http://goldbamboo.com/ Transfusion News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a223214.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transfusion of blood from a donor around the time of surgery appears to increase the risk of blood clots in women, but not in men, according to a new study. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:01 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a220705.html It's one of the biggest controversies in fetal surgery and the cause of heated debate among surgeons and maternal-fetal medicine physicians around the world: What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), one of the most common conditions requiring fetal surgery and the leading c [click link for full article] Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a220741.html Dame Anita Roddick, the 64-year old British environmental campaigner and founder of Body Shop revealed today that she has Hepatitis C. "I have Hepatitis C - it's a bit of a bummer but you groan and move on," she says on her website.According to Dame Anita, she contracted the disease when she received a blood transfusion in 1971 when her daughter Sam was born. [click link for full article] Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a217470.html Bayer HealthCare has decided to end three ongoing clinical studies investigating the safety and efficacy of Trasylol(R) (aprotinin injection) on transfusion requirements and blood loss in adults undergoing: elective spinal fusion surgery, pneumonectomy or esophagectomy for cancer, and radical or total cystectomy in bladder cancer. [click link for full article] Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a217261.html Nearly 70 percent of all people will need a blood transfusion in their lifetime. Will the blood be there when you or your loved ones need it? Currently blood supplies remain at a critical level throughout Michigan. Only willing blood donors can help the American Red Cross be prepared to help patients with life-threatening illnesses and injuries. [click link for full article] Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00 EST