Alternatives to blood transfusion - The following are tried and tested alternatives to blood transfusion during various procedures. If you or a loved one is due to undergo surgery or gi...

Non-hodgkin's lymphoma - A cry for help from a polluted body - The disease that killed Jacqueline Onassis, one of the fastest rising forms of cancer, represents an immune system slowly being poisoned by too many c...

So you think you need . . . a blood transfusion - Blood carries out the vital functions of human life. It is composed of cells, suspended in plasma, that carry oxygen and nutrients to organs, remove c...

So you think you need . . . a blood transfusion - What to do instead - * Opt for autologous blood deposit and transfusion. Your own blood can be taken and stored, ready to be given back to you as and when you need it.

Blood transfusions: - More dangerous than we thought - The blood transfusion is a standard procedure in our hospitals, and many of us regard it as our social duty to give blood. Around 2.5 million units...

So you think you need . . . a blood transfusion - If you must have a blood transfusion - * Discuss with your doctor whether he will accept a lower ‘transfusion trigger’ of haemoglobin in the blood

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Transfusion: 30% given wrong blood - About one-third of all people who had transfusions in Britain were given the wrong blood, an informal questionnaire has discovered. Six people died fr...