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NEWS ABOUT: donated blood

donated blood stories: 3 news summaries

 In Need of a Buck, 
 Many Donate Plasma 

Donors seek 'a little extra gas money'

Nov 19, 08 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - With unemployment and costs of living up, blood plasma donations are an increasingly popular option for those in need of a little extra cash, the Chicago Tribune reports. Donors compensated with $20 to $45 are an invaluable part of a $10 billion dollar industry that supplies drugs to fight hemophilia... More »

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gas • recession • plasma • economy • donated blood

Berkeley Fights Donation Policy Without Protests

Instead of boycotting, gay students recruit substitute blood donors

Apr 8, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several San Francisco-area campuses have banned blood drives to protest federal policies preventing sexually active gay men from donating blood, but at UC-Berkeley, students are making a point without resorting to boycotts. Instead of withholding blood on grounds the 25-year-old FDA rule is discriminatory, Cal is encouraging gay students to... More »

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FDA • UC Berkeley • blood drives • San Jose State University • donated blood • blood donation guidelines • gays

 Old Blood Is Bad Blood: Study 

Heart patients whose transfusions sat around have worse survival rates

Mar 20, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donated blood may have a much shorter shelf life than previously thought, finds a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Transfusions using blood at least two weeks old increased heart-surgery patients' post-operative death risk by 30%, researchers discovered, though the current expiration date for blood is... More »

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New England Journal of Medicine • American Red Cross • heart surgery • Cleveland Clinic • blood transfusions • donated blood • expiration date • medical study • cardiac surgery

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