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Donating platelets can help save the lives of those in need. Cancer and organ replacement recipients often have lowered immune systems making them more susceptible to disease. Platelet treatments help…

In August 2010, supermodel Naomi Campbell gave evidence at the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, after it emerged that she had been given "dirty stones" at a charity…

Donating plasma helps others and can earn you monetary compensation. Hospitals and individual patients rely on the 150 proteins found in plasma for therapeutic purposes and research. In 2010, the…

Manglik Dosha is an astrological combination thought to occur when Mars enters the second, fourth, seventh, eighth or twelfth house in Vedic astrology charts. This combination is thought to cause…

Did you know that blood from the umbilical cord that nurtured your baby in the womb can help save the life of someone with a life-threatening illness? Depending on where you live in the United States,…

As of February 2010, there are 98,000 American troops stationed in Iraq. Though the number of service members stationed there has greatly decreased in the past few years, the hazards and difficulties…

Donors around the country regularly supply medical facilities with plasma, the liquid component of blood. Donated plasma is used to assist patients with "livers that don't work, patients with burns…

Do you want to donate your baby's cord blood to a public cord blood bank but do not know how? In most cases, there is a cord blood bank in an area near you for easy donation. But before making the…

To remain an active blood donor, you must keep track of your last donation. You are eligible to donate every 6 to 8 weeks, so you must keep track of your donations in order to find out when can give…

Many people chose to donate their blood for different reasons. Some choose to do it to help others and some do it for the money. Whatever your reason there are ways to correctly do it in your area for…

You never know when you might need blood. Patients depend on blood donations, and someday you could be that patient. Hospitals are often in short supply and blood can only be stored for a certain…

Sixty percent of Americans are eligible to donate blood, but only five percent do it. If you would like to save up to three lives at a time, give a pint of blood. Blood drives happen all the time and…