The blood money tradition continues

The blood money tradition continues.

I magine if the late Slobodan Milosovic had donated to Kosovar refugee relief. Or the infamous and unrepentant Australian serial backpacker killer Ivan Milat had sent cheques to a victims of crime charity? In 2000, the SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) Foundation in Australia was embarrassed by Philip Morris’s support for its Red Nose Day fundraiser, as smoking along with a prone sleeping pos...

Blood transfusion: the epidemic continues.

SJ. Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation. Transfusion in coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with reduced long-term survival. Schönberger JPAM et al. Transfusion of red blood cells: the impact on short-term and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting, a ten-year follow-up. The association of perioperative red blood cell transfusion...

New versus old blood - the debate continues

Since the inception of blood banking, refinements in laboratory processes have allowed for progressively longer storage times of red blood cells. Whilst advantageous for the logistics of stock management, the clinical impact of the duration of red blood cell storage prior to transfusion remains uncertain, and a topic of growing interest.

Our Blood Your Money

On June 3, 1939, Donegal-born James C. Magee was appointed U.S. Army Surgeon General by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On May 31, 1940, Magee appointed Professor Walter B. Cannon of Harvard University as Chairman of the U.S. National Research Council Committee on Shock and Transfusion. In 1938 Brigadier Lionel Whitby was appointed Director of an autonomous U.K. Army Blood Transfusion Serv...

The impact of red wine on blood pressure dizziness continues.