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Who is excluded from giving blood? - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"A lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men from giving blood is under review, following calls from campaigners that the policy is unfair and misplaced. So which groups are prevented from donating on grounds of sexual behaviour?"
NHS lifetime ban on 'high-risk' gay men donating blood to be reviewed - The Times 26th October 2009
"A longstanding ban that prevents gay and bisexual men from giving blood is being reviewed and could be overturned as early as next year, the Government has said.
Men who have had sex with other men are currently banned for life from donating blood, under measures designed to reduce the risk of passing on infections such as HIV. But gay rights campaigners have condemned the policy as being irrational. "
'I lost seven pints of blood'- BBC Health News 24th October 2009
"When Tess Morris walked into the patio door of her holiday apartment her injuries were so severe that she nearly bled to death.
The accident in Gran Canaria severed her main blood vessels and nerves in one arm, causing her to lose 70% of the blood in her body. "
Haemophiliacs with HIV to sue firm that sold tainted drug in Asia - The Observer 11th October 2009
"Bayer owned company to face victims in Taiwan and Hong Kong over its marketing of infectious blood products"
Virus at drug firm halts production of vital blood therapy - The Independent on Sunday 13th September 2009
Doctors face 'nightmare' of who to treat for rare condition after US biotech factory is contaminated\n\nScores of patients with a rare genetic disorder have been left without essential treatment after a virus contaminated the only factory in the world that produces the drug.
Chorley residents urged to give blood - Chorley Citizen 31st August 2009
The NHS is appealing to Chorley residents to give blood now to save lives this winter - and asking them to take a friend, colleague or family member along too.
Swine flu: blood bank faces shortages - The Telegraph 19th August 2009
Britain's blood bank could face shortages this winter due to the swine flu outbreak.
Swine flu: give blood now to avoid shortages - The Telegraph 19th August 2009
The swine flu outbreak could cause shortages of blood in the winter when cases are expected to peak so blood donors are being urged to come forward now.
£100m blood filter treatment that stops CJD is 'too expensive for NHS patients' - Daily Mail 19th July 2009
A medical breakthrough that prevents the spread of the human form of mad cow disease via blood transfusions may be denied to NHS patients because it costs too much.
More than 60 adults having surgery have received blood free of the risk of variant CJD in trials overseen by the National Blood and Transplant Authority.
VOTE: Haemophiliacs protest to health minister Andy Burnham - Warrington Guardian 24th June 2009
A HAEMOPHILIAC infected with hepatitis C while being treated with bad blood led a protest at health minister Andy Burnham’s Leigh office on Friday.
Grappenhall resident Mike Kenwright marched with other haemophiliacs to demand financial compensation for their infections at the hands of the NHS.
Adding insult to injury for HIV victims - Lancashire Telegraph 3rd June 2009
IT seems almost cruel to criticise politicians at the moment. The phrase “they have suffered enough” comes to mind.
In the current climate our elected representatives have become such a soft target that attacking them does actually seem unfair.
The survival chances of many MPs are now on a par with them winning the lottery.
Don't ignore HIV victims - Lancashire Telegraph 29th May 2009
PEOPLE who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after receiving contaminated NHS blood transfusions deserve to receive the best possible treatment.\n\nBut the government has provoked anger by not fully following the recommendations of an independent inquiry.
Blackburn haemophiliac slams ‘worst medical tragedy’ - Lancashire Telegraph 28th May 2009
A haemophiliac who contracted HIV from contaminated NHS blood supplies has slammed the government for failing to provide better support for those infected.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s more than 1,200 people were given blood containing the HIV virus - and 4,800 people were given blood containing Hepatitis C.
Grappenhall man's fury over decision not to compensate hepatitis C victims- Warrington Guardian 28th May 2009
THE Government’s decision to ignore the recommendations of an independent report into the bad blood scandal has been condemned as ‘shameful’.
Grappenhall resident Mike Kenwright was one of thousands of people infected with hepatitis C through bad blood transfusions who last week heard they would not receive the compensation suggested by the report.
'How being a blood donor saved my life' - Liverpool Echo 25th March 2009
GIVE blood, save lives, proclaims the slogan. It doesn’t say that that life could be your own – but it was in my case.
About a year ago, I turned up at the blood donation centre in Liverpool’s Moorfields as I had done many times before.
Ethical row over blood made from aborted foetuses - Daily Mail 23rd March 2009
Scientists are to produce synthetic blood from discarded IVF embryos and aborted foetuses.
The Health Service has linked up with medical research charity the Wellcome Trust to fund research that could see synthetic blood transfusions from discarded embryos within three years.
Synthetic blood from embryos bid - BBC Health News 23rd March 2009
UK scientists plan a major research project to see if synthetic human blood can be made from embryonic stem cells.
Led by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the three year trial could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions.
British scientists to create 'synthetic' blood - The Independent 23rd March 2009
Scientists in Britain plan to become the first in the world to produce unlimited amounts of synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells for emergency infection-free transfusions.
A major research project is to be announced this week that will culminate in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of "synthetic" blood made from the stem cells of spare IVF embryos. It could help to save the lives of anyone from victims of traffic accidents to soldiers on a battlefield by revolutionising the vital blood transfusion services, which have to rely on a network of human donors to provide a constant supply of fresh blood.
Steve Connor: A scientific dream for more than half a century - The Independent 23rd March 2009
The ability to make unlimited quantities of red blood cells – which carry vital oxygen around the body – has been a dream of medical researchers for almost half a century. Now that dream is near to reality with developments in embryonic stem cell research.
Women may not keep own stem cells - The Sunday Times 22nd March 2009
SOME NHS hospitals are banning mothers from collecting umbilical cord blood from their babies to use as a possible source for their future medical treatment.
Parents seeking to reserve the blood for themselves so that they can derive stems cells from it in the future are being told they must instead donate it to public blood banks.
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