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  • April 2008

    • Despite Danger, FDA Sanctioned Artificial Blood Studies

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 28, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Despite Danger, FDA Sanctioned Artificial Blood Studies

      The Food and Drug Administration repeatedly approved experiments using artificial blood despite data showing the products to be dangerous, the Washington Post reports. Investigators from the National Institutes of Health found heart attack risk tripled and death increased by 30% for subjects in 16 studies testing five kinds of artificial blood, which, it is hoped, will ultimately provide alternative transfusions. More »

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      FDA  • medical research  • heart attack  • clinical trials  • blood  • blood transfusions

  • October 2007

    • Type O Blood Protects Malaria Victims

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 30, 07 8:52 PM CDT

      Type O Blood Protects Malaria Victims

      Scientists may be closer to a malaria cure after learning that type O blood naturally shields victims from harsh forms of the disease. A study published today showed that African malaria victims with type O blood are two-thirds less likely to suffer fatal anemia or unrousable coma, the BBC reports. One scientist admitted that the finding surprised him. More »

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      Africa  • malaria  • blood  • Edinburgh

  • June 2007

    • Amazon Tribe Broods Over Poached Blood

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 20, 07 6:31 AM CDT

      Amazon Tribe Broods Over Poached Blood

      An Amazon tribe is bilious after scientists took blood samples in exchange for medicine they never got, the Times reports. Doctors collected DNA from the Karitiana Indians in the late '70s and again in 1996, and then sold it to researchers for $85 a pop. But now the once remote tribe has made contact with the Western world, and wants compensation. More »

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      science  • medicine  • DNA  • Brazil  • doctor  • disease  • genetics  • blood

    • China Finds Fake Protein in IV Drips

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 12, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      China Finds Fake Protein in IV Drips

      In yet another product-safety scandal, fake blood protein has been found in IV drips in 60 hospitals and pharmacies in northeastern China, the BBC reports. Albumin, or plasma protein, is administered to patients suffering from burns or undergoing open-heart surgery; the counterfeit contained no protein at all.  More »

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      China  • medicine  • safety  • protein  • blood

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