Blood Donations

GOP Lawmaker Drops One Of His Guns During Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Abortion, Video, Steve Shurtleff, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Abortion Bill, New-Hampshire-General-Court, New-Hampshire-Legislature, Blood Donations, Giving Blood, Guns in Public Buildings, Kyle Tasker, Guns, Politics News

A Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives who once posted a comment on Facebook about shooting at police officers accidentally...

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Blood Donations Urged Among Blacks. Why The Push?

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Sickle Cell Anemia, Lupus, Video, Blood Donations, Blood Donors, Hypertension, Prostate Cancer, Blood Donation, Black Voices News

While high rates of sickle cell anemia and lupus prevail in the black community, often requiring blood transfusions, experts say African Americans cur...

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Million Hearts Program and the New York Blood Center

Bruce A. Barron | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: High Cholesterol, Preventive Medicine, Stroke, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Heart Attack, Million Hearts Program, Nybc, Blood Donors, Blood Donations, Healthy Living News

Two million Americans have a heart attack or stroke every year and more than 800,000 of them die. Million Hearts is a joint venture involving governmental agencies together with private sector partners.

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Rome Hospital Accused Of Turning Away Lesbian Blood Donor

La Stampa/Worldcrunch | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Gay Blood Donation, Gay Blood Donors, Italy, Blood Donations, Blood Donation, Rome, Gay Voices News

Donating blood is one more civic act that Italian gay rights activists now say must be explicitly protected by law. The latest controversy comes afte...

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WATCH: Canines Give Blood, Help Extend Fellow Dogs' Days

KFSN | Danielle Cadet | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Mary Beth Bartel, Video, Dovelewis, Dr. Lee Harold, Blood Donations, Donate Blood, Dogs, Impact News

Sure, blood transfusions are critical for humans. But they can also help dogs heal -- and not just in the command sort of way. Advances in veterin...

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Britain To Lift Ban On Gay Men Donating Blood

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, Gay Rights, Gay Men, Blood Donations, Giving Blood, Blood Donation, World News

LONDON -- British health officials say they will lift the ban on gay men donating blood – as long as their last sexual contact with another man ...

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City Council: Allow Gay Blood Donors

Chicago Sun-Times | FIGHT HIV in DC | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Tunney, Gay Blood Donors, Illinois, Blood Donations, Chicago City Council, Chicago, Chicago News

On Tuesday, the City Council's Health Committee approved a Tunney-sponsored resolution calling for the reversal of an antiquated federal policy that d...

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Bad Blood: Politics Trumps Science in the Gay Blood Donation Debate

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bone Marrow Registry, Bone Marrow Transplant, Civil Disobedience, GLBT Community, Fda, Civil Rights, The American Red Cross Blood Program, John Kerry, GLBT Rights, Glbt, Blood Donations, Politics News

The recent debate on Gay Blood Donations does not have science at its core. Instead, it's a debate as to the otherness of GLBT citizens.

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Tattooed Donors Can Now Give Blood Right Away, Thanks To New Regulations

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Department of Public Health, Body Art, Illinois Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment, Blood Donations Tattoos, Chicago, Illinois, Blood Donations, Giving Blood, Tattoos, Giving Blood Tattoos, Chicago News

With a long-sought 2006 law finally implemented, Illinois banks now will accept the tattooed and pierced donors' blood immediately, LifeSource announc...

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Save a Mom's Life -- and Learn How to Get People to Give

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lymphoma, Stem Cells, Blood Donations, Empathy, Charity, Giving, Armenians, Altruism, Impact News

What's the best way to get people to give and help others? A story right now of a New Jersey mother of three contains many of the key elements.

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WHO: More Blood Donations Needed In Poor Countries

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: How to Donate Blood, Blood Donate, World Health Organization, Health, Who, Blood Donations, Donate Blood, Blood Donation, Healthy Living News

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says people make a total of 93 million blood donations worldwide every year, but the rate of donation in ...

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With Blood Donations, Sharing Is Caring

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Types, Health, Safety, Blood, Blood Donations, Save Lives, Myths, Truth, Los Angeles News

Iron is a major component of our red blood cells, and a single unit of blood is packed with it. Now, if only our blood donation centers could draw a crowd the way Iron Man 2 did.

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'True Blood' Fans Unite and Bite For Virtual Fundraiser

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hbo, Donations, Blood Donations, Fundraising, Red Cross, True Blood, Impact News

With the recent release of "New Moon," it's all the "Twilight" diehard fans who've gotten the attention with their undying acts of devotion. But fans ...

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Fort Hood Tragedy: How You Can Help Right Now

Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirteen people are dead and 31 are wounded after a horrific shooting Thursday at Fort Hood's soldier processing center. The suspected gunman, Major N...

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Virginia Man Donates 160th Pint Of Blood

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Red Cross, Blood Donations, Man Donates 160th Pint of Blood, Giving Blood, Red Cross, William Clements, Impact News

In the week before Christmas, William Clements found his way through the torrential blizzard that had hit the eastern seaboard to his local Red Cross ...

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