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Blood shortage prompts call for donations
(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross needs your blood, and it needs it now.
Jul 6, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new way out of the cycle of rejection
Have you ever hosted a party, but as the day approaches, your closest friends say they won't be able to attend? Or maybe you sent a friend request to someone on Facebook who never responded, or weren't invited to an event ...
Jun 30, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. blood supply safe from Zika virus, officials say
(HealthDay)—U.S. blood banks are confident they have the tools to protect America's blood supply from possible new Zika virus outbreaks during the upcoming mosquito season.
Apr 7, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Martinican blood donors help shed new light on the Zika virus
Results from a large study of volunteer blood donors in Martinique during the 2016 Zika virus outbreak - which according to state health authorities affected 568 pregnant women - are now in. They provide a precise follow-up ...
Feb 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Greece: Blood donations curbed after malaria cases reported
Greece's health ministry says blood donations have been suspended at hospitals in several parts of the country following a spike in cases of malaria, linked to a high number of migrants traveling through the country.
Aug 22, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA: No Miami-area blood donations during Zika investigation (Update)
Federal authorities have told blood centers in two Florida counties to suspend collections amid investigations into four mysterious cases of Zika infection that may be the first spread by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland.
Jul 28, 2016
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Health
Roll up your sleeves: Red Cross says blood need 'urgent'
(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross says it has an urgent need for blood donations, with less than a five-day supply of blood on hand to help those who need it.
Jul 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Puerto Rico may see hundreds of Zika birth defects
Dozens or hundreds of babies in Puerto Rico could develop severe birth defects because of Zika, based on how an outbreak is playing out there, a top U.S. health official said Friday.
Jun 17, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Why the FDA should lift the blood donation ban on sexually active gay men
On June 12, following the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, sexually active gay men were denied the chance to donate blood to members of their community, because of the FDA's arbitrary and unnecessary ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika detected in urine, saliva: top Brazilian researchers
Brazil's top research institute said Friday that Zika has been detected in urine and saliva, but added that there is no proof the virus can be transmitted through those fluids.
Feb 5, 2016
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