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How Much Do You Really Know about Organ Donation? Top 12 Facts about Becoming an Organ Donor (NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Apr 2016
(Source. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital) New York -. Every year, thousands of Americans die waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant because there just aren't enough organ donors ... New York ranks third in the country in people waiting for organ donations ... People receive organs based on the severity of the illness, time spent on the waiting list and blood type ... Open-casket viewing is possible after any type of donation ... NewYork-Presbyterian....

Sign up for April 21st Blood Drive (City of Santa Maria, CA)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Mar 2016
Members of the public are encouraged to sign up for a blood drive hosted by the City of Santa Maria, from 12.15 p.m ... While donations of all blood types are encouraged, donors with Type O-negative blood are especially needed, because O-negative red cells can be transfused to anyone. O- negative red blood cells are often used to help patients when there is no time to determine the patient's own blood type ... Consider the need for blood....

A doll like me (UC Davis Health System)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Mar 2016
(Source. UC Davis Health System). FEATURE . Posted March 30, 2016. Pediatric cancer patient receives donated American Girl doll without hair. Reese Baker, who has childhood leukemia, poses with her doll, Tracy ... - Jacquelyn Kay-Mills ... After a blood test revealed her platelets were critically low, Reese was admitted to UC Davis Children's Hospital ... After hearing Reese's prognosis, which is good, her parents learned her blood type was B+....

Safety chief to joggers: Preventative measures critical to avoiding accidents (Fort Myer, VA)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Mar 2016
... be fully alert on the joint base's roads; drivers should acknowledge their rite of passage before crossing the road; should carry identification cards with name and phone number; write phone number and blood type on the inside sole of the running shoe; run with a partner or dog; and avoid unpopulated areas, deserted streets and overgrown trails....

New Source Of Transplant Organs For Patients With HIV: Others With HIV

Edit National Public Radio 31 Mar 2016
i. Dr. Dorry Segev (right), of Johns Hopkins Medicine, led the team of doctors that transplanted an HIV-positive liver and kidney into two different HIV-positive patients this month. Johns Hopkins Medicine hide caption ... Dr ... Johns Hopkins Medicine ... Dr ... "If you're in the Bay Area and you're waiting for a kidney for specific blood types, you're waiting seven to eight years, so anything we can do to increase the organ supply is so important." ... ....

First Phase 3 Trial of Daratumumab in Combination with Standard Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Meets Primary Endpoint in Planned Interim Analysis (Johnson & Johnson)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Mar 2016
Interference with Serological Testing - Daratumumab binds to CD38 on red blood cells (RBCs) and results in a positive Indirect Antiglobulin Test (Coombs test) ... The determination of a patient's ABO and Rh blood type are not impacted. Notify blood transfusion centers of this interference with serological testing and inform blood banks that a patient has received DARZALEX. Type and screen patients prior to starting DARZALEX ... Blood....

Food, Water And Rest; Essentials For Your Health -- Dr Brown

Edit Modern Ghana 29 Mar 2016
The human body has been designed by nature to accommodate maximum and minimum levels of substances we consume, and therefore, it is of critical importance to know what kind and amount of food and water we take in, their acidity or alkalinity levels and whether they favour our blood types ... It is not advisable for persons with Blood type O and B to ......

Biokit, Quest, Roche - Research and Markets

Edit Business Wire 29 Mar 2016
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http.//www.researchandmarkets.com/research/69bxx5/2016_analysis_of) has announced the addition of the "2016 Analysis of Molecular and Immunohematology Blood Typing, Grouping and Infectious Disease NAT Screening Assays, and Strategic Profiles of Leading Suppliers" report to their offering....

Here are some of the most popular diets to help reduce weight

Edit DNA India 28 Mar 2016
The alkaline diet seeks to reduce the effects of foods that increase acidity levels in the blood when digested ... FODMAPS are types of sugars that are poorly absorbed by the body ... Blood type diet ... For the American nutritionist James d'Adamo, people with blood types A, B, O and AB shouldn't eat the same things to lose weight and stay healthy....

Here’s why AB blood type is so rare

Edit Raw Story 27 Mar 2016
You’ve probably donated blood at least once in your life so, along with free apple juice, the American Red Cross gave you a card identifying your blood type. If you found out you’re type AB, you’re pretty unique, in fact, you have the rarest blood type of all. So why are so few people ca... ....

The Complicated Ethics of Penis Transplants

Edit Alternet 25 Mar 2016
What to know about a groundbreaking clinical trial ... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University determined that the swelling was a result of a failure to connect certain blood vessels that have since been deemed essential to the surgery ... According to the team at Johns Hopkins, donor penises are being evaluated based on a variety of factors specific to the recipient, including blood type, age (within five to 10 years), and skin tone....

Where’s the Beef? (University of Saskatchewan)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Mar 2016
If Beef was a human being, he'd likely be getting a letter of recognition from Canadian Blood Services ... This is similar to the O-negative blood type in humans. It's the most sought after blood type, because similarly to people, it can be used for dogs with any blood type. Blood donations typically come from animals owned by faculty or staff and are used only for VMC patients....

Help Save Lives at the 16th Annual Bucks Blood Drive (Milwaukee Bucks)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Mar 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks and BloodCenter of Wisconsin are asking the community to join in an effort to save lives on Monday, March 28, when they host the 16th annual Milwaukee Bucks Blood Drive ... The entire process takes about an hour and all blood types are needed, but there is an especially great need for O negative donors....
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