Latest News Articles

Articles

« Prev | Page 1 of 19 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Next » | Last »

Researchers make promising finding in severe lung disease

4 Jul 2008 - Hot Blood Topics
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a novel function for an enzyme that plays a role in the tissue injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS. - more

Disclosure of organ transplant risks

3 Jul 2008 - General Blood News
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardised way for patients in need of organ transplants to be informed of the risks they face. ... - more

Lives saved as paramedics take on early role in drug treatment

1 Jul 2008 - Effective Blood Treatments
Heart attack patients who receive anti-clotting drugs before arriving at hospital will be more likely to survive or have fewer complications than patients whose initial treatment is delayed. - more

Neural activity spurs blood flow in the brain

30 Jun 2008 - General Blood News

New research from Harvard University neuroscientists has pinpointed exactly how neural activity boosts blood flow to the brain. The finding has important implications for our understanding of ... - more

Respiratory illness, dog bites among top concerns for travelers to China

30 Jun 2008 - General Blood News
Beijing–bound Olympic travellers should worry less about exotic diseases, and instead focus on preventing more mundane health problems like respiratory illness and dog bites. A new study by ... - more

Leukemia drug could save lives of stroke patients

26 Jun 2008 - Effective Blood Treatments
The drug tPA is the most effective treatment currently available for stroke patients, but its safety is limited to use within the first three hours following the onset of symptoms. After that, tPA ... - more