I am a blood donor and have been told that I am a Bromelin Auto.  What does it mean in layman's terms?
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Bromelain Auto seems to:\n-Speed recovery from sports and other minor injuries\n- Aid digestion / Reduce flatulence\n- Anti-inflammatory\n- Reduce pain/stiffness of arthritis\ncheck this page:\nhttp://www.supplementwatch.com/suplib/supplement.asp?DocId=1056
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So not universal, but definitely most common, by a huge margin.\n\nUniversal would suggest everywhere, and its not true, there is of course AB, A and B blood types also.\n\nYou may be mixing up the term "universal donor", Type O-negative blood does not have any antigens. It is called the "universal donor" type because it is compatible with any blood type. Type AB-positive blood is called the "universal recipient" type because a person who has it can receive blood of any type. Although “universal donor” and “universal recipient” types are occasionally used to classify blood in an emergency, blood type tests are always done to prevent transfusion reactions.
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Your bone marrow makes red blood cells and white blood cells all day long.  Your blood is never the same every day.  The cells die off all the time all day and night.  Donating blood is to give other people blood products like red blood cells, plasma and other things so that if they lose blood during surgery it can be replaced or if people are anemic and need it because their bone marrow is not producing enough for their bodies needs.  Hope this helps\n\n\nOMG bone marrow transplants are NOT for white blood cells. There are injectable medicines that they give people who do not have enough white blood cells that forces their own marrow to make more of the white blood cells.
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It means you've sat in blood and then sat in all of these places including your on your stool.\n\nAnd Justathought, for goodness sake, I've had to pull you up this before: YOUR Island. What you typed means "not much else to do on you are little island" Which is gibberish.\n\nYou don't want to talk gibberish when you're calling some one a dill hole, it makes you look like a dill hole, which I'm guessing is not pretty.
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There are basically two types of Stem Cell transplants.  One is Autologous...which means the cells are your own that were harvested at an earlier time.  The other is an Allogenic.....which means you received your cells from another person (preferrable a sibling) or a stranger based on HLA matching.  Graft vs Host is fairly common in the second type of transplant (which I'd bet your family member had). Think of it this way... "graft" refers to the cells from transplant, and "host" refers to you family member's body.  The graft cells are foreign to the body, and if the host's immune system recognizes it as foreign if will try to attack and reject it.  It can affect  any part of the body and the prognosis is often determined by where it attacks, and the severity. The most common areas affected are the skin, and stomach. It can be very uncomfortable and hard to treat/get under control. A mild case of GVH is also conseidered a good thing because it can shows the host's immune system is beginning to work. Bone marrow transplants are usually a very rough road, and they often come with many bumps along the way. I hope your family member feels better and enjoys a long life.
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You need a simple lab test to find out your blood group type. A small jab at the tip of the index finger and a drop of blood is all that is needed to know your blood group. \n\nRegarding blood donation:\nYou could donate blood if you are between 18-55 yrs of age and with a weight of 50 kg or above with pulse rate, body temperature and blood pressure should be normal. \n\nThere are only few conditions in which donors are permanently excluded. The donor with history of epilepsy, psychotic disorders, abnormal bleeding tendencies, severe asthma, cardiovascular disorders, malignancy are permanently unfit for blood donation. Donors suffering from disease like hepatitis, malaria, measles, mumps, and syphilis may donate blood after full recovery with 3-6 months gap. Also people who have undergone surgery, blood transfusion may safely donate blood after 6-12 mths for woman donors who are pregnant or lactating blood is not taken as their iron reserves are already on the lower side.
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Well...in light of medical advances in the last decade...the JW's have somewhat lightened their view on the abstanence of blood products.  Back in the day when, if you needed blood, you received whole blood (all components included: RBC, WBC, plasma and platelets).  Nowadays, if your WBCs are low, you can receive just WBCs...not whole blood.  Even with the technology to separate the blood into four major components, most JW still refuse.  However, each of the four components can be processed further to isolate smaller parts, or fractions, of the blood components.  Because many medicines, antibodies, clotting factors and other wound healing factors can be derived from the fractions of components of blood...the governing body of JWs are leaving that particular decision up to the congregation.  Well, leaving it in their hands to discuss personally with God.\n\nI'm pretty sure that if they're a cutting-edge JW...and they allow products made from fractions of components of whole blood, then they'll let their doctor know in case of emergency.  Otherwise, they sign all of the legal documents needed to relieve the physician of liability issues concerning the refusal of necessary blood transfusions...before anticipating the need.\n\nJW have issued decrees...I guess that's what you call it...or official "stands" on the issue, stating that there are many safe alternatives to blood transfusions.\n\nWhatever.  :o)  I believe that God can either heal miraculously, or work miraculously through the wisdom He gave to the physician taking care of you.  I trust the doctor.  If he says blood...I say -- how much?
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http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8536808\n\nI did a search of the word in your question and this is one of the top four sites that came up.\nIt should give you info to start understanding what it means.\n\nI am a cancer patient and have tried to make heads or tails of the conflicting data about artificial sweetners but it can be confusing.\nI was told that "splenda" which is made from sugar is better than the other replacements but just a few days ago found info that says it can be harmful too so I don't know anymore what to use.
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http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/blood/types.cfm\n this explains both questions. at the bottom of the page there is a link to "what is a blood transfusion" it tells you how it works too.
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yes\notherwise known as universal donor\na person with this blood type could only take blood from exact same group.\n\nab+  universal recipient =  can take blood from any group but can give blood only to same group.
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Blood transfusions are given I.V.  I don't think this usually counts as "surgery" unless a cut down is needed to insert an I.V. when it can't be inserted normally.  The other two...blood vessels and heart transplants are done surgically almost routinely these days.  Every time a viable heart is donated, there is someone in need to receive it.  During a cardiac by-pass surgery, blood vessels are taken from the leg and used for by-pass.....very, very routine.  Blood/blood products (plasma for instance) tranfusions?  Done everyday in almost every hospital during & after surgery and/or if someone has an anemia problem....
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the blood type diet is a scam to get your money\nit was one of the many I studied in my nutritionist courses\nyour blood type has nothing to do with how you digest your food \ni would recommend reading anything by pritikin if you are looking for a good book\nI can help set up a weight loss plan for you if you email me
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A phlebotomist draws blood or plasma from a donor...such a person would be found at a hospital lab taking blood samples, or at a blood drive or a plasma center.  The word phlebotomist came from the Greek word "phleb" or "phlebo" meaning vein or blood vessel and "toma" or "tomia" meaning to cut or make an incision.
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It isnt proved as of yet that blood type has an affect on what we eat. You have a pretty healthy diet, everything from the *right* food group. i myself like a good nice tasty steak, but that goes st8 to the thighs lol, veges, rice, fruit, eggs, beans? your getting all your needed vitamins and stuff from there with the inclusion of fish where you would be getting omega-3 and stuff, if you add nuts: such as pine nuts, cashew nuts, well just nuts you will be giving your body much needed protien.
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blood transfusion is the means by which blood is given to a patient in need of whole blood or some components of blood.\nit can be autologous or homologous. in homologous transfusion, a duely cross-matched blood or its products is taken from a compatible donor and tranfused to a recipent. but in autologous transfusion, the blood is taken from the patient for future use or by salvage technique for emergency use .
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I am ashamed to say I do not think of it so deeply, but you bring up wonderful points.  It surely is an amazing thing, the human body and the way it works.  I love not only the question but you left us with specifics so we did not just have to uhm blood good... I now have a little more knowledge to add to my trivial pursuit portfolio!!  hehehehe
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In man blood group is applied to single factor. This factor is agglutinogen and is also called antigen. It is found on the surface of red blood corpuscles. \n\nAccordingly a person with `A' antigen is designated as a person with A-group, with `B' antigen as B-group, with both A and B antigens as AB-blood group and a person without any antigens is designated as O-blood group. \n\nIn the case of animals blood group is applied to combinations of blood factors. So it is preferable to call it as blood group systems rather then blood groups. Each system has many factors, which are together called blood group factors. \n\nDr. J. Moustgaard, of the Royal Veterinary & Agricultural College, Copenhagen has identified in cattle ten group systems namely A,B,C,FV,J,L,M,SU, Z and R'S'. Except J and L, all the other group systems have more than one group factor. For example the group factors of the group system A are designated as A{-1}, A{-2}, D, H, Z'. \n\nThe grouping factors are particular serum proteins. Acquiring of each protein is an inherited character. So examination of blood sample from within a breed might eventually prove a very useful means of selection. It might also indicate what mating could be expected to result in infertility. \n\nThe B-group system only has greater number of grouping factors. It has nearly 27 group factors, which are called phenogroups. Some of these are unique to particular breeds. \n\nThey are particularly valuable in determining incorrectly stated parentage. In dogs serum major groups have been recognised in the USA and they are referred to as A to G. \n\nIn veterinary practice blood transfusion is used in cases of haemorrhage and shock and to a lesser extent as part of the treatment of certain infectious diseases. \n\nIn cattle the donor and recipient are usually in the same herd. This fact lessens the risk of introducing infection and incompatibility does not arise. \n\nBut normal antibodies against the blood group factor-J are sometimes found in cattle. Thus if the donor's blood is J-positive and the recipient's blood contains normal antibody called anti-J the so-called transfusion reaction might be expected immediately following blood transfusion. These reactions are dyspnoea, muscular twisting, increased salivation and circulatory disturbances. \n\nHowever, if an animal has been exposed to repeated blood transfusions, a different situation will arise. The animal will now have formed antibodies against the blood group antigens it does not have itself. It is therefore by no means unlikely that the blood of donor and the recipient are incompatible. \n\nIf this is so, transfusion will set off strong transfusion reactions. Such reaction can occur on the second or on subsequent blood transfusion\n\nI hope this helps!