News tagged with transfusions
Britain's Royal Society puts rare scientific manuscripts online
Historic manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and other ground-breaking scientists will be published online for the first time, Britain's Royal Society said Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 |
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The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics
Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical diagnostics, according to ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Injected with HIV by dad as baby, teen inspires
(AP) -- Brryan Jackson has been left out of birthday party invitations and asked not to use water fountains. His daily routine at one point included 23 pills, three IV medications and two injections. But ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 07, 2009 |
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Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
(AP) -- Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 14, 2010 |
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New investigation supports correlation between XMRV and prostate cancer
The recently discovered retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), has been identified in some prostate cancer patients. In light of conflicting data concerning XMRV, standardized diagnostic testing ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Drugs to combat anemia in cancer patients increase risk of death
The use of drugs to encourage red blood cell formation (erythropoiesis-stimulating agents) in cancer patients with anemia increases the risk of death and serious adverse events such as blood clots, found a new study in CMAJ.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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First paper 'dipstick' test for determining blood type
Scientists are reporting development of the first "dipstick" test for instantly determining a person's blood type at a cost of just a few pennies. Their study on the test, which involves placing a drop of ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Poor response to anti-anemia drug predicts higher risk of heart disease or death
Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and anemia who don't respond to treatment with an anti-anemia drug have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease or death, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2010 |
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Screening to help prevent stroke in kids increases, but limited access a problem
The number of children with a certain blood disorder undergoing an ultrasound to help prevent stroke is up significantly in the past 10 years since the publication of a major study showing its benefits. However, limited access ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Blood transfusion study: Less is more
A new study suggests that blood transfusions for hospitalized cardiac patients should be a last resort because they double the risk of infection and increase by four times the risk of death.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Ideal nanoparticle cancer therapies surf the bloodstream
Eric Shaqfeh studies blood at Stanford University, using computer models that simulate how the fluid and the cells it contains move around. On November 11 at a meeting of the scientific society AVS, he will present his latest ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism
Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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New discovery may expand availability of bone marrow transplants by stopping fatal complications
If a team of American scientists are right, bone marrow transplants may become safer and more available to people in need of donations. In a new research paper appearing in the February 2010 print edition of the Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Stroke prevention study in children with sickle cell anemia, iron overload stopped early
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload because of evidence ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Blood transfusions should not go ahead without informed consent
Two legal experts argue on bmj.com today that informed consent should be obtained from competent patients before blood transfusions takes place.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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