 2006
...a claim for 30 million yuan (US$3.7 million; Ђ3 million) in a lawsuit by 16 people who contracted the AIDS virus through tainted blood transfusions, a court ...
- Russia Journal,
Blood drive scheduled for Keyser Middle School student Jan 27, 2006
Hospital in Pittsburgh. Ross is currently receiving treatment, including chemotherapy and blood transfusions. Keyser Primary-Middle ...
- Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune,
Sickle-cell patients need regular transfusions Dec 28, 2005
BOSTON - Some patients with severe sickle cell disease may need a lifetime of blood transfusions to reduce the chances of suffering a stroke, data from a new ...
- MSNBC
China Lowers Estimate of HIV Cases Jan 25, 2006
The new study also said the number of people previously thought to have contracted HIV through blood transfusions or blood sales was vastly overestimated ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Firefighters raise over $17,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Jan 27, 2006
He used a power wheelchair, ventilator and supplemental oxygen and had regular blood transfusions until his death in June 2004. ...
- Stoughton Journal,
Cancer patients likely to be denied fatigue treatment Jan 23, 2006
If EPO was made available, it is estimated that some 30,000 patients could lead more normal lives and, because less blood transfusions would be required, the ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
Baby readmitted 12 times Jan 27, 2006
..."There are important things we don't know: how many blood transfusions are given; how many women suffered birth injuries that required specialist intervention ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Study: Transfusions vital for kids with sickle cell Dec 29, 2005
Some children with sickle cell disease need blood transfusions to prevent strokes and should not halt the treatment despite side effects, according to a study ...
- Alameda Times-Star,
Stroke risk returns when children with sickle cell disease stop ... Jan 15, 2006
A study of children with sickle cell disease whose stroke risk was reduced by blood transfusions found that within a few months of halting transfusion, 14 of ...
- Xagena.it,
AIDS deniers promote careless lifestyles Jan 27, 2006
A correlation was found in the presence of HIV, a virus spread through bodily fluids, whether by intravenous drug use, blood transfusions or sex. ...
- Daily Vanguard,
Thank you letter - May God bless you Jan 28, 2006
A thank you and a note of appreciation to all of those who cared for my mother, Bernetta Gray, during her blood transfusions, for her time in the ER room and ...
- Beaver County Times,
Drug treats blood disease Jan 26, 2006
The maker, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, says that its drug, eculizumab, sharply reduced the need for blood transfusions during a late-stage clinical trial ...
- International Herald Tribune,
Bayer blood clot drug Trasylol associated with increased health ... Jan 26, 2006
It is also the only drug treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce bleeding and the need for blood transfusions during coronary ...
- Forbes
YOUNG BLOOD Jan 27, 2006
The region's 11 transplant centers are especially heavy users; a single operation can require 70 units of blood. "The need for blood transfusions is relentless ...
- philly.com,
Blood Drive Jan 26, 2006
This year, as many as five million patients will require blood transfusions as accident victims, people undergoing surgery, and patients receiving treatment ...
- Cohasset Mariner,
8 patients died of AIDS from blood transfusion Jan 26, 2006
EIGHT patients died after being administered tainted blood transfusions from Dehui People's Hospital in Jilin Province, the Ministry of Health announced today. ...
- Shanghai Daily,
Providence Blood Donor Center is here for the local community Jan 26, 2006
This year alone, as many as five million patients will require blood transfusions, as accident victims, people undergoing surgery, and patients receiving ...
- Burbank Weekly,
Stroke risk returns after transfusions stop Dec 29, 2005
Stopping regular blood transfusions in children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke means their stroke risk likely will return, researchers ...
- myDNA.com,
Rumsas and wife pay price for a car boot full of drugs Jan 26, 2006
...blood had thickened slightly during the Tour, which can be caused by dehydration but can also be caused by the injection of EPO or the use of blood transfusions ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
Study questions safety of heart drug Jan 25, 2006
...and Drug Administration approved Trasylol in 1993 to control bleeding in patients undergoing open heart surgery and minimize the need for blood transfusions. ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
EU, UN to Spend $5.4M on HIV Jan 25, 2006
...assistance to public health authorities to improve treatment and care for HIV-infected patients and increase security of blood transfusions, said Corinna ...
- The Moscow Times,
Alexion shares up on anemia drug data Jan 26, 2006
Patients given eculizumab required no blood transfusions compared with the average 10 units of blood given to those on placebo. ...
- BusinessWeek
(PZ) Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Hosts a Symposium on Sickle ... Jan 23, 2006
...failure. Others must live with chronic pain, the need for regular blood transfusions, anemia or heart and lung problems. Sickle ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Mom's mission Jan 26, 2006
...about their disorder. ''Sometimes, without factor, patients in developing countries will get whole blood transfusions. Many times ...
- Boston Globe,
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase III Results for ... Jan 26, 2006
..."PNH patients are confronted with life-altering symptoms and frequent blood transfusions -- often at a time when they are leading active lives. ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Stroke Risk Returns when Children with Sickle Cell Disease Stop ... Dec 29, 2005
AUGUSTA, GA -- December 29, 2005 -- Stopping regular blood transfusions in children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke means their stroke ...
- DG News
Bayer Declines After Bypass Drug May Boost Heart Risk (Update3) Jan 26, 2006
...blood-loss in patients at a higher risk for such complications due to hemophilia, a heart infection or aspirin, or in those who can't receive blood transfusions ...
- Bloomberg
Stem-cell bill stalls in House committee Jan 25, 2006
The blood transfusions and heart transplants were said to be robbing the donator of their souls, and the in vitro fertilization was met with fears of human ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Giving blood for various reasons Jan 23, 2006
...in Utah is the need for blood. Blood given throughout the state is often used in blood transfusions. The ARUP Web site lists some ...
- Utah Statesman (subscription),
Infections rising in baby units Jan 26, 2006
What was more worrying, he said, was that many other factors were not even measured, such as rates of vaginal tears and blood transfusions. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Study questions safety of heart surgery drug Jan 25, 2006
The FDA approved Trasylol in 1993 to control bleeding in patients undergoing open heart surgery and minimize the need for blood transfusions. ...
- Eyewitness News,
Global Challenges | EU, WHO Launch $5.4M HIV/AIDS Program in ... Jan 27, 2006
...care services, training health care workers and providing other technical support, as well as increasing the security of blood transfusions, Corinna Reinicke ...
- Kaiser network.org,
Check blood for Hepatitis C, transfusion patients urged Jan 14, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: Patients who received blood transfusions before 1997 have been asked to check their blood to ensure they are not infected with Hepatitis C. ...
- Malaysia Star,
Romanian Orphans Thriving 15 Years Later Jan 26, 2006
All four of the children were infected with HIV at birth, through either blood transfusions or unclean needles, not through their birth mothers. ...
- ABC News
Blood donation meets urgent need Jan 15, 2006
Makayla had two blood transfusions that night, the first of 87 the little girl received during just her first year of treatment. ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Patient died in Bupa hospital blood mix-up Jan 24, 2006
He had worked at the Bupa Hospital since 1989. Part of his duties was to ensure that patients were given compatible blood transfusions if they were needed. ...
- Yorkshire Post Today,
Dublin blood drive to help 9-year-old Jan 23, 2006
Robinson, hospital spokeswoman. Adrianna is on heavy doses of chemotherapy that sometimes require blood transfusions. So when Officer ...
- Inside Bay Area,
Sickle-cell treatment requires healing historical wounds Jan 19, 2006
The patients take an oral chelating medicine made by Novartis. The drug Exjade treats iron overload, a common side effect of multiple blood transfusions. ...
- Savannah Morning News,
New Treatment for Bleeding Ulcers Reduces Surgery, Death Rates Jan 25, 2006
...perforation. Emergency treatment may include fluid replacement, blood transfusions and injections or cauterization through an endoscope. ...
- EndoNurse,
Ferriprox More Efficacious Than Deferoxamine - In Removing Iron ... Jan 15, 2006
...prevents iron-induced heart disease and significantly reduces the risk of early cardiac death in patients who undergo regular blood transfusions to treat ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Red Cross blood drive planned Jan 19, 2006
With growing numbers of people relying on blood transfusions to survive or maintain the quality of their lives, the need for volunteer donors has never been ...
- Dover Community News,
Get FBR Tickets for Donating Blood Jan 3, 2006
Thunderbirds. Arizona hospital patients require more blood transfusions in January than during any other month of the year. That's ...
- KPHO Phoenix,
China Is Adding 70,000 HIV Cases a Year, Report Says (Update1) Jan 24, 2006
Previously, most HIV-AIDS infections were the result of blood transfusions from illegal blood stations that didn't screen donors properly. ...
- Bloomberg
Back problem forces Clooney to lay off his boozing Jan 24, 2006
Clooney has been forced to cut back on his alcohol intake after suffering a spinal injury a year ago - because he's still having regular blood transfusions. ...
- Ireland Online,
EU, WHO to allocate 4.5mln euros for HIV/AIDS program in Russia Jan 25, 2006
...by late 2007, aims to prevent and control HIV/AIDS in Russia, with a focus on antiretroviral drugs and provision of safer blood transfusions, the coordinators ...
- RIA Novosti,
Chinese court considering landmark AIDS-infection case Jan 19, 2006
...deliberating a claim for 30 million yuan (US$3.7 million) in a lawsuit by 16 people who contracted the AIDS virus through tainted blood transfusions, a court ...
- INQ7.net,
Back Problem Force Clooney To Taper His Boozing Jan 25, 2006
...forced to cut back on his alcohol consumption after suffering a spinal injury a year ago, because he's still having regular blood transfusions, according to ...
- Post Chronicle
Blood donors driven to help Jan 17, 2006
...is walking and talking. But 14 months ago, Jade Lewis was in the hospital receiving blood transfusions. Born prematurely, the child ...
- Brazosport Facts (subscription),
Donor touts blood donation Jan 18, 2006
While sleeping in the recovery room, Lauren's “body simply and quietly shut down.� Her blood pressure dropped and “blood transfusions were administered ...
- Daily American Online (subscription),
Infected Blood Jan 15, 2006
...that, instead of making their point in a civilised and reasoned manner, this group has potentially put at risk the lives of patients who need blood transfusions ...
- The Mercury (subscription),
Anemia Impairs Mental and Physical Function of Elderly with Cancer Jan 18, 2006
Severe anemia often requires treatment with blood transfusions, which have associated risks of infection, rejection, and increased medical costs. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
IRAQ: Rise in numbers living with HIV/AIDS, says health ministry Jan 19, 2006
According to Hamed, in 73 percent of recorded cases the source of infection has been infected blood transfusions, while 16 percent were through sexual ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Rare disorder disrupts, can't defeat, Redding woman Jan 8, 2006
They come from 29 months of blood transfusions to treat a rare bone marrow disorder that is often lethal, even with early detection. ...
- Connecticut Post,
FDA approves REVLIMID for MDS Dec 29, 2005
FDA has OK'da new drug for patients with certain types of bone marrow disease that until now required patients to undergo periodic blood transfusions to survive ...
- Cancerfacts.com,
Children With Sickle-Cell Disease Who Stop Transfusions At Risk ... Dec 29, 2005
Augusta, GA (AHN) - A study researching children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for stroke and stop their regular blood transfusions found that ...
- All Headline News
Canada Finds Fifth Mad Cow, Japan Bans US Beef Again Jan 24, 2006
States. The human form of the disease can be transmitted if a human being eats BSE infected meat, or through blood transfusions. ...
- Environment News Service
BURNS TOAST FOR OUR LITTLE BRAVEHEART Jan 24, 2006
Michael said: "We're very proud of our Scottish lass -she was born in Scotland and had two blood transfusions there, so we think she's a Scot through and ...
- Glasgow Daily Record,
Poison Pet Jan 24, 2006
MACK: Veterinarian Jonnie Quantz treated Josephine with plasma and blood transfusions...but it was not enough to beat the poison in the sago palm. DR. ...
- NBC4.TV,
Aranesp® Improves Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Without Adversely ... Jan 6, 2006
...darbepoetin alfa) for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia suggests that Aranesp reduces the need for blood transfusions, increases hemoglobin levels ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Calgary group tries to give racing dogs new lease on life Jan 23, 2006
The company, which sells and distributes products used in dog blood transfusions, took in more than 50 retired greyhounds one year ago and although they’ve ...
- Brandon Sun,
New Drug Offers Hope To MDS Patients Jan 4, 2006
The drug is called revlimid, and doctors say it offers new hope and a clinical benefit to some patients who depend on blood transfusions because of a disorder ...
- Pittsburgh Channel.com,
Campers' dreams come to life Jan 21, 2006
...doctor. He underwent 12 weeks of chemotherapy and 15 days of injections, plus blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants. "And ...
- Arizona Daily Star,
Family pulling together Jan 23, 2006
...bladder, uterus and bowels. Her illness led to two major surgeries, medications and blood transfusions, Meadows said. Jan. 11 to 15 ...
- Daily Mail - Charleston,
Computer Modeling Suggests Cost-Effectiveness of Once Weekly ... Jan 13, 2006
2005. Patients with lung and other cancers receiving chemotherapy may develop anemia, which is corrected by blood transfusions. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
In the Doug House / Doug Speirs Jan 19, 2006
...times. PAUL MARTIN: Vows to defend medicare. THE VAMPIRE: Wants more blood transfusions... a lot more blood transfusions. What's ...
- Winnipeg Free Press (subscription),
Anti-Blood Disease Drug A Breakthrough Jan 6, 2006
...and can eventually become cancer. There is no cure, so patients often rely on frequent blood transfusions. But thanks to the FDA ...
- WNBC,
Oncology - FDA Grants REVLIMID® NDA Approval Dec 29, 2005
MDS patients must often rely on blood transfusions to manage symptoms of anemia and fatigue and may develop life-threatening iron overload and/or toxicity from ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Blood Drive Helps Local Woman Dec 29, 2005
The 20-year-old West Virginia University student was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and her treatment includes chemotherapy and blood transfusions. ...
- WTOV9.com,
New drug helps people with form of blood cancer Jan 3, 2006
...medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, had little to offer his patients with a certain type of blood cancer, other than frequent blood transfusions ...
- Indianapolis Star,
impact of 1 pint of blood Jan 16, 2006
They thought my spleen was ruptured. I had to have trauma surgery. I ended up having several blood transfusions because of all the blood I lost. ...
- Newsday,
Court considers £2m claim over HIV-infected blood Jan 19, 2006
Chinese court was yesterday considering a claim for 30m yuan (£2m) in a lawsuit by 16 people who contracted the Aids virus through blood transfusions, a court ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
Cutting stroke risk in sickle cell cases Jan 1, 2006
Some patients with severe sickle cell disease may need a lifetime of blood transfusions to reduce the chances of suffering a stroke. ...
- Los Angeles Times,
Gay Men Excluded From Donating Blood in South Africa Jan 13, 2006
...was "imperative" for MSM group males to exclude invitations by SANBS to donate blood, she said, as it placed those who needed blood transfusions under immense ...
- 247gay.com,
Hepatitis C Virus To Be Screened Before Blood Transfusion Jan 16, 2006
...that prevention is better than cure and asked the people to indulge in various preventive methods such as avoiding unscreened blood transfusions and unsafe ...
- MedIndia,
Regional blood inventory stable Jan 16, 2006
Blood can be used not only in emergencies and for accident victims, but also for people who need blood transfusions because of cancer, surgeries, premature ...
- LaCrosse Tribune,
Blood Shortage prompts emergency blood drive at CHRISTUS Schumpert ... Jan 13, 2006
A nationwide blood shortage, leading to delayed surgeries and blood transfusions in Shreveport-Bossier, has prompted an emergency blood drive at CHRISTUS ...
- KTAL-TV,
KU, K-State fans can Battle for Blood Jan 18, 2006
The blood will be used for area patients who need blood transfusions. The blood goes to local hospitals, including Lawrence Memorial Hospital. ...
- Lawrence Journal World,
Jones relents on blood sample Jan 20, 2006
Witnesses. "Our objection is to receiving blood transfusions or donating blood for the purpose of tranfusing it into someone else. ...
- WDAM-TV,
Sheriff organizes blood drive in girl's honor Jan 21, 2006
...spokeswoman Venita Robinson said. Adrianna is on heavy doses of chemotherapy that sometimes require blood transfusions. So when Officer ...
- Daily Review Online,
OU fights blood battle Jan 18, 2006
...color red. Hubbard owes her life to blood transfusions, a fact which has prompted her to be involved in the donation process. Hubbard ...
- Oklahoma Daily,
Abortion Pill Deaths to be Investigated by US Food and Drug ... 23 Nov 2005
...the FDA said that heavy bleeding for up to 30 days was another problem noted with the drug and the agency has records of 72 cases requiring blood transfusions. ...
- Lifesite,
LI Woman Gives Neglected Dog A Fighting Chance 23 Nov 2005
Scofield did not hesitate. She pulled out her credit card and over the phone paid $3,000 for Bailey's blood transfusions and flew the dog north. ...
- WCBS-TV New York,
HIV STATISTICS FOR BULGARIA PRESENTED 23 Nov 2005
Blood transfusions caused eight per cent of the infections and in one per cent of the cases the virus was transmitted from mother to child. ...
- Sofia Echo,
Maryland small business must only pay for generic drugs 23 Nov 2005
...earlier this year, when it considered cutting coverage for prescriptions, organ transplants, long-term mental heath care and blood transfusions from the small ...
- Washington Business Journal,
US Heart Patients May Get Too Many Blood Transfusions Nov 15, 2005
15 (HealthDay News) -- American heart patients receive more blood transfusions than heart patients in many other countries, which may indicate that US doctors ...
- Forbes
US heart patients receive more transfusions than international ... Nov 18, 2005
American physicians may be too liberal in their use of blood transfusions, suggests a study by Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) cardiologists. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Surgery sometimes requires blood transfusions Oct 30, 2005
...risk you can accept. Blood transfusions should never be given unless they are absolutely necessary. Otherwise healthy patients can ...
- Orlando Sentinel,
Reluctance Of Kins To Donate Blood, A Headache To SGH Blood Bank Nov 22, 2005
Ayub said priority was also being given to children with blood diseases, including leukaemia and anaemia, as they needed regular blood transfusions. ...
- Bernama,
NASA honors Schirra as a pioneer of space Nov 22, 2005
...forever. Amber, a Rancho Bernardo High student, was diagnosed in 2002 with aplastic anemia and regularly underwent blood transfusions. ...
- San Diego Union Tribune,
11,000 people affected by HIV/AIDS in Romania Nov 22, 2005
Some of the HIV/AIDS patients were said to have infected with the HIV virus during blood transfusions in the 1980s or contracted the virus from their mothers ...
- Xinhua,
sports diary: Nov 21, 2005
Hamilton tested positive for illict blood transfusions during the Tour of Spain last September just weeks after winning an Olympic gold medal in Athens and the ...
- Daily Times,
Blood donation criteria no longer based on race Nov 21, 2005
...blood components are used. When blood transfusions are required, it is this blood that is used first. Griesel said viruses only ...
- The Herald Eastern Cape,
Deferasirox - First Oral Drug for Chronic Iron Overload Nov 19, 2005
FDA) recently announced the approval of Exjade (deferasirox), an oral iron chelator developed to treat chronic iron overload due to multiple blood transfusions ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Hepatitis C families call for inquiry Nov 15, 2005
THE families of Scots who died after contracting hepatitis C from infected blood transfusions have launched a legal challenge for a public inquiry into the ...
- The Herald,
Next Stage Of Notification Exercise To Reduce Risk Of Variant CJD ... Nov 20, 2005
...extended. Around 50 people who have received blood transfusions will be traced and notified of their potential exposure to vCJD. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
From palm reading to burgers, blood donation centers have it all Nov 18, 2005
...do.". Donated blood is thoroughly screened. Only blood that passes a battery of tests is preserved for blood transfusions. All donors ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Child given HIV-infected blood at hospital Nov 17, 2005
...child's parents have tested negative for HIV, and while she was treated in other hospitals, the only place where Rashmi was given blood transfusions was the ...
- NDTV.com,
UN: HIV infection rises in Middle East, North Africa Nov 21, 2005
Infections as a result of contaminated blood products, blood transfusions or a lack of infection control measures in health care settings are generally on the ...
- Food Consumer,
OSU wins civil war blood drive Nov 18, 2005
...appointments. Every day, including holidays, Oregon’s blood banks supply thousands of life-saving blood transfusions around the clock. ...
- Bend.com,
Donor blood vital in saving blaze victims, statistics show Nov 18, 2005
...than 4 000 people are injured. Almost every fire survivor relies on blood transfusions to survive. This was revealed at the South ...
- The Herald Eastern Cape,
Exjade(R), a Breakthrough Once-Daily Oral Iron Chelator, Receives ... Nov 2, 2005
...- Exjade offers new alternative to burdensome standard therapy in children and adults who require blood transfusions for chronic anemias - Approval makes iron ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Dispute Over Blood Donations Divides Homosexuals in Australia Nov 17, 2005
As someone who became HIV positive in 1984 due to three blood transfusions, let me say I am glad diligent screening of all blood supplies continues to this day ...
- Town Hall,
Fans’ blood runs orange Nov 18, 2005
...do so. One pint of blood saves up to three lives, and each year five million people need blood transfusions. Approximately every ...
- Clemson Tiger News,
Fattah Convenes Key Agencies to Cleanup Africa's Blood Supply Nov 18, 2005
...by the legislative language, that these agencies work towards a common sense approach and consensus to ensure safe and healthy blood transfusions throughout Sub ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Exjade, a Breakthrough Once-Daily Oral Iron Chelator, Receives ... Nov 3, 2005
Exjade has been approved for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions in adults and children age two and older. ...
- DG News
Novartis iron overload drug OK'd Nov 9, 2005
The orally administered iron chelator treats the condition that occurs in patients who have had multiple blood transfusions, the agency said. ...
- United Press International
Regional Roundup Nov 16, 2005
Lymphoblastic Leukemia in June. She has undergone intense chemotherapy treatments and blood transfusions. Daniel Pepin, a student ...
- Lodi News-Sentinel,
Red Cross seeks donors Nov 19, 2005
Cross. "Hospitals need blood, whether it is a holiday or not," Thomas said. "The need for blood transfusions never takes a holiday.".
- Glens Falls Post-Star,
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology Nov 16, 2005
Results showed that eight HIV patient samples (seven of which acquired HIV through blood transfusions) and three healthy donor samples were positive for two ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
Ask a doc Nov 18, 2005
...transplantation. Health care workers are often at risk. Before 1992, much of hepatitis C was transmitted by blood transfusions. There ...
- Central Florida Future (subscription),
Seattle Genetics Initiates SGN-33 Clinical Trial Nov 17, 2005
MDS patients must often rely on blood transfusions to manage symptoms of anemia and fatigue and frequently develop life-threatening iron overload, infection or ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Health Alert: Hepatitis C Nov 17, 2005
Any blood to blood contact can transmit it including tainted blood transfusions, drug users sharing needles and health workers having needle stick accidents. ...
- WIS,
Company gets $750K from Army Nov 17, 2005
The Army is interested in finding a substitute for blood transfusions because it is difficult to store blood on the battlefield or find time to determine blood ...
- MLive.com,
OSU targeted in Blood Battle Nov 11, 2005
She was diagnosed with cancer twice — first in 1989 and again in 1998. During her treatment, she received around 100 blood transfusions. ...
- Michigan Daily,
SCDAA Shares in Excitement About Exjade, New Treatment Now ... Nov 2, 2005
FDA) has approved Exjade, also known as deferasirox, for once-a-day oral treatment of adults and children with chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
A biotech drug extends a life, but at what price? Nov 16, 2005
...doctors. She showed up for a screening in a limousine because she'd just had blood transfusions and wasn't allowed to drive. In ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Cambodian drug users raise new AIDS threat Nov 11, 2005
Cambodia has had no known cases of HIV being spread by blood transfusions, but if HIV infected blood entered the hospital system in even a single case it ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Illnesses can't keep volleyball player down Nov 15, 2005
She endured uncomfortable blood transfusions, as well as chemotherapy and steroid treatments. She had to drink three liters of water every day. ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Libya: Last hope for Bulgarian nurses Nov 18, 2005
These apparently led personnel at the Benghazi hospital to use unsterilized needles and HIV-contaminated blood transfusions on the children, more than 40 of ...
- International Herald Tribune,
Hep C victims' families seek public inquiry Nov 16, 2005
RELATIVES of Hepatitis C victims who died after receiving blood transfusions have launched a legal action to seek a public inquiry into the deaths. ...
- Glasgow Evening Times,
Haircut for a cause Nov 18, 2005
While at the hospital getting blood transfusions because of a low platelet count-the cells that help blood clot-Hailea saw young cancer patients. ...
- South Delta Leader,
Today's receivers following Max McGee's lead Nov 17, 2005
Telecaster, he would be a wide receiver. Blood transfusions on Saturday, end zone dances on Sunday. While Owens is noise pollution and ...
- Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),
Canine gives kidney Nov 17, 2005
Smith arrived in Auburn Nov. 9 and placed Apache in the University’s small animal vet hospital for dialysis and blood transfusions. ...
- The Auburn Plainsman Online
14-year-old celebrated as patient, volunteer Nov 17, 2005
And then the boy who didn't learn to walk until age 4, the one who had more than 150 blood transfusions, the one who lived every moment of his life will be ...
- Augusta Chronicle (subscription),
November is National Home Care Month Nov 16, 2005
They include complex therapies, such as blood transfusions and chemotherapy. ACCHU’s other Home Care program is Hospice service. ...
- Mexico Ledger,
'Let Jason's death be a lesson' Nov 18, 2005
Jason was given 13 blood transfusions, but the main wound proved fatal. Mary said she still did not know why Jason went to meet Cole. ...
- ic Huddersfield.co.uk,
Hoping for cure, they get HIV instead Oct 26, 2005
...infected with HIV virus. In fact, infected blood transfusions have given HIV virus to other thalassemia patients too. Like the 38 ...
- Kolkata Newsline,
Blood banks, SGA team up for annual drive Nov 13, 2005
Dozens of life-saving blood transfusions are given daily at Ball Memorial Hospital. Each unit of blood is a miracle to people like ...
- Ball State Daily News,
Blood center celebrates off-campus relocation Nov 8, 2005
...when she was 19-years-old. She received 89 days worth of blood transfusions from 987 anonymous donors. “No one knows whose going ...
- Stanford Daily
Committee formed to check unauthorised blood donation Nov 14, 2005
Act of India. He said only the Rajindra Hospital blood bank is licenced to carry out blood transfusions in the district. He also ...
- Chandigarh Newsline,
Blood cases lawyer slams Minister Nov 15, 2005
Maguire, who is pressing for a public inquiry into the deaths of three people who caught the liver disease hepatitis C through blood transfusions or infected ...
- ic Dunbartonshire.co.uk,
Blood drive honors Veterans Day Nov 8, 2005
PINELLAS COUNTY – Realizing that many veterans are in need of blood transfusions, Tampa Bay’s MIX 100.7 FM will pay them tribute on Friday, Nov. ...
- Tampa Bay Newspapers,
Ombudsman of Azerbaijan called citizens to donate blood for ... Nov 12, 2005
The Ombudsman voiced an initiative to organize within 10 days a donor rally to help children needing blood transfusions, especially those kids that suffer from ...
- Today.Az,
Joseph O'Neill, Mayor, Scholar, Dies at 71 Oct 26, 2005
He had lost weight, and it was known that his frequent blood transfusions to keep his white blood cell count up were taxing, but that did not seem to impact ...
- Town Topics,
Affymax Presents Hematide(TM) Preclinical Data At American Society ... Nov 11, 2005
ESA therapy has dramatically reduced the need for blood transfusions and the frequency and severity of anemia-associated morbidity, resulting in an improved ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Boy's plight spurs effort Nov 12, 2005
...with leukemia. He has since received three blood transfusions and been placed on the national bone-marrow transplant list. To benefit ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription),
MOZOBIL(TM) abstracts accepted for presentation at the American ... Nov 15, 2005
These patients are at a greater risk for infection and may require additional days of antibiotics, blood transfusions and extended hospitalization. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Vuelta winner Heras embroiled in doping scandal Nov 8, 2005
Last year's race was also badly hit, with positive tests for blood transfusions for Tyler Hamilton and Santiago Pérez which are still being contested. ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
Kailee survives second transplant Nov 8, 2005
...blood cells and platelets. Kailee has survived with frequent blood transfusions and intensive efforts to keep her free of infection.
- Albuquerque Tribune,
A family with hope in need of help Nov 8, 2005
She was born with Hypo Fibrinogen, a blood disease that causes her veins to break. Mellanie needed blood transfusions for the disease. She later got an. ...
- The Daily Evergreen
Blood Hounds Oct 28, 2005
...“We needed five blood transfusions last month, and that was from five different dogs from the Humane Society,� Hanson says. ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Fattah Leads Congressional Effort to Clean Up Africa's Blood ... Nov 4, 2005
...with the disease. Blood transfusions are directly linked to the escalation in the number of HIV cases. Congressman Chaka Fattah ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Douglas County to remain in KU blood study Oct 29, 2005
Currently, paramedics don’t give blood transfusions because it is too difficult to store the many different blood types in an ambulance. ...
- Lawrence Journal World,
Feeling tired? Why anaemia could be the culprit Nov 9, 2005
...and lassitude alleviated. Traditionally additional iron or blood transfusions were used. Now we have erythropoietin (EPO). This is ...
- Times Online,
Christopher Pearson: Risky drug of pro-choice Nov 11, 2005
...infection. Another 72 cases were recorded where blood transfusions were needed. In all, it noted 676 "adverse event reports". All ...
- Australian,
Blood Banking 101 Oct 27, 2005
A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusions. ...
- juiceenewsdaily,
Death Penalty Appeal for Bulgarian Nurses and Palestinian Doctor ... Nov 15, 2005
Also in the 1980s, there were cases of Americans receiving blood transfusions in the US who were infected with HIV due to an unsafe blood supply. ...
- Physicians for Human Rights,
GLOBE study finds telbivudine superior to current standard of care ... Nov 13, 2005
People who are chronically infected with HBV also can pass the virus to others through blood transfusions, sharing or reusing needles for injection or tattoos ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Gene therapy using adult stem cells offers promise of cure Nov 9, 2005
It's a terrible disease that requires lifelong blood transfusions every two weeks and a nightly drug treatment that takes 8-12 hours. ...
- Asbury Park Press,
FibroGen Provides Update on the Development of FG-2216 and FG-4592 ... Nov 13, 2005
...body's natural mechanisms for correcting anemia could provide a safe and effective therapy for anemia at a competitive cost to blood transfusions, which are ...
- Business Wire (press release),
E. coli could be lurking in your salad Nov 11, 2005
Olson's daughter, Amber Brister, was hospitalized for 34 days after her kidneys shut down. She needed four blood transfusions and 18 days of kidney dialysis. ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
FDA approves Novartis iron-removal drug Nov 2, 2005
Administration approved a novel, new drug by Novartis AG that is designed to remove excess iron in patients undergoing regular blood transfusions, the company ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Hepatitis C: The Uncounted Disease Part Two Nov 3, 2005
Vietnam Era vet. But Nurse Gavin is quick to point out, it wasn't just blood transfusions that produced infections in Vietnam. CUT 25 ...
- NHPR,
New Treatment For Hepatitis C Nov 10, 2005
...accidental needle punctures among medical workers. Blood transfusions also spread the virus before blood screening started in 1992.
- About - News & Issues,
UPDATE 1-US approves Novartis drug to treat excess iron Nov 2, 2005
Profile, Research) won US approval to sell its new oral drug Exjade to treat excess iron in the blood of patients who receive blood transfusions for conditions ...
- Reuters
BRITAIN TO QUIT IRAQ NEXT YEAR Nov 13, 2005
...that it believed he was now a waning influence because of his failing health, a reference to reports that he needs regular blood transfusions for leukaemia. ...
- Special Broadcasting Service,
REVLIMID(R) Marketing Authorization Application Accepted by EMEA ... Oct 26, 2005
...most common clinical manifestation associated with MDS is chronic refractory anemia, and the multiple complications that stem from frequent blood transfusions. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Sangart Announces Positive Phase II Results for Hemospan Oxygen ... Nov 1, 2005
...surgery patients. Hemospan(R) is a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier designed to serve as an alternative to blood transfusions. The ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Former president Soeharto leaves hospital Nov 5, 2005
Doctors said he was suffering from a low hemoglobin count caused by the bleeding, but was recovering well after receiving blood transfusions. ...
- Jakarta Post,
Cooley's Anemia Foundation Applauds FDA Decision on Exjade Nov 2, 2005
States. Individuals with thalassemia, often called Cooley's anemia, require lifelong blood transfusions as often as every two weeks. ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release),
The saga of Sally Cooper: part 4 Nov 15, 2005
After the last bit of chemo was fed into her heart, Sally spent another two weeks in MD Anderson building up her system by undergoing several blood transfusions ...
- Houstonian Online (subscription),
So much for the Academic Bopycott So much for the Academic ... Nov 11, 2005
A vaccine for Hepatitis B (contracted from unsterile needles, and/or during blood transfusions) is another product developed by Weizmann scientists. ...
- IsraPundit,
Man serving time for horse abuse listed as fugitive Nov 13, 2005
After receiving blood transfusions and medications, Humphress wrote, he was ordered to have another test at Dr. Bobby Brooks' office. ...
- Central Kentucky News Journal,
US military questions Izzat Ibrahim`s death Nov 13, 2005
The military, with a reference to reports that Ibrahim needs regular blood transfusions for leukaemia, also believes that he was now a waning influence because ...
- PakTribune.com,
Novartis Wins US FDA Approval for Exjade Iron-Overload Drug Nov 2, 2005
3 (Bloomberg) -- Novartis AG said it won US approval for its Exjade treatment for iron overload caused by blood transfusions, the first drug of its kind that ...
- Bloomberg
Novartis' iron overload drug Exjade given US FDA approval Nov 2, 2005
AFX) - Novartis AG said that the US FDA has approved Exjade, its once-daily oral treatment for chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions for adults and ...
- Forbes
Parents say DCF harassed them as their child was dying of cancer Nov 10, 2005
The investigator closed the case after interviewing the family, which had taken the boy to the hospital for blood transfusions and other care. ...
- Bradenton Herald,
Woman clings to life after she drank drain cleaner Nov 10, 2005
Infection would be another risk, prompting doctors to likely give her antibiotics, Power said. She also might have needed blood transfusions. ...
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),
Farmworker contracts a case of Hantavirus Nov 9, 2005
...and workplace. Hantavirus cannot be passed from one person to another by touching or kissing or through blood transfusions. The ...
- EastOregonian.info (subscription),
Veterans At Risk: Hepatitis C Still Serious Risk Nov 9, 2005
...high risk include those who served during the Vietnam era; the greatest risk factors for infection are a history of intravenous drug use or blood transfusions. ...
- Newswise (press release)
The heart of a champion 02 Oct 2005
...son. Michael Perry is suffering from a serious kidney disorder and had just had two blood transfusions. His spirits have been down. ...
- New York Daily News
Robbery story opens hearts 02 Oct 2005
Deflated on his return from England, where he had blood transfusions, Panayi heard of a new treatment in Mexico and decided to give it a go. ...
- Cyprus Mail
Surviving Winter's Itch 02 Oct 2005
...extreme cold temperature, urticaria can be caused by the immune system’s overreaction to foods, drugs, infection, insect stings, blood transfusions or other ...
- allergies.about.com
Blood transfusions increase Sep 2, 2005
The number of donations collected by the Blood Transfusion Service increased during 2004, despite new measures introduced to combat the spread of CJD. ...
- Ireland Online
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Unanimously to Recommend Approval of ... Sep 30, 2005
...priority review by the FDA as the first and only once-daily oral iron chelator for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions in adults ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Jehovah's Witnesses PBS Film KNOCKING Omits the Facts Oct 1, 2005
In 1945, the notion that vaccinations violate "the everlasting covenant between God and Noah" was applied to blood transfusions, and over the next decade this ...
- Pressbox.co.uk (press release)
Doctors warn of £8bn hepatitis C crisis Sep 29, 2005
Heat treatment for products for people with haemophilia was only introduced in 1986 and a blood test to protect traditional blood transfusions came five years ...
- Guardian Unlimited
UPDATE 2-US FDA panel backs Novartis blood disorder drug Sep 29, 2005
N: Quote, Profile, Research) new oral drug Exjade should be approved to treat excess iron in anemia patients who receive blood transfusions, giving patients an ...
- Reuters
Blood costs up by 10% Sep 29, 2005
...window period. The new tests would appear to reduce the possibility of HIV transmission to recipients of blood transfusions. "It ...
- Health24.com
Common form of thalassaemia can be managed without blood ... Sep 28, 2005
Sri Lanka. 25 patients were not receiving blood transfusions, while the remainder had regular or intermittent transfusions. However ...
- News-Medical.net
Cooley's Anemia Foundation Applauds Committee Decision on Exjade ... Sep 30, 2005
States. Individuals with thalassemia, often called Cooley's anemia, require lifelong blood transfusions as often as every two weeks. ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release)
Novartis, new products portfolio Oct 1, 2005
It was shown in clinical studies ( 20-30 mg/kg/day ) to be effective in removing excess iron from repeated blood transfusions and was submitted for regulatory ...
- Xagena.it
http://www.bayerpharma-na.com/ Sep 19, 2005
...who received clopidogrel in the days prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery lost less blood and required fewer blood transfusions when they ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Liver transplant possible without transfusion Sep 25, 2005
ISLAMABAD: Surgeons in California have succeeded in routinely transplanting livers without using blood transfusions in the recipients. ...
- PakTribune.com
CORRECTED - CORRECTED-US FDA panel backs Novartis blood disorder ... Sep 29, 2005
NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) experimental drug Exjade to treat excess iron in a wide range of anemia patients who undergo regular blood transfusions. ...
- Reuters
Sickle Cell Patients Join Health Leaders To Help Raise Awareness ... Sep 30, 2005
One in 500 African-Americans suffers from this debilitating disease and most require countless blood transfusions during the course of their life. ...
- Caribbean World Radio
Hepatitis C timebomb may kill 150,000 Sep 29, 2005
...needles. Other people became infected through contaminated blood transfusions before testing for hepatitis C was introduced in 1991. ...
- Independent
The dangers of West Nile virus have reached this area Sep 29, 2005
Blood transfusions from infected patients have spread the infection in the past, but nowadays we screen all blood to be transfused for West Nile virus. ...
- Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
Doctors warn of hepatitis 'timebomb' Sep 29, 2005
...blood contact. Before screening for the virus was introduced in 1991, blood transfusions were a common route of infection. In recent ...
- Telegraph.co.uk
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Five Securities Sep 29, 2005
The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Cerus Corporation develops systems designed to enhance the safety of blood transfusions. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Biotest: New study doubles the market potential of Cytotect Sep 29, 2005
The Diagnostics Division specialises in reagents and systems for serology and microbiology, as used for example in the field of blood transfusions. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
India to observe Hepatitis Awareness Day Oct 1 Sep 30, 2005
The causes of transmission of the virus are almost similar to those of HIV/AIDS - blood transfusions, unsafe sex and use of infected syringes. ...
- NewKerala.com
FDA Raises Safety Questions On Novartis' Exjade Sep 28, 2005
...raised safety questions Wednesday involving Novartis AG's (NVS) proposed drug to help remove excess iron in patients undergoing regular blood transfusions as a ...
- Business Online
Archer had long history, friendships in Hawai'i Sep 29, 2005
The operation required 11 pints of blood and it was at a time when nobody knew that the AIDS virus could be transmitted through blood transfusions. ...
- Honolulu Advertiser
European Stocks Rise; Infineon, STMicroelectronics Advance Sep 30, 2005
The company said US regulatory advisers voted unanimously to recommend approval of the company's Exjade treatment for iron overload due to blood transfusions. ...
- Bloomberg
Stocks to Watch Micron Tech, VeriSign, Lawson Software Sep 29, 2005
Administration committee has voted unanimously to recommend approval of Exjade as a treatment for patients with chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions ...
- MarketWatch
DOCTORS yesterday accused the Government of ignoring an epidemic ... Sep 29, 2005
...infection. It is contracted through drug use, blood transfusions and tattoos. Health staff and haemophiliacs are most at risk. Mr ...
- Mirror.co.uk
(PRN) - /CORRECTION -- Xponential, Inc./ ... [+] Sep 29, 2005
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Unanimously to Recommend Approval of Exjade(R) for Once-Daily Oral Treatment of Chronic Iron Overload Due to Blood Transfusions ...
- Bolsamania.com
Article on Alzheimer's research shows animal studies are crucial Sep 30, 2005
From antibiotics to blood transfusions, from dialysis to organ transplantation, from vaccinations to chemotherapy, bypass surgery and joint replacement ...
- Palm Beach Post
New ways to prevent stroke and reduce excess iron in sickle cell ... Sep 4, 2005
Clinical trial designed to determine if hydroxyurea can replace blood transfusions and if monthly blood withdrawal can substitute for daily injections to treat ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Can a new combination treatment prevent a secondary stroke in ... Sep 1, 2005
The current treatment for children with SCA who have suffered strokes includes monthly blood transfusions to provide red cells that are not sickled. ...
- News-Medical.net
Liver transplant possible without transfusion Sep 23, 2005
By Karla Gale. New York - Surgeons in California have succeeded in routinely transplanting livers without using blood transfusions in the recipients. ...
- Independent Online
Liver transplant possible without transfusion Sep 22, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surgeons in California have succeeded in routinely transplanting livers without using blood transfusions in the recipients. ...
- Reuters
Living longer with sickle cell disease Sep 18, 2005
Her younger brother, who does not have the disease, was her bone-marrow donor. Joseph is frequently hospitalized for pain, and has had many blood transfusions. ...
- New Brunswick Home News Tribune
BLOOD DONATIONS: STORACE, SEXUAL DISCRIMINATIONS HAVE TO STOP Sep 26, 2005
...(AGI) - Milan, Italy, Sep 26 - Health Minister Francesco Storace said this afternoon that, regarding blood transfusions, discrimination should end, after a ...
- Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Luther students donate blood to Red Cross Sep 28, 2005
...“There are a lot of people who have to get blood transfusions on a regular basis just to stay alive. That sounds dramatic, but it’s just the facts.�.
- Chips
Genetic Testing: The Secret World Of Genes Sep 27, 2005
...he will become weak, anemic, and jaundiced within six hours to five days after drinking his first colostrum,and might require blood transfusions of thoroughly ...
- TheHorse.com
No symptoms of West Nile? Sep 25, 2005
Calif., woman also has received scads of information about West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that can spread through blood transfusions and, in rare ...
- AZ Central.com
Rh Factor in Pregnancy Sep 27, 2005
...to be done earlier. Blood transfusions can be given both before and after birth for these severely affected infants. If you have ...
- pregnancy.about.com
HIV Transmission in the Adult Film Industry --- Los Angeles ... Sep 27, 2005
For blood transfusions, nucleic acid testing methods can detect HIV infection an estimated 10--15 days sooner than antibody-based tests; nucleic acid methods ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
Living with the sleeping dragon Sep 26, 2005
C, meanwhile, is transmitted by blood, most commonly through the sharing of needles, though it was notoriously passed on through blood transfusions and blood ...
- Stuff.co.nz
New York Blood Center & Univision 41 (WXTV) Join Forces To Educate ... Sep 19, 2005
WXTV). "Clearly greater education is needed within our community about how many people need life-saving blood transfusions each day. ...
- HispanicBusiness.com
Father takes protest to Legislature Sep 13, 2005
2002. "They are still doing it, only the drama is played out in hospitals and courtrooms, with blood transfusions the issue.". Hughes ...
- Edmonton Sun
Novartis Exjade Trial Failed To Show Non-Inferiority To Desferal ... Sep 28, 2005
Novartis is seeking an indication for Exjade (deferasirox) in the “treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions (transfusional hemosiderosis ...
- FDA Advisory Committee
New treatment may help with sickle cell Sep 1, 2005
...pain and strokes. Children with sickle cell who have suffered strokes are now treated with monthly blood transfusions. To prevent ...
- United Press International
Donate Blood, Get Cash Sep 22, 2005
...and car accidents. Blood transfusions are also used on patients with certain cancers and organ transplants recipients. Most of the ...
- SLCC Globe Link (subscription)
ENOC focuses blood donation drive on the needs of Thalassemia ... Sep 21, 2005
Thalassemia sufferers require monthly blood transfusions to counter the acute anaemia they are prone to as a result of their condition. ...
- Al-Bawaba
Did lawn do dog in? Sep 25, 2005
Since April 26, Missy has been given several blood transfusions, been treated with chemotherapy and steroids and diagnosed with "red blood cell aplasia." Her ...
- Buffalo News
Girl waits for grueling marrow transplant Sep 28, 2005
So far, Kailee is holding her own. She requires weekly blood transfusions now but is still strong enough to attend school as a third-grader. ...
- Albuquerque Tribune
UPDATE 1-US FDA staff say Novartis new iron drug no better Sep 28, 2005
Patients who regularly receive blood transfusions, such as those with anemia, can experience iron overload -- a condition that can overwhelm organs and worsen ...
- Reuters
Krieger: Smith brings class to 10,000-yard club Sep 27, 2005
Last year, when I asked him about it, he said seeing the invigorating effect of blood transfusions on his daughter made him want other kids with the disease to ...
- Rocky Mountain News
West Nile season is the mildest so far Sep 26, 2005
In a small number of cases, West Nile has been spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, breastfeeding and even from mother to child during ...
- Kentucky.com
Firefighters organize blood drive for toddler Sep 6, 2005
The toddler, who was diagnosed in June with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has undergone a half-dozen blood transfusions to keep her blood-cell count steady. ...
- Stockton Record
BUDGET: CURSI, 93 MILLION EURO MORE FOR HEALTH Sep 27, 2005
..."They will destined in part for research, then indemnified for blood transfusions, because it is not right to leave them alone", added Cursi recalling that the ...
- Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
Doctors not up to scratch on hepatitis Sep 28, 2005
...virus. This includes unprotected sex, blood transfusions, re-use of contaminated needles and syringes, and during childbirth. Up ...
- China Daily
Novel treatment has toddler smiling Sep 27, 2005
...to traditional invasive surgery which would have involved removing and cutting the bone from around their daughter's brain, blood transfusions, and a week in ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Official takes war on drugs to sports Sep 27, 2005
It's a story of outlandish procedures: blood transfusions to increase the amount of oxygen delivered to muscles; a balloon filled with urine, concealed in a ...
- Providence Journal (subscription)
Some of the county's public safety volunteer groups Sep 25, 2005
Luis Obispo, Domigues said. Members also transport organs and blood transfusions needed by hospital patients. About 18 youths are ...
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Computer Enhanced Operating Room Sep 28, 2005
The benefit to the patient, may be even greater, better joint fit, smaller incisions, less pain, fewer blood transfusions and that all may add up to faster ...
- 13WHAM-TV
Bollywood: Adnan Sami's secret woman Sep 27, 2005
...half hours. I was in ICU for four days, on artificial respirators for three days and had to get six blood transfusions. But now ...
- Bollywood Mantra
Baby, you're a little miracle! Sep 28, 2005
Blood transfusions and other treatment filled the next four weeks as well as an operation to encourage her diaphragm rim to grow and form properly. ...
- Morcambe Today
Sickle Cell survivors honored Sep 4, 2005
GREENSBORO -- They've lived with pain, frequent infections, constant doctor's visits and, for many of them, more blood transfusions than they can count. ...
- Greensboro News Record
FDA Advisory Panel Backs an Anemia Drug Sep 14, 2005
...syndromes. Panel members said the drug seemed remarkably effective in reducing or eliminating the need for blood transfusions. The ...
- New York Times
Natl. Sickle Cell Awareness Month: New York Blood Center, Kings ... Sep 19, 2005
Disease—an inherited blood disorder that affects the hemoglobin protein found in red blood cells—and most require countless blood transfusions during the ...
- ArriveNet (press release)
INTERCEPT Blood System Received TÃœV Approval for Storage of ... Sep 22, 2005
In addition, the INTERCEPT Blood System provides enhanced patient safety by reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases through blood transfusions. ...
- news aktuell (Pressemitteilung)
Cal Poly Blood Drive Sep 22, 2005
Blood transfusions help save the lives of accident and surgery patients, and patients with diseases like cancer, leukemia and anemia. ...
- Cal Poly State University (press release)
Bayer Awards Researchers for Blood Conservation Research Sep 21, 2005
...(1) JL Pierson, TJ Hannon, and DR Earles, A Blood-Conservation Algorithm to Reduce Blood Transfusions After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, J Bone Joint Surg ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Celgene stock dips ahead of Revlimid panel Sep 13, 2005
...normal cell development. Patients usually suffer anemia and fatigue and need blood transfusions about every eight weeks. About 10,000 ...
- BusinessWeek
Evaluating the ability of an investigational blood substitute ... Sep 20, 2005
Once at the hospital, control group patients receive saline for hydration and blood transfusions as needed to boost oxygen levels. ...
- RxPG NEWS
Disseminating the fluid of life Sep 22, 2005
...a week. The timings for blood transfusions are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and blood donations are taken from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm. One unit ...
- Kolkata Newsline
Dead teen's dad sues sect Sep 8, 2005
..."Every day Jehovah's Witnesses are dying because they refuse blood transfusions, including children," says Lawrence Hughes, a former Jehovah's Witness whose 17 ...
- Edmonton Sun
Alexion Completes Enrollment of its Eculizumab Phase III SHEPHERD ... Sep 21, 2005
...patients to become anemic. In some cases, these patients are dependent on blood transfusions. Currently, physicians prescribe either ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Battling Sickle Cell Sep 18, 2005
...expensive procedure. Stroke patients who don't receive a transplant will need monthly blood transfusions throughout their lives. Even ...
- The Ledger
Affymax Begins Third Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Hematide(TM) Sep 21, 2005
ESA therapy has dramatically reduced the need for blood transfusions and the frequency and severity of anemia-associated morbidity, resulting in an improved ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Novartis Presents Positive Phase III Data on Key Compounds and ... Sep 19, 2005
It was shown in clinical studies (20-30 mg/kg/day) to be effective in removing excess iron from repeated blood transfusions and was submitted for regulatory ...
- PrimeZone (press release)
Ticking AIDS Bomb Sep 24, 2005
...needles or syringes. People, who receive infected blood during blood transfusions, also become the carriers of the virus. Besides, an ...
- GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
Former Malaria Patients’ Blood Used for Transfusion Sep 9, 2005
...experts said. Of the aforementioned diseases, only malaria is capable of being transmitted through blood transfusions. However, health ...
- Korea Times
Weekend Beat/Doing just a little for children who deserve so much ... Sep 23, 2005
No suitable match was found for the bone marrow transplant she desperately needed. Sanae was kept alive through blood transfusions, but her condition worsened. ...
- Asahi Shimbun
Benefit planned to 'Give Chance A Chance' Sep 21, 2005
In addition to the benefit, the family is also sponsoring a special blood drive in honor of Chance, who has needed blood transfusions to combat the effects of ...
- Eldrige North Scott Press
Celgene gets good news on blood disorder drug Sep 15, 2005
Most need regular blood transfusions to survive, and life expectancy for patients ranges from about six months to 6 years after diagnosis. ...
- NorthJersey.com
Regular donors vital to secure supply of blood for hospitals Sep 2, 2005
...between 1980 and 1996. The ban was introduced to minimise the risk of transmission of vCJD through blood transfusions. The ban has ...
- Irish Independent
Altercation at blood center Sep 11, 2005
He already had nine blood transfusions. "Basically, Adam's had so many blood transfusions his body has built up an immunity," McCaskill said. ...
- Conroe Courier
New findings about West Nile confound researchers Sep 23, 2005
But it also can be passed along through mother's milk, blood transfusions and organ transplants. Female mosquitoes can give it to their offspring. ...
- Bremerton Sun
Lack of drugs contributed to TennCare patient's death, doctor says Sep 20, 2005
Bryant, of Rutledge, Tenn., was a very sick man, with a hereditary bleeding disorder similar to hemophilia, hepatitis C from blood transfusions, heart problems ...
- The Tennessean
Bone marrow donors of local man's descent difficult to find Sep 24, 2005
The 55-year-old Martinez man's body stopped making enough red blood cells more than a year ago, so he gets blood transfusions every few weeks while he waits ...
- Contra Costa Times
Mad cow proteins successfully detected in blood Sep 3, 2005
The blood test would make it much easier to keep BSE-infected beef out of the human food supply, ensure that blood transfusions and organ transplants do not ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Sickle Cell Anemia Sep 10, 2005
...prevent pneumonia. Blood transfusions can correct anemia, but there are serious side effects to having frequent transfusions. There ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Each day is a victory with sickle cell Sep 5, 2005
Blood transfusions and a process known as exchange therapy also are used to reduce complications by replacing the sickle-shaped cells with normal blood cells. ...
- Tallahassee.com
Drug reduces iron in sick-cell patients Sep 9, 2005
...control any complications that occur. Blood transfusions are a common treatment for sickle cell patients. To prevent iron overload ...
- News 8 Austin
Apathetic Voters Allow VTA to Steal from Taxpayers Sep 20, 2005
...carriers are insolvent, and the VTA/SVLG transit model was conceived insolvent and born bankrupt, but kept running by massive blood transfusions from taxpayers ...
- Gilroy Dispatch (subscription)
Families of drunk driving victims call on lawmakers to act now Sep 22, 2005
...hit by a drunken driver on June 8 while walking with her friend to get ice cream, spent several weeks in the hospital, had four blood transfusions, broker her ...
- Reading Advocate
JavaOne and the Archbishop's Cant Sep 15, 2005
Most contributions are so integrated into our daily lives, however, that we don't give them a second thought. Take something as simple as blood transfusions. ...
- Inquirer
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