Blood donations necessary, highly tested for patients in need 
Dothan Eagle
Charles McCall of LifeSouth Commuinty Blood Centers prepares to draw blood from a donor on Wednesday morning. OZARK?Greg Chancey said he's never needed a blood transfusion and doesn't know anyone who may have needed one in the past.
LifeSouth: Our blood supply is safe WBRC
Blood bank sued over infection says supply is safe NECN
Man sues blood center after allegedly receiving HIV-infected blood Fox News
Times Daily  -al.com (blog) 
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Florida Blood Bank Sued Over HIV Infection Says Supply Is Safe 
Insurance Journal
A Florida blood bank being sued by a patient who claims he was infected with HIV after a transfusion says its blood supply is safe. Gainesville, Fla.-based LifeSouth Community Blood Centers said in a release that every donor is screened and the chances ...

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'One love, one blood' 
Jamaica Observer
The annual blood drive, themed 'One Love, One Blood... Partnership for Life', is a collaboration between the telecommunications company and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NTBS). This year's target was 100 units of blood.

 

Pall Corp selling some blood transfusion assets 
BusinessWeek
Filtration equipment manufacturer Pall Corp. has agreed to sell certain operations and equipment used in blood transfusions to health care company Haemonetics Corp. for about $550 million. The deal announced Sunday calls for Haemonetics to receive ...

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Study could end ban on gay men donating blood 
Washington Times
By Cheryl Wetzstein The ban on MSM (men who have have sex with men) donations was established because in the early stages of the AIDS epidemic, during the 1980s, a major share of cases involved transmission by blood transfusion.

 

Red Cross announces community blood drives 
Dolphin
Every two seconds, someone in this country needs blood. Dawne from Southington, Connecticut was one of those patients. Dawne was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma and required blood transfusions during the course of her treatment.
Red Cross blood drive is Saturday at Yamaha Kearney Hub

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Women Fare Better Than Men, But Need More Blood After Kidney Cancer Surgery 
Newswise (press release)
Newswise ? DETROIT ? Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related to ...
Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience in Outcome of ... Midland Daily News
Quality of care, other issues may cause worse results in black prostate cancer ... Medical Xpress

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Women fare better than men, but need more blood after kidney cancer surgery 
Medical Xpress
Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related to their surgery.
Robot-Assisted Surgery Now Favored Treatment for Kidney Cancer Newswise (press release)
Henry Ford Hospital Researchers Conduct Study on Robot-Assisted Surgical ... AZoRobotics

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Blood donations running two days behind normal 
Irish Examiner
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is looking for donors to help replenish its supplies, after a recent drop in donations. The service has four-to-five days worth of blood in its blood bank, in most blood groups, due to a drop in donations in recent ...

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Three Oklahoma women, after giving child birth, discover not all blood ... 
Tulsa World
STEPHEN PINGRY / Tulsa World By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer All three women had become new moms, all had given blood in the past and now they have all been on the other side of that donation, needing blood transfusions because of complications ...