Towards a safer treatment for leukemia
An international team of researchers at VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, the UK Dementia Institute and the Children’s Cancer Institute, Australia, have found a safer treatment for a specific type of leukemia.
Adolescent Female Blood Donors At Risk For Iron Deficiency And Associated Anemia
New public health measures could help protect this vulnerable population, authors say
Increasing frequency of blood donation has no major side effects
Giving blood more frequently – up to every 8 weeks for men and every 12 weeks for women – has no major side effects and could help to increase blood stocks, according to the first ever randomised trial of blood donation involving more than 45000…
More evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins
Further evidence has been found by Universities of Leicester and Bristol researchers to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body.
Some Blood Thinners May Increase Heart Attack Risk
A new study has examined whether different blood thinning medications prescribed to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation might increase the risk of heart attacks.
Delayed clamping prevents anaemia
When clamping of the umbilical cord is delayed, iron deficiency up to six months of age can be prevented, according to a new study from Uppsala University, published in JAMA Pediatrics. The study was conducted in Nepal.Anaemia affects over 40 per cent of all children…
Molecular Genetic Testing in Hereditary Breast Cancer
by Christian A Scerri MD PhD(Molecular Genetics) Clinical and Molecular GeneticistClinical and Molecular Genetics ClinicSpeciality Clinics, Mater Dei Hospital