Study says blood donations may help donors' health
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Blood donations may help keep the body's circulatory system healthy by reducing stores of iron, but the effect may not work for older people, a U.S. study suggested on Tuesday.
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Infusions of albumin, a blood   protein, could potentially save up to 80 percent of children   who otherwise die from malaria, researchers reported on Friday.
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Researchers discover people with blood group O are naturally protected from its most severe forms.
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NEW YORK  - A significant proportion of blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Religious denomination can be a factor in a person's health, researchers in Northern Ireland say.
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BOSTON Research shows screening human tissue for viruses through genetic testing could make the relatively safe procedure of donating tissue even safer.
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NEW YORK  - A new study of a device that  removes certain immune system components from the blood  supports its safety and effectiveness as a treatment for  rheumatoid arthritis that doesn't respond to heavy-duty  anti-rheumatic drugs, investigators report.
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A new genetic blood test allowing a closer match between donors and recipients is being developed.
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Oct 06  - Giving blood transfusions to anemic patients who are hospitalized with severe acute heart pain or a heart attack may increase their risk of dying, according to a new report.
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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington suggests that bone marrow produces cells that not only help fight infection, but also permanently heal wounds.
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Some researchers are finding that the relationship between emotion and health is turning out to be more interesting, and more important, than most of us could have imagined.
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A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Infusing patients with  bone marrow cells can reinvigorate their dying hearts and grow  tiny new arteries and heart muscle tissue, a treatment that may  one day make many heart transplants unnecessary, Brazilian  researchers said on Friday.
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An analysis of data from a  Danish study shows that inflammation factors are stronger  predictors of lung cancer mortality in individuals with blood  type O than those with other blood types.
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Relatively few deaths from variant CJD will be caused by infected blood, scientists suggest.
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(HealthDay News) -- A bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaver for someone with leukemia or other diseases of the blood.
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A blood test early in pregnancy might help determine whether a woman runs an increased risk of having a stillborn baby, a preliminary study found.