| Blood Bank Issues Plea For Donations As Supplies Become ... | | Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 12:58:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Central Kentucky Blood Center has issued an emergency plea for donations after a dangerous dip in supplies within the past several weeks. The region's blood supply is more than 40 percent below what is considered to be safe and acceptable. Dan Dickson with the blood center said in the last two weeks of July there were a record number of transfusions in all hospitals in this half of the state. "The deficit is growing," said Dickson. "If we don't do something immediately, we may have to cancel all elective surgeries in this half of the state unless people come in and fill the gap." If you would like to donate, you can call the blood center at (859) 276-2534, or go to their web site at www.ckbc.org for more information. .... | |
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| | | Gurgaon to have first cord blood bank in north India | | Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 11:05:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Providing a rich source of live-saving stem cells, seven banks of umbilical cord blood are coming up across India, and the first of the series will open in Gurgaon this month. Cryobanks India, a joint venture between Cryobanks International, a US body, and R.J. Corporation headed by Ravi Jaipuria, will invest Rs.1 billion to build the seven repositories in metro cities. Cryobanks International is a leader in the collection, processing and banking of umbilical cord blood stem cells. The project that starts its first facility at Gurgaon, near the capital, will complete the task in next two years, renowned cardiologist and Cryobanks India advisor Naresh Trehan told reporters Wednesday. 'The umbilical cord blood is a rich source of stem cells and the bank will facilitate to store them from any willing family for a certain fee,' Trehan told IANS, adding that the cells will be vital in saving life of a person suffering from leukaemia, thalassemia, blood cancer and bone marrow transplant.... | |
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