Festive appeal for blood donors
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The Scottish Blood Transfusion Service says it needs 1,000 donations every day for patients over Christmas.
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WASHINGTON -- Why is the subject of giving such a difficult thing to discuss? Some folks would rather ask someone for a kidney than for a donation to a charitable cause.
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LONDON  - Thousands of people who received plasma or other blood products in Britain received letters from the government Tuesday warning that they may have been exposed to the deadly human form of mad cow disease.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Salvation Army&#39;s annual bell-ringing campaign gets under way this week, but the charitable organization is concerned that it might not be able to raise enough money this holiday season.
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Blood transfusion chiefs worry people could be put off donating by reports of blood being destroyed.
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Magicians Penn &amp; Teller have conjured up a second annual blood drive they've tagged "Dreaming of a Red Christmas."
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A charity is asking British tourists to think carefully before bringing animal souvenirs back from holiday.
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By Dr. Jacques Gibble  As I write this, seasonal music is playing on the radio and I am reminded that this is a special time of year. I am going to talk about two gifts worth giving and then offer a New Year's challenge.   The first one is an unselfish gift to others.
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For the second time in a year, people who received tendons, cartilage and other parts from donated cadavers are being urged to get tested for hepatitis and the AIDS virus because of scandals involving tissue suppliers.
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A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
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You officially less than two weeks until Christmas. Great.  Don't feel guilty if that totally bums you out. It's the gift-giving that makes single people hate this time of year.
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The health-care products specialist has more than one Christmas gift under the tree.
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Life & style: Donor fatigue labelled a 'myth' as giving to top 500 UK charities rises by nearly Â£1bn to Â£10.9bn in 2006.
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Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has urged the South African National Blood Services (SANBS) to apologise after details of President Thabo Mbeki&#39;s blood donations were made public.
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The Queen calls on people to take care of the more vulnerable in her traditional Christmas speech.
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Britain's biggest broadcasters are getting together to encourage people to give time and money to charities.
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President Bush issued a Christmas Day call for compassion toward the sick and suffering, urging Americans to volunteer to help the neediest among their fellow citizens.