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LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The American Red Cross today launches the "Ticket to Summer Fun" campaign to recruit blood donors across the Southland. The Region-wide sweepstakes includes Ticketmaster gift certificates, music download gift cards, movie theater gift certificates and ticket packages, and a $2,500 Dream Vacation Grand Prize. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120703/CG35026) The Ticket to Summer Fun campaign kicks off just as...

HALIFAX, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MedMira Inc., (MedMira) (TSXV: MIR), a developer of rapid diagnostic technology and solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) contract to develop and commercialize a  rapid test capable of simultaneous detection of HIV and Hepatitis B and C. The contract, awarded through a competitive bid process, involves a two-year base period and a 10-month option with a value of...

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...

ST. PAUL and DULUTH, Minn., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Blood Centers (MBC), among Minnesota's oldest and largest nonprofit community blood centers, is calling upon all area blood donors to help replenish the blood supply after severe weather and flooding in northern Minnesota closed three of its blood donor centers (Duluth, Superior, and Hibbing) and cancelled or postponed blood drives in the Northland region on Wednesday. Northland blood donors contribute...

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....

Every Blood Donor is a Hero. NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 14, New York Blood Center (NYBC) will join a worldwide celebration of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors for their lifesaving gifts of blood. The WBDD 2012 theme is "Every Blood Donor is a Hero," focusing on the idea that everyone can be a hero by giving blood, encouraging every person to roll up...

Family members from Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin join the “walking blood bank” onboard the hospital ship Africa Mercy Lomé, Togo (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 “Every blood donor is a hero” is the theme for the 2012 World Blood Donor Day on June 14. The humanitarian organization Mercy Ships is taking the day to celebrate the heroic role that numerous blood donors play onboard its hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, which is currently docked in the West African port city of...

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Blood Centers (MBC), among Minnesota's oldest and largest nonprofit community blood centers, will be joining other blood centers worldwide in celebrating World Blood Donor Day, June 14, 2012. Throughout the week of June 11, 2012, a special blood drop-shaped cookie--with sprinkles!--will be available to all volunteer donors who step up to make a blood donation at one of MBC's seven (7) donor centers across the...