Articles for tag: National Kidney Foundation, Plasmapheresis

Goodpasture’s Syndrome Information: Autoimmune Disease

Goodpasture’s syndrome (anti – glomerular basement membrane antibody disease or Anti – GBM disease) is a rare autoimmune disease, affecting the lungs and kidneys. In a healthy person, the immune system functions to create antibodies to fight off germs. 1 Goodpasture’s syndrome condition antibodies trigger inflammation that interferes with lung and kidney function: Damaging structures ...

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Plasma Donation Center in Reno, Nevada

In the past whenever I thought of giving blood it was always by donation at the local Red Cross. Imagine my surprise when upon moving to Reno, I discovered a company that actually compensated you for donating your blood plasma. It seemed that most everywhere I went; I met someone who was picking up extra ...

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What is Myasthenia Gravis in Dogs?

The first time their three-year-old Akita plopped down on the sidewalk during the nightly family walk, Erin and Scott weren’t too concerned. They assumed the pooch had just had a bit too much excitement with the kids that afternoon. However, after the dog did the same thing four nights in a row, they took him ...

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Where Do I Donate Plasma in Colorado?

Paid and Unpaid Donation Locations are located throughout the state, but gathering information on them can be difficult. Here is a summary of the most popular donation locations in Colorado. Paid Plasma Donation: Bio-Mat Center 501 Sable Blvd. Aurora, Colorado 80011-8839 (303) 367-9660 They are accepting any blood type for plasma donation. Your first donation ...

Donating Plasma: Pros and Cons

Many people, especially college students needing extra cash, turn to plasma donation in their area for passive income. Pay varies from state to state, and even from city to city in one state, but the money usually is enough to keep people coming back as repeat donors. Plasma donation is a process where plasma is ...

Multiple Sclerosis & your Immune System: To Bail or Suicide?

Multiple sclerosis also known as Disseminated sclerosis or Encephalomyelitis disseminate is a highly unpredictable, inflammatory and chronic disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The Multiple sclerosis derives its name from the multiple scars (sclerosis) left on the myelin sheaths. Myelin sheath is a fatty layer of protective tissue surrounding the neurons. Neurons are ...

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Donating Plasma: Tips and Warnings for the College Student

Plasma donation is a growing phenomenon in the college community. Donors typically earn about $50 in exchange for the time it takes to separate the plasma from the blood. There are all sorts of ethical debates about accepting money for what is essentially part of your body, but that’s neither here nor there. You can ...

Dallas Plasma Donation

What is the difference between blood and plasma donation ??? Donating whole blood is different because they take everything , which greatly increases the amount of time it takes to donate again. When you donate plasma this is not the case. Plasma itself is within the blood and can be separated from it completely then ...

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An Easy Guide to Donating Plasma

Having donated blood a couple times in high school, I had always wanted to get back into doing it, but never did for a variety of probably lame reasons. Once I moved to Oregon I thought about it again, but then I heard about plasma donation. In the area where I was from in Michigan, ...