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WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Red Cross Ford Fusion, is supporting the American Red Cross in its emergency call for blood and platelet donors. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120628/CG32654-INFO) Biffle is encouraging fans in small towns across the country to raise awareness about the need for lifesaving blood donations this summer. Small towns are big supporters of the blood supply, with almost 38 percent of Red Cross...
Blood and platelet donors of all types needed WASHINGTON, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is calling on all eligible donors to step up, roll up a sleeve and give blood or platelets as soon as possible. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) The Red Cross says its blood supply has reached emergency levels, with 50,000 fewer donations than expected in June. This shortfall leaves about half the readily available blood...
U.S.A. Hurdle specialist Kellie Wells has joined elite athletes Tiger Woods, Hines Ward and Takaishi Saito in using Cell Therapy. According to A.J. Farshchian, MD, an Orthopedic Regenerative practitioner at The Center for Regenerative Medicine, "Sport injuries need an adequate blood supply and cellular migration. Platelet-derived growth factors are critically involved in this process." Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 U.S.A. Hurdle specialist Kellie Wells has joined elite...
LYNDHURST, N.J., June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From 2012 Olympiads, to professional athletes, to weekend warriors, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is a hot new remedy for sports injuries and chronic pain conditions. Experts in Interventional Pain Medicine, the New Jersey (NJ) pain management doctors at Metropolitan Pain Consultants integrate PRP injections with other multi-modal pain relief strategies including nerve blocks, spinal injections, spinal cord stimulators, facet joint...
LONDON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for universal blood type O Negative expected to be higher than donations being made during the games New statistics from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) announced yesterday reveal a gap between demand and supply of blood type O Rh Negative (O Negative) during national celebrations and underline an urgent need for O Negative donors to come forward ahead of the Olympics next month....
AMARILLO, Texas, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoPharm, Inc. and Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (OTCBB: AMAR) today announced positive clinical findings from a dose-ranging, Phase 2 clinical trial of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Taiwan. A total of 169 HCV patients (genotype 1b) were randomized to receive oral lozenges containing 500 or 1500 international units (IU) of natural human interferon-alpha (IFNa) or matching placebo for 24 weeks, followed by 24 weeks of...
U.S.A. Olympian Damu Cherry has joined elite athletes Tiger Woods, Hines Ward and Takaishi Saito in using Cell Therapy. According to A.J. Farshchian, MD, an Orthopedic Regenerative practitioner at The Center for Regenerative Medicine, "Sport injuries need an adequate blood supply and cellular migration. Platelet-derived growth factors are critically involved in this process." Miami, Florida (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 U.S.A. Olympian Damu Cherry has joined elite athletes Tiger Woods,...
HOPKINTON, Mass., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. announced today approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and distribute the Arteriocyte Medical Systems brand of Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution, USP (ACD-A) for use with its Magellan® Platelet Separation System. The new single use package of 50cc volume ACD-A solution will replace the company's currently available smaller 30cc volume ACD-A vials in the Magellan®...
Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are published in the journal Advanced Materials in a paper titled "Platelet Mimetic Particles for Targeting Thrombi in Flowing Blood." Platelets are the components of blood that allow it to prevent excessive bleeding and to heal wounds. The unique physical and biochemical properties of...
LONDON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Public urged to give blood ahead of major events this summer to boost blood stocks for 2012 Eight celebrities, each representing one of the major blood groups, are supporting NHS Blood and Transplant's [http://www.blood.co.uk ] campaign to increase blood stocks this summer. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:...
