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Iron improves blood donation recovery
A US National Institutes of Health-funded study found low dose iron supplementation significantly reduced the recovery time of post-donation lost iron and haemoglobin.
Platelet transfusion danger
A Johns Hopkins University-led nationwide review of nearly 100,000 hospital admissions for three rare blood cell disorders found that platelet transfusion is associated with a two- to five-fold increase in death.
Blood test to determine quitting strategy
A blood test could help people choose a stop-smoking strategy that would give them the best chance of quitting, research suggests.
Elimination of enzyme factor reduces blood clot size
For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have shown that eliminating the enzyme factor XIII reduces the...
Antibiotic reduces mortality in haemodialysis patients
An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in haemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality. Medical Xpress...
Age no barrier for transplants for sickle cell disease
Bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults, echoing results seen with a similar technique used in children, reports CTV News....
Combination treatment links to 47% drop in pulmonary embolism death
A team of US researchers, led by experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that adding clot-busting...
Blood sterilisation processes could cause serious health issues
Certain processes used to sterilise blood products could potentially cause serious health issues in transfusion recipients. Science Daily reports that this is according to...