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Consumers may start getting recall fatigue
Product recall announcements are now publicized faster and more broadly through social media, reaching more consumers but pot -More-
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Maine Blood Center closes because of financial hardships
The Maine Blood Center has permanently shut down. -More-
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Drugmakers compete to launch treatments for blood clots
Several companies are racing to develop anti-coagulants to replace warfarin for patients with an increased risk of stroke and -More-
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HHS provides $2 billion to prepare for a public health emergency
The HHS is allocating almost $2 billion to support the production of treatments and medical equipment needed for a public hea -More-
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Federal group presses for provider directories across state HIEs
The Health IT Policy Committee has formed a task force that will focus on promoting the use of electronic directories of heal -More-
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Reminder: Virtual CTTXPO available to help AABB Annual Meeting attendees map visit to exhibit hall
Individuals planning to attend the 2010 AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO are reminded to take advantage of the Virtual CTTXPO t -More-
Supervisor of Transfusion Services
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
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Tom Bodett,American author and humorist
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. -More-
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Researchers work to develop RBCs from umbilical cord stem cells
Australian researchers say that although progress has been slow, they are seeing promising results in their efforts to develo -More-
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Patients with chronic heart failure benefit from stem cell injections
German scientists found that patients with chronic heart failure showed long-term improvement in ventricular function and sur -More-
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Researchers to test anti-dengue modified mosquitoes
Malaysian researchers are preparing to launch field trials involving genetically engineered mosquitoes that are meant to figh -More-
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AstraZeneca's Brilinta requires no genetic test, a study shows
A company-funded study found that AstraZeneca's experimental blood thinner Brilinta doesn't require genetic testing to evalua -More-
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Report: Risks, benefits and research into the U.S. blood supply
In this three-part Need to Know series, medical reporter Dr. Emily Senay and others look at the state of the U.S. -More-
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U.K. hospitals to use chip-and-pin system to monitor blood
Hospitals in Lincolnshire, England, will be the first in the U.K. -More-
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Confusion with identical medical tubes can harm patients
Mix-ups of identical medical tubes have resulted in serious injuries and deaths in some hospitals, according to this New York -More-
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NIH, FDA study finds link between MLV-related viruses and CFS
Researchers from the NIH, FDA and Harvard Medical School on Monday announced they found MLV-related viruses, which are relate -More-
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NIH findings raise questions on role of XMRV in CFS
An NIH-led study that links MLV-related viruses and chronic fatigue syndrome has raised questions among researchers on the ro -More-
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Cord Blood America launches guarantee program for cord blood cells
Cord Blood America has announced that it will be rolling out a Quality Service Guarantee program that will give owners of sto -More-
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FDA, CDC caution against reusing fingerstick, POC devices
The FDA and the CDC issued a joint warning saying fingerstick and point-of-care blood-testing devices should not be reused, a -More-
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