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Blood Defined
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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U.S. Might Test Fringe Autism Treatment
Published July 9, 2008, 5:11 am, Hartford Courant
Many Parents Insist; Some Scientists Balk Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
US researchers want to study alternative treatment for autism; chelation called quackery
Published July 9, 2008, 5:07 am, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
CHICAGO - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Blood drive isJuly 18
Published July 9, 2008, 5:02 am, The Hingham Journal
All community members who are at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds, are in generally good health, have not received a tattoo or piercing in the past year and have not donated whole blood in the within the last 56 days are eligible to give blood.
Disparity in cancer trials
Published July 9, 2008, 5:00 am, Baltimore Sun
UM researchers find minorities underrepresented in cancer trials Across the state, minorities and residents of rural areas are under-represented in cancer trials, according to a new study from University of Maryland researchers. And the study found that rates of participation among African-Americans are dropping.
Warning: Ratio-Morphine Tablets Recalled in Canada Due to Risk of Accidental Overdose
Published July 9, 2008, 5:00 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the prescription drug ratio-Morphine SR in 15 milligram, 30 mg, and 60 mg formats. Some tablets may contain more morphine than the label indicates, exposing patients to the potential risk of accidental overdose.
China Biologic Products Begins Operation of its Newly Constructed Plasma Collection Station in Qi He County, Shandong ...
Published July 9, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
China Biologic Products, Inc. , one of the leading plasma-based pharmaceutical companies in the People's Republic of China , today announced that the Company has commenced operations at its newly-constructed plasma collection station in Qi He County, Shandong Province .
China Medicine Releases White Paper on Developing Recombinant Aflatoxin-Detoxifizyme
Published July 9, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
China Medicine Corporation , a leading distributor and developer of ethical and over-the-counter drugs, traditional Chinese Medicine , nutritional and dietary supplements, medical devices, and medical formulations in the People's Republic of China , announced today that it released a white paper on Recombinant Aflatoxin-Detoxifizyme .
Did heparin kill Corpus Christi infant? Autopsy to tell
Published July 9, 2008, 4:46 am, Houston Chronicle
An autopsy on a newborn is planned to determine whether an overdose of the blood thinner heparin may have been a factor in the baby's death, officials at a Corpus Christi hospital said.
Hospital water test finds bacteria
Published July 9, 2008, 4:43 am, Baltimore Sun
The building where Johns Hopkins Hospital cares for its transplant patients is on water restrictions this week after routine tests of the water system on July 2 turned up evidence of the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease.
Hersam Acorn Newspapers
Published July 9, 2008, 4:41 am, New Canaan Advertiser
For the second year in a row, the New Canaan Chapter of the American Red Cross has been named one of the best-performing chapters in the United States by the national American Red Cross, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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- Quickly ascending to a high altitude can challenge the healthiest people, but it can spell extra trouble for individuals with a heart problem, according to the July 2008 Harvard Heart Letter.: Quickly ascending to a high altitude can challenge the healthiest people, but it can spell extra trouble for individuals with a heart problem, according to the July 2008 Harvard Heart Letter.
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- Treating blood pressure may help prevent dementia | Health | Reuters
- HEPA filters may improve cardiovascular health: With an 8% improvement in blood flow, would it bode well for athletic performance?
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