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Study: More deaths from heart surgery with older blood - 25 Mar 2008
CNNResearchers examined the records of 6000 patients who were given blood transfusions during heart-bypass or heart-valve surgery.
Sangart Completes Enrollment In Phase III Study Of Its Novel Blood ... - 25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...studies indicate that Hemospan's novel oxygen delivery mechanism has the potential to provide a safe and effective alternative to blood transfusions.
Pain is a constant for twin boys - 25 Mar 2008
Arizona Republic,Even with everyone's best efforts, though, the boys sometimes need blood transfusions, intravenous fluids or hospitalization. In a seven-month period last
North Bay family saves lives together - 25 Mar 2008
Bay Today,Marty, at age 13, was diagnosed with Aplastic Anaemia which is a rare blood disease in the bone marrow and received several blood transfusions.
Teen awaiting lungs transplant - 25 Mar 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,That means that even with the pump that sends medicine directly into her heart, a regimen of pills four times a day, frequent blood transfusions and
Two-week-old blood no good for transfusions - Mar 19, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),...in the US the average age of transfused blood is more than two weeks - and that around half of all heart surgery patients receive blood transfusions.
Blood Transfusions & In-Hospital Death, Happy Marriage Good for ... - Mar 21, 2008
Insider Medicine,...(March 20, 2008 - Insidermedicine) From Cleveland - The age of blood used in transfusions may affect the risk of death. Nearly 3000 patients having cardiac
‘Old Blood’ Transfusions Prove Risky For Heart: Study - Mar 20, 2008
The Money Times,In the study, the researchers at the Cleveland Clinic looked at the records of 6002 cardiac surgery patients who received blood transfusions between June
Age of Transfused Blood Cuts Survival in Heart Surgery Patients - Mar 19, 2008
BloombergThe researchers looked at data from more than 6000 patients who were given blood transfusions during heart surgery from June 1998 to January 2006.
Blood Storage Impacts Survival Rate - Mar 19, 2008
Wall Street JournalBy DAVID ARMSTRONG The amount of time donated blood is stored makes a big difference in whether patients getting blood transfusions during heart surgery die
Older Red Cell Transfusions Linked to Poor Outcome After Heart Surgery - Mar 19, 2008
MedPage Today,...of patients who received older blood, and 49.4% of the older transfusions were type A blood, accounting for 34.7% of the fresher blood transfusions.
Wrist Angioplasty Associated with 50% Less Blood Transfusions and ... - Mar 19, 2008
Angioplasty.Org,Although excessive bleeding and blood transfusions after angioplasty have been associated with increased mortality in a number of studies, this Canadian
"Older" blood does more harm than good - Mar 19, 2008
Xinhua,In the study, researchers examined the records of 6000 patients treated at the Cleveland Clinic, who were given blood transfusions during heart-bypass or
Fresher blood poses fewer surgery risks: study - Mar 19, 2008
Scientific AmericanCurrently, about 5 million Americans receive blood transfusions each year, according to the National Institutes of Health.
'Transfusions saved my life' - Mar 20, 2008
Diss Express,His intensive treatment included blood transfusions, chemotherapy, body irradiation, lumbar punctures and biopsies, culminating in a bone marrow transplant
Surgery Without Blood Transfusions - Feb 24, 2008
Washington Post,Several times recently, The Post has discussed doctors' concerns about blood transfusions, among them the numbers of heart attacks and strokes in recipients
Postop Complications, Mortality Climb With Longer Storage of Blood ... - Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)...associated with the current study, told heartwire that it is, at least, one of many indications that blood transfusions "should not be given cavalierly.
Study Finds Older Stored Blood - Worst Outcomes - Mar 20, 2008
InjuryBoard.com,Minimizing blood transfusions during heart surgery is what the drug Trasylol was designed to do. But IB News and others have reported the host of problems
PAKISTAN: Unsafe blood transfusions pose HIV, hepatitis risk - Mar 13, 2008
IRINnews.org,People who need regular blood transfusions, including haemophiliacs, are among those most at risk. However, the lack of safe blood, the limited screening
Age Of Stored Blood Affects Cardiac Surgery Success - Mar 20, 2008
Medical News Today,A new US study found that cardiac surgery patients who received blood transfusions of blood that had been stored for 2 weeks or less had lower rates of
A Bone Marrow Disease With a Brighter Prognosis - Mar 23, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Response rates typically range from 70 percent to 80 percent, according to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation Inc. Blood transfusions from
Older blood increases heart surgery risks - Mar 20, 2008
United Press InternationalDr. Colleen Gorman Koch, the study's lead author, said as many as half of all heart surgery patients receive blood transfusions. More than 14 million units
Blood tests to check on doping - Mar 13, 2008
Malaysia Star,...“It means that EPO, human growth hormone and blood transfusions will be detectable,� Vouillamoz said. Blood testing can only identify the transfusion of
Blood Stored For Longer Periods Can Harm Patients – Says Cleveland ... - Mar 20, 2008
TopNews,...study has indicated that the amount of time donated blood is stored can substantially affect patients getting blood transfusions during heart surgery.
Storing Blood for Too Long Is Dangerous - Mar 19, 2008
eFluxMediaThe research involved 6002 patients who received blood transfusions following heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Nearly half of the patients
New campaign says give blood for Mother’s Day - Feb 24, 2008
ic Wales,Every year pregnant women and babies require blood transfusions. As the Welsh Blood Service launches a major donor recruitment campaign for Mother’s Day,
RM hosts successful blood drive - Mar 18, 2008
Tide,At approximately two pints a person, RM students donated a cumulative amount of 236 pints of blood for people in need of blood transfusions.
Drug to treat excess iron in blood may cause liver problems ... - Mar 7, 2008
The Canadian Press,OTTAWA — Health Canada is updating safety information for a drug used to treat chronic iron overload from blood transfusions after reports of severe,
Former UCLA coach John Wooden has blood transfusions after fall - Mar 1, 2008
KTNV Las Vegas,His daughter says the 97-year-old Wooden is going to be fine but he did have two blood transfusions because he was anemic. She says Wooden was joking with
Study of heart patients rekindles shelf-life debate - Mar 20, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Researchers examined the records of 6000 patients who were given blood transfusions during heart-bypass or heart-valve surgery. The patients were treated at
CMS's Stance on the Use of ESAs in Cancer and Neoplastic ... - Mar 20, 2008
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.,But blood transfusions are not without risks, say oncologists. The more transfusions patients have, the more sensitized they become to minor antigens in
Give blood and help save lives - Mar 19, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,Whitby, on Friday, March 28. According to Canadian Blood Service's website, blood transfusions are needed in Canada about every minute of every day.
FDA weighs strict limits on anemia drugs - Mar 11, 2008
BusinessWeekDoctors have long used the drugs to raise patients' red blood-cell counts, believing it to be a safer alternative to blood transfusions.
Amgen to Discuss Benefits and Risks of ESA Treatment for Cancer ... - Mar 17, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),..."ESAs provide an unequivocal treatment benefit for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy by reducing the need for blood transfusions," said Roger M.
FDA Panel Votes to Continue Use of Anemia Drugs - Mar 13, 2008
New York Times,...“The known risks of blood transfusions are less today than yesterday,� Dr. William Hait, a Johnson & Johnson executive, told the panel.
Sextuplets seized from parents were not in danger, lawyer tells BC ... - Feb 29, 2008
The Canadian Press,The children were taken from their home last year and given blood transfusions, contrary to the beliefs of their Jehovah's Witness parents.
Transfusions With Older Blood Lowers Chance of Survival - Mar 19, 2008
dBTechno,Washington (dbTechno) - According to a new study of heart surgery patients, those who received transfusions of blood that was more than two weeks old had a
The troubled life of Bill Deedes' disabled son - Mar 7, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,In the 1940s, however, there was no option but to put the infant Julius on a treadmill of monthly blood transfusions. His prognosis was poor and the boy was
Political Pendulum Swings Toward Stricter Regulation - Mar 23, 2008
Wall Street JournalThe most sweeping among them included fine-particle emissions standards for smokestack industries; regulations governing blood transfusions and dietary
Family rallies donors - Mar 23, 2008
Canoe.ca,During his short life, Evan received countless blood transfusions. His parents' effort to raise awareness of the demand for blood donations paid off
Fed: blood transfusion - Mar 13, 2008
Oxford Analytica (subscription),...from fears about mortgage-based assets. Meanwhile, the victim's injuries continue to compound. 'Blood transfusions' and aspirin may simply not be enough.
Govt to probe fibrin-linked infections - Mar 8, 2008
The Daily Yomiuri,In January, 57 patients at a private hospital in Tokyo, who were administered the glue and given blood transfusions, were found to have been infected.
ESAs Should Continue to be Used for Anemia in Cancer Patients ... - Mar 14, 2008
Medscape (subscription)The benefit of using an ESA for chemotherapy-induced anemia is that it prevents blood transfusions, she pointed out, and agreed that "it is more convenient
Amgen To Talk About ESAs' Benefits And Risks In Cancer Patients ... - Mar 13, 2008
RTT News,The company further said it will discuss that blood transfusions to treat anemia have several types of known and uncertain risks for patients with cancer
ESAs Provide Important Clinical Benefits to Cancer Patients With ... - Mar 13, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...“ESAs provide an unequivocal treatment benefit for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy by reducing the need for blood transfusions,� said Roger M.
Kyrgyz medical workers charged with infecting children with HIV - Mar 20, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Health workers in the southern Osh region were charged with negligence while administering injections and blood transfusions after 41 toddlers and eight
Staff charged over HIV children - Mar 20, 2008
The Press AssociationOffice says the health workers in the southern Osh region have been charged with negligence while administering injections and blood transfusions.
SD bank's parent firm pursues changes - Mar 13, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Sangart Inc., a privately held San Diego-based company developing an alternative to blood transfusions, said an independent safety-monitoring board has
Dog Blood Bank - Mar 7, 2008
Petside,Like people, some pet health conditions require blood transfusions. But unlike their human counterparts, pets have a difficult time getting the blood they
Young boy battles rare disease - Mar 14, 2008
abc13.com,This 12-year-old basketball fanatic has had more blood transfusions in the past year than he can remember. "Man, a lot. I don't know," said Marquies.
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