Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/blood/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241453.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241453.phpIn a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in Dallas, Texas, researchers reported findings that show that in women with acute postpartum anemia, due to excessive blood loss during delivery, red blood cell transfusion led to a statistically significant decrease in physical fatigue...Blood / Hematology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241352.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241352.phpFollowing a total joint replacement, anticoagulation (blood thinning) drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot deep within the extremities, or a pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that causes a blood clot to move to the lungs. However, prolonged use of these therapies may increase the risk of hemorrhage and infection...Bones / Orthopedics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241285.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241285.phpWithin a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a journal article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians. Unlike Coumadin, the new drugs do not require patients to come in to the clinic on a regular basis to check the dose...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241296.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241296.php"Economy Class Syndrome" is a myth, your risk of developing a blood clot during a long-distance economy trip by plane is not higher than in first class, researchers report in an article published in Chest...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241143.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241143.phpThe disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012...Stroke Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241145.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241145.phpBeing anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. "Among stroke patients, severe anemia is a potent predictor of dying throughout the first year after a stroke," said Jason Sico, M.D...Stroke Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240862.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240862.phpThe American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, has issued a policy statement* opposing mandatory screening of athletes for sickle cell trait as a prerequisite to athletic participation and urging athletics programs to adopt universal preventive interventions in their training program...Blood / Hematology Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240835.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240835.phpA new catalytic process discovered at Cardiff University could unleash a range of useful new by-products from diesel fuel production. More sustainable production of sulphur-free diesel from natural gas and biomass is increasing. However the by-products, hydrocarbons like decane and other low value alkanes have little practical use...Blood / Hematology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240769.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240769.phpScientists with the new Children's Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified the environment in which blood-forming stem cells survive and thrive within the body, an important step toward increasing the safety and effectiveness of bone-marrow transplantation. Institute investigators led by Dr...Blood / Hematology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240745.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240745.phpThe time for commercial development of gene therapy has come. Patients with diseases treatable and curable with gene therapy deserve access to the technology, which has demonstrated both its effectiveness and feasibility, says James Wilson, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Human Gene Therapy in a provocative commentary and accompanying videocast...Genetics Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240606.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240606.phpThere is no difference in early measures of pulmonary function, immunologic status or coagulation status after fresh versus standard issue single-unit red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, according to a new study from the Mayo Clinic. "Longer duration of RBC storage is thought to increase the risk of transfusion-related pulmonary complications," said Daryl J...Blood / Hematology Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240576.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240576.phpA receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University chemists. A team led by Dana Spence of MSU's Department of Chemistry has revealed a way to isolate and test the receptor known as P2X1...Blood / Hematology Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240548.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240548.phpThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended that clinicians be more conservative when they prescribe chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with drugs that treat red blood cell deficiencies. But the drug label's recommendations fall short, according to two commentaries appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)...Urology / Nephrology Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240485.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240485.php According to a study in the January 18 issue of JAMA, patients who stop using an antiplatelet agent, such as clopidogrel, before undergoing cardiac surgery to reduce their risk of bleeding and received intravenously the platelet inhibitor cangrelor, achieved a higher rate of maintenance of platelet inhibition than those who were given placebo...Blood / Hematology Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240486.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240486.php According to a study in the January 18 issue of JAMA, approximately 1 in every 100 patients undergoing knee replacement surgery, and 1 in every 200 patients undergoing hip replacement surgery who use current preventive medications for venous thromboembolism (VTE; a blood clot that develops within a vein that might become serious), will develop VTE before being discharged from hospital...Bones / Orthopedics Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240394.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240394.phpAccording to a study in the January 18 issue of JAMA, patients who stop using an antiplatelet agent, such as clopidogrel before undergoing cardiac surgery to reduce their risk of bleeding and received intravenously the platelet inhibitor cangrelor achieved a higher rate of maintenance of platelet inhibition than those who were given placebo...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240395.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240395.phpAccording to a study in the January 18 issue of JAMA reveals, approximately 1 in every 100 patients undergoing knee replacement surgery and 1 in every 200 patients undergoing hip replacement surgery who use current preventive medications for venous thromboembolism (VTE; a blood clot that develops within a vein that might become serious), will develop VTE before being discharged from hospital...Blood / Hematology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240125.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240125.phpA Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults. The preventive therapy will "optimize care for hemophilia patients of all ages by stopping unexpected bleeding events that can have a detrimental impact on the lives of patients," said Dr...Blood / Hematology Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240091.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240091.phpResearchers have developed a method to analyze circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. This method, which can analyze a sample size as small as three cells, may allow clinicians to track cancer progress and treatments and could help them develop new therapies...Lung Cancer Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240072.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240072.phpHyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (glucose) levels, is a common, serious and expensive health care problem in hospitalized patients that is linked to an increased risk of health complications and mortality. It can also affect non-diabetic hospitalized patients. According to observational studies, 32 to 38% of patients in community hospitals suffer from hyperglycemia...Diabetes Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239997.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239997.php Solar power can help offset high utility costs and make hemodialysis treatments more environmentally friendly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings point the way to a 'green dialysis' future where utilities and other consumables are no longer taken for granted but are used and reused wisely...Blood / Hematology Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239970.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239970.phpA study in the December issue of JAMA reports that despite the U.S...Blood / Hematology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239418.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239418.phpMicroscopic-scale medical robots represent a promising new type of therapeutic technology. As envisioned, the microbots, which are less than one millimeter in size, might someday be able to travel throughout the human bloodstream to deliver drugs to specific targets or seek out and destroy tumors, blood clots, and infections that can't be easily accessed in other ways...IT / Internet / E-mail Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239743.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239743.phpResearchers of VIB and UGent have discovered a new approach to preventing septic shock, an often fatal extreme inflammatory reaction of the body. It is the most frequent cause of death at intensive care departments in hospitals. In sepsis, acute inflammation is attended by low blood pressure and blood clots, causing the organs to stop working...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239324.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239324.phpThe white blood cells that fight disease and help our bodies heal are directed to sites of infection or injury by 'exit signs' - chemical signals that tell them where to pass through the blood vessel walls and into the underlying tissue...Immune System / Vaccines