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Nexcare Brand Announces the Fifth Annual Nexcare give Program, in Partnership with the American Red Cross and America's Blood Centers
Saint Paul :: Canada | 15 days ago
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In 2013, more than 4.5 million Americans will require a blood transfusion, making year-round blood donation a critical way to give back to your community. The Nexcare give Program encourages people nationwide to roll up a sleeve anytime of the year
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UN Health Agency Calls for donors on World Blood Donor Day
New York City :: NY :: USA | 11 months ago
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Marking World Blood Donor Day, and amidst a growing global need for blood donations, the UN health agency today called for more people to come forward to give blood voluntarily and regularly. With increasing life expectancy and the subsequent
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Jamaica joins in World Blood Donor Day 2012 activities
Star :: Russia | 12 months ago
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Several activities have been organised by countries worldwide, including Jamaica, to commemorate World Blood Donor Day 2012, which will be observed on Thursday. Themed 'Every Blood Donor is a Hero', this year's events will be used to educate persons
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Red Cross issues plea for type O negative blood
Greensboro :: NC :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The American Red Cross has issued a plea for donors , describing the need for O negative blood as critical. Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients of all blood types including emergency situations. A
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Red Cross supply of O negative blood low
Pasco :: WA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Red Cross officials said supplies of type O negative have fallen to "critically low levels" nationally, which could affect anyone who needs blood in an emergency. Type O blood is known as the "universal" blood type because it's the only one that can
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'Donate blood regularly on a voluntary basis': Azad
New Delhi :: India | almost 2 years ago
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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad has called upon the young people to get recruited at the nearest blood bank, as voluntary blood donors. Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram. "Due to our massive population of 1.2 billion, we
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Needles, fear keep blood donors away
Suva :: Fiji Islands | almost 2 years ago
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If more people were to get over their fears we would have a lot of blood daily or weekly for the hospitals to work with. But this fear of the needle or for the sight of blood prevents them from coming and giving them the chance to save lives," he
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Kuwait Towers illuminated in red on World Blood Donor Day
Jalīb aš Šuyūẖ :: Kuwait | almost 2 years ago
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Kuwait Towers was illuminated in red lights Thursday night on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, and 300 balloons were released into the sky. Health Minister Dr Hilal Al-Sayer attended the event and lauded, in his address, the efforts of Al-Salam
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Quantum honours blood donors
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | almost 2 years ago
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Dhaka, June 17 (bdnews24.com) A voluntary blood donation platform has accorded reception to the blood donors, who offered their blood to the ailing people without a second thought. Quantum foundation organised the reception for 321 donators at the
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The Timeline: Blood donation
Ipswich :: United Kingdom | almost 2 years ago
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Blood transfusions saved countless lives during the Second World War 1901: Not all blood is the same After more than 200 years of attempting blood transfusions with very mixed results, in 1901 Dr Karl Landsteiner makes the discovery that not all
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