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After Sandy cause major losses, American Red Cross encourages blood donations
The affects of Hurricane Sandy are being felt days after the storm has passed. Over 325 American Red Cross blood drives have been canceled in 13 states and the District of Columbia due to the storm and its aftermath, causing a shortfall of more than 11,...
Tags: Charity, Blood, Human Interest, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Relief and Aid Organizations
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Hurricane Sandy impacts blood donations
Daily American Staff WriterThe American Red Cross is seeking blood and platelet donors to counterbalance canceled blood drives on the East Coast. The local region requires 900 donations daily to keep patients alive, according to Red Cross communications manager Marianne...Tags: Charity, Cancer, Blood, Human Interest, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Nobel laureate, bone-marrow transplant innovator Dr. E. Donnall Thomas dies
Q13 FOX News OnlineNobel Prize winner and medical pioneer E. Donnall Thomas, M.D., died Saturday at the age of 92. Thomas won the Nobel Prize in 1990 for his work in bone-marrow transplantation to cure leukemias and other blood cancers. In 1974, Thomas became the first...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Specialization, Cancer, Awards and Prizes, Health Organizations
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Family fights blood disorders with music
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GMA Host Robin Roberts' Mother Dies, ABC News Says
CNNNEW YORK -- The mother of "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts has died, ABC News reported early Friday. Roberts made it home to Mississippi to see her 88-year-old mother, who died Thursday evening, according to the news network. The morning show...Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Cancer, Blood, ABC (tv network), CNN (tv network)
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Robin Roberts starts medical leave from ‘GMA’ next week
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel“Good Morning America” will salute Robin Roberts all this week before she starts an extended medical leave next week for myelodysplastic syndrome. “It's a disease of the blood and bone marrow and was once known as preleukemia,”... -
More to the Fanconi anemia story for FSU’s first football family
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelAs we hinted in another blog Sunday morning, there was much, much more to our feature on Jimbo and Candi Fisher and the year that has passed since their announcement of son Ethan's diagnosis for the rare genetic blood disorder Fanconi anemia. Again, in... -
A year later: Jimbo, Candi Fisher on life after the announcement
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelAs we mentioned here on the Chopping Block on Saturday afternoon, the Orlando Sentinel and OrlandoSentinel.com had an intriguing Florida State-related feature coming Sunday morning. In case you haven't seen it, here it is. In the link above, you'll see... -
Researcher hunts for sickle cell anemia cure with gene targeting, stem cells
Halfway around the world in India, Sivaprakash Ramalingam had heard of Johns Hopkins researchers using a promising new technique for gene therapy that he hoped to integrate with stem cells to cure diseases.
After getting a doctorate in biochemistry in...Tags: Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Blood Cells, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Series Of Caregivers Saw Marks On Child, 3, Before Death
The Hartford CourantEarly childhood educators, doctors at a clinic and state child-protection workers had interaction with an often bruised and injured Athena Angeles and her mother in the weeks before the 3-year-old was allegedly beaten to death last year by the mother's...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Police Arrests, Early Learning, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Red Cross blood collection workers to head back to work
PETOSKEY — Blood collection workers with the American Red CrossGreat Lakes Region are expected to head back to work today, Thursday, after an 11-week strike. About 200 workers from Local 580 and OPEIU Local 459 walked off their jobs on March 30...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Charity, Cancer, Blood, Employees
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product SolirisŪ...Tags: Cancer, Litigation and Regulation, Product Recalls, Food and Drug Administration, Politics
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