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...

Patients do better with fewer blood transfusions - Hospitals should restrict their use of blood transfusions with critically ill patients as this will probably increase their chances of surviving. ...

Neonatal blood transfusions may lead to adult hep c - Adult hepatitis C may have its roots in the routine blood transfusions given to premature or underweight babies in the 1960s. ...

Varicose veins - Varicose veins are enlarged blood vessels lying close to the skin’s surface. Any vein may become varicose or twisted, but those in your legs and feet...

Varicose veins - Q Can you suggest a natural alternative to stripping varicose veins? - RW, Henley-on-Thames

Transfusing red cells can be life threatening - A further doubt has been raised about blood transfusions following a new study that has found that transfusing red cells can endanger the life of pati...

Varicose veins - Varicose veins are always put down to being overweight or too tall, and are considered an exclusively female problem. But men suffer just as much as w...

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...