HIV & AIDS
US doctors urge reversal of gay blood ban
A leading US doctors' group this week urged the reversal of a decades-old ban on donations of blood from gay men, saying the law is discriminatory and outdated.
Jun 21, 2013
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Cardiology
21st century bloodletting reduces cardiovascular risk
It seems that while the practice of bloodletting throughout history had little or no effect on most diseases, and the practice was abandoned in the 19th century, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
May 29, 2012
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Medical research
When is 'dead' really dead? What happens after a person 'flatlines'
How long should doctors wait after a "flatline" appears before they can declare a person dead? How can they be sure that heartbeat and circulation will not return?
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro
A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro. In collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health ...
May 30, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Girl in China got HIV through blood transfusion: report
A five-year-old girl in China contracted HIV through a blood transfusion, state media reported, the latest case to shine a light on an issue that has long bedevilled the country.
Jan 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Usutu virus is back – not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it caused a severe bird die-off, mainly of blackbirds. The virus was active in the eastern part of Austria until 2005, killing many ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Other
No uptake of grant relating to ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men
Canadian researchers may be biased since a half-million dollar research grant to possibly change the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood has not been accessed, states a Salon article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
May 2, 2011
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Inflammatory disorders
Side-effects of anti-inflammatory steroids could be prevented, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—Problem side effects including high blood pressure, obesity, muscle wasting, osteoporosis and skin thinning in arthritis and asthma sufferers who take a certain kind of steroid could be prevented by deleting ...
Jun 9, 2014
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Cardiology
Amid U.S. blood shortage, new pressure to ease donor rules for gay men
(HealthDay)—A three-month sexual abstinence rule for blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men should be dropped by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, critics urge as the country struggles with a blood ...
Jan 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers determine that the risk of 'mad cow disease' from blood transfusion is tiny
From today, eligible people who were in the United Kingdom in the '80s and '90s will be able to donate blood in Australia again.
Jul 25, 2022
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