Planning and following a few simple steps will enable you to save the cord blood of your newborn, but is it necessary? What are the pros and cons of cord blood? Who will benefit? Is it just one more way for nouveau companies to make big bucks at the expense of people trying to hedge ...
Giving blood, granted, is a scary idea if you have never done it. However, it’s not so bad. Also, there are good reasons to give blood, and there are a lot of these reasons. So why should you give blood? First, giving blood is easy. It only takes about 10-30 minutes, depending on how fast ...
There are probably more than a hundred reasons explaining why some people may never donate blood. Some people are afraid of needles while others faint at the sight of blood. Many people do not realize the shortage of blood supply or how they could help save a life. Some live in such a rural area ...
As high school seniors all across the country prepare for their final quarter of high school, many begin to contemplate about what they want to do in the future. Some want to go straight into the work force, others opt for military service, while many decide that college is the path that leads to eventual ...
After they have given birth, many people find that paternity testing is something that they will need to do. Whether you are unsure of who the father of your baby is or the person who you know is the father does not believe you, there may come a time when you will find yourself faced ...
Your husband is in serious car accident and is rushed to a nearby hospital, bleeding profusely from head injuries. Your mom experiences significant blood loss during complicated open-heart surgery. We take for granted that blood will always be available if it’s needed. Thanks to the folks who regularly donate blood for transfusions, it almost always ...
Seattle has its own blood bank for dogs called the Acces Blood Bank, short for Animal Critical Care and emergency Services. And guess what? As with human blood banks, the Seattle dog blood bank relies on volunteer blood donors to fill its coffers. So how does a dog blood bank work anyway? And can it ...
Many people are turned off by the idea of selling anything from a human body for money. This aversion carries over to blood and blood products. However, if it were not for the willingness of many to either donate or sell their blood, a lot of people who are alive today would not be. Some ...