News tagged with blood bank
Bodies for sale
For some people, intellectual property is about faster computers and better apps. But for Kara Swanson, a new professor at the Northeastern University School of Law, it’s about body products — literally.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Reducing blood transfusions improves patient safety and cuts costs
A Loyola University Hospital study has demonstrated how the hospital has improved patient safety and cut costs by reducing the number of blood transfusions.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Toward making 'extended blood group typing' more widely available
Scientists are reporting an advance toward enabling more blood banks to adopt so-called "extended blood group typing," which increases transfusion safety by better matching donors and recipients. Their report ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Major breakthrough in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases
Montreal, April 27, 2010 - Chagas disease is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases in the world. It affects more than 10 million people, primarily in the Americas. In South America alone it kills 50 000 people each year. ...
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Blood diagnosis -- chip-based and mobile
The analysis takes just a few minutes and the doctor knows straight-away whether there are any pathogens in the blood. An improved marker-free technique provides the basis for faster analysis, whether in a ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Private umbilical cord banking not cost-effective, research shows
Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that private cord blood banking ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2009 |
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