Bypass surgery linked to brain injury - Bypass surgery may increase the risk of microscopic blood clots in the brain, and cause memory loss and other problems after surgery, according to new...

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. ...

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...

Preemies reap benefits of breastmilk - Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of heart disease in later life. But, feeding them breastmilk rather than formula can substantially cut thi...

Let there not be light - Each year, thousands of premature babies in intensive care nurseries lose their sight to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease which damage...

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...

Transfusions: cancer returns - Blood transfusions after cancer surgery may hamper patients' survival prospects, according to research from the Netherlands. ...

Are you suffering from chronic acidosis? - The latest dietary fad to hit the US and the UK involves the acid-alkaline balance of your body and the fact that you need to control a tendency towar...