Ghana: Coconut Water - May Be Useful for Blood Transfusions, Crushes Kidney Stones, Cardioprotective & Fight Cancer
[Ghanaian Times] Coconut water is a popular beverage now in Ghana with huge economic potential. It is dubbed "Mother Nature's sports drink,"according to a WebMed article authored by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD. Its Low in calories, naturally free of fat and cholesterol, more potassium than four bananas, and super hydrating -- these are just a few of the many benefits ascribed to Ghana's latest health craze: coconut water. No doubt there is a proposal for coconut sellers to wear special uniforms and also contribute to S (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 29, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Caffeine, Cough Medicines: What's in the Average Blood Transfusion
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 -- If you ever get a blood transfusion, that supposedly pure blood is likely to contain something more: caffeine, cough medicine and an anti-anxiety drug, a new study suggests.
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 26, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Defending the Blood Supply Against Infectious Diseases
Measles, mumps, and tuberculosis—these are all diseases the general public has long disregarded as active threats. Yet, these highly infectious and potentially life-threatening diseases once considered eradicated have been resurfacing across the United States. Measles, for example, was declared eliminated in 2000 by the CDC, yet this year alone more than 1,200 individual cases have been confirmed in 30 states. This outbreak represents the greatest number of reported cases for the disease in the United States since 1992.1
While the ongoing anti-vaccination movement may not be the cause of these reappearanc...
Source: MDDI - November 19, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Maria De Capua Tags: Components Source Type: news
AI Beats Out Clinicians in Triaging Postoperative Patients for ICU
How good is artificial intelligence in decision-making? Not bad according to findings from a pilot study that was recently presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2019.
Findings from the study show AI in the form of a machine-learned algorithm correctly triaged the vast majority of postoperative patients to the intensive care unit in its first proof-of-concept application in a university hospital setting.
As it stands now surgical teams typically rely on clinical judgment to decide which patients need postoperative intense care because there is no single set of fixed criteria to make the determinati...
Source: MDDI - October 30, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
CHEST: Blood Transfusion Practices Should Be Revisited
Study looks at transfusion practices of intensive care providers in a typical tertiary hospital (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Nursing, Oncology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Conference News, Source Type: news
Proficiency Testing of Viral Marker Screening in African Blood Centers - Seven African Countries, 2017
Following substantial investments in national blood transfusion service laboratories, in 2017 investigators tested proficiency at 84 blood center laboratories in seven African countries. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 24, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Blood Safety Blood supply safety Global HIV/AIDS Hepatitis B Screening Hepatitis C MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report South Africa Source Type: news
He ’s the First African American to Receive a Face Transplant. His Story Could Change Health Care
Robert Chelsea turned down the first face he was offered. It was a fine face, one that could have taken him off the transplant waiting list after just a couple months. But Chelsea—severely disfigured after a catastrophic car accident five years earlier—was in no hurry. He’d gotten used to tilting his head back so food and water wouldn’t fall out of his nearly lipless mouth. He knew how to respond compassionately to children who stared in shock and fear. The face, offered in May 2018, had belonged to a man with skin that was much fairer than what remained of Chelsea’s—so light that Chelse...
Source: TIME: Health - October 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Healthcare Source Type: news
CHEST: Blood Transfusion Practices Should Be Revisited
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2019 -- Restricting blood transfusion guidelines may save both lives and money, according to a study presented at CHEST 2019, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 19 to 23 in New... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Featured Review: Does delaying cord clamping or using cord milking at birth improve the health of babies born too early?
Delayed cord clamping improves health of babies born too early: updated Cochrane ReviewThis updated Cochrane systematic review finds that delayed, rather than early, cord clamping may reduce the risk of death before discharge for babies born preterm.The authors set out to determine if delayed cord clamping or umbilical cord milking improves the health outcomes for babies born before 37 weeks ' gestation. These interventions were compared with early cord clamping.Babies born before 37 weeks, or preterm, have poorer health outcomes than babies born at term, particularly if they are born before 32 weeks. They can experienc...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 10, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news
Why I Regularly Donate Blood for Sickle Cell and Childhood Cancer Patients
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Many of us, (myself included) have changed our profile pictures to include frames and filters on various social media...
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Source: Red Cross Chat - September 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood blood donation blood donor app blood transfusion cancer childhood cancer doctor pediatric hematologist sickle cell sickle cell month Source Type: news
Sisters Working to Make a Difference at the Red Cross
Danielle Warren and Angela Jackson both love working at the Red Cross together. The fact that they’re sisters is an added benefit that neither of them takes for granted. Read ...
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Source: Red Cross Chat - September 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Red Cross Life blood donation blood service blood transfusion Careers Danielle and Angela jobs Platelet Donation Red Cross Alabama sisters smoke alarms Sound the Alarm Source Type: news
Mothers who push a child out naturally after a C-section face higher risk of complications
A study by Oxford University suggests mothers are safer choosing another C-section to lower the risk of uterine rupture, blood transfusion, sepsis and harm to the baby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mothers should not push a child out naturally after a C-section due to complications
A study by Oxford University suggests mothers are safer choosing another C-section to lower the risk of uterine rupture, blood transfusion, sepsis and harm to the baby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Roche Packs New FDA-Approved Test in Its Arsenal
Roche has won a nod from FDA for a new diagnostic for individual blood donation testing. The Basel-Switzerland-based company’s cobas Babesia test is for use on the cobas 6800/8800 system.
Cobas Babesia detects parasites that live in red blood cells. Roche said this test is an important advancement because the Babesia parasite cannot be detected in traditional plasma or serum samples. The test can detect the four-common species of Babesia and employs the new whole blood collection tube, which simplifies Babesia sample preparation by consolidating steps within the tube itself to provide an efficient solutio...
Source: MDDI - September 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: IVD Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
