http://www.mediplacements.com/phlebotomy_news-rss.xmlPhlebotomy News from Mediplacementsen-gbTue, 25 Feb 2014 19:30:07 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifScientists in the US have claim to have 'grown' a working artificial kidney capable of being transplanted into animals. In a report published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers said that the organ was capable of producing urine, but was still not as effective as a natural one. But the report does state that it believes thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801571764-scientists_create_artificial.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801571764-scientists_create_artificial.htmlTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyAndover War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire has announced that it intends to recruit more staff to help cope with extra demand for its blood service. Patients have recently made complaints of having to wait for up to three hours at the hospital's phlebotomy unit, with staff admitting that they are currently in need of more recruits. Ahttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801572380-blood_unit_taking_on_more.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801572380-blood_unit_taking_on_more.htmlTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyScientists working on behalf of Cancer Research UK have developed a new method of tracking how tumours evolve within cancer patients, and any subsequent resistance to drugs that may occur, by monitoring simple changes in the blood of a cancer patient. Researchers at the University of Cambridge used traces of tumour DNA found in the blood ofhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801568929-blood_test_could_be_used_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801568929-blood_test_could_be_used_to.htmlTue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyA new pilot scheme aimed at transforming the way in which blood stocks are kept and delivered has now been launched at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The scheme will allow NHS Blood and Transplant to monitor hospital stock levels on a 'live' basis, as well as providing optimum top up deliveries of blood products automatically. This will behttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801559006-pilot_scheme_to_monitor_levels.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801559006-pilot_scheme_to_monitor_levels.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyResearchers in the UK claim to have developed a blood test that could be used in order to help diagnose the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists at the University of Nottingham found that 'markers' in the blood were different in healthy people, as opposed to those who suffered from the disease. The research team presentedhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801554582-blood_test_could_detect_early.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801554582-blood_test_could_detect_early.htmlMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyPatients at Manchester Royal Infirmary are the subject of a ground-breaking international trial that could soon find out if a simple blood test can be used a way of determining whether a patient suffering chest pains has experienced a heart attack. Researchers claim that high levels of a chemical named troponin in the blood can beused as evidencehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801549283-blood_tests_could_be_used_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801549283-blood_tests_could_be_used_to.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyMuslims living in north-east England are being encouraged to give blood and save lives, the BBC has reported. According to the NHS, just four per cent of the UK population give blood on a regular basis, and the number is even smaller among British Muslims. Newcastle's Islamic Diversity Centre has reportedly set up a donation centre in the Westhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801549287-north_eastern_muslims.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801549287-north_eastern_muslims.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyBlood Donors from Lincolnshire have been recognised for their efforts by the NHS Blood and Transplant Service after the region's residents made around 6,000 donations. The public in Lincoln, Boston, Louth, Gainsborough, Grantham, Horncastle, Retford, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes were all recognised for theirhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801540858-lincolnshire_blood_donors.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801540858-lincolnshire_blood_donors.htmlThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyA new campaign encouraging churches to increase the number of blood and organ donors has been officially launched in the UK. The fleshandblood campaign was founded as a two-year partnership between the creative agency KORE and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), and aims to promote the donation of blood and organs as an alternative way of giving tohttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530542-churches_join_blood_donation.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530542-churches_join_blood_donation.htmlTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyAn urgent appeal has been made in Dorset in an attempt to reverse the shortfall in blood donations in the recent months. Jon Latham, assistant director at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), told the Dorset Echo that stocks of O Rh negative and B Rh negative were becoming increasingly low, and appealed to those who are eligible to give blood, to dohttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801521652-appeal_made_for_more_blood.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801521652-appeal_made_for_more_blood.htmlMon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyNHS services across Norfolk are looking to recruit more volunteer blood donors as part of a new initiative. The Eastern Daily Press has teamed up with NHS Blood and Transplant to launch the New Blood campaign which aims to attract 750 new donors over the course of December to help those that are seriously in need. Officials behind the planshttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801499645-campaign_launched_for_blood.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801499645-campaign_launched_for_blood.htmlMon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyA Basingstoke hospital will be offering a free blood test throughout September to help with the early detection of prostate cancer. The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is available at The Hampshire Clinic, Basing Road, Old Basing, as part of the Urology Foundation's Blue September. Males over the age of 45 can make an appointment and havehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801437572-blood_tests_to_be_offered_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801437572-blood_tests_to_be_offered_to.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyA person's blood type could determine how at risk they are from becoming a victim of heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston noted that people from blood groups A, B and AB are more at risk from the potentially deadly disease than those from the O group. The US team noted thathttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801431221-heart_disease_could_be_defined.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801431221-heart_disease_could_be_defined.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyHaving a child is one of the most joyous experiences a woman can have but postnatal depression (PND) can lead to serious problems once the mother has given birth. Researchers at Warwick Medical School believe they have found a way to potentially identify which women are at risk of contracting the condition once they have given birth and allhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801365777-potential_postnatal_depression.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801365777-potential_postnatal_depression.htmlThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyPeople that have different rates of blood pressure in their right and left arm could be at a higher risk of death. A report by researchers at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry found that every one mmHg of difference between arms increases a person's chance of dying by nine per cent. When patients go in for regular healthhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801326664-differing_blood_pressure_in.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801326664-differing_blood_pressure_in.htmlMon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyHigh blood pressure is a major concern for many in the UK, but new research has revealed many people may be exacerbating the issue by taking prescription and over-the-counter pain relief medication. While conditions such as kidney failure and endocrine tumours are suspected to cause high blood pressure, research by a professor at Tel Avivhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801326672-blood_pressure_could_be.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801326672-blood_pressure_could_be.htmlMon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyMore patients will be screened for deadly blood conditions such as venous thromboembolism (VTE) under a new scheme by the Department of Health. Since July 2010, 14. 3 million people have been tested for the disease, which causes 25,000 deaths a year, and health minister Simon Burns has announced that even more patients will be screened in thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801308620-more_patients_being_screened.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801308620-more_patients_being_screened.htmlFri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyWhen a person is involved in a serious accident one of the most important requirements is making sure they receive the correct type of blood. Many people are familiar with the common blood categories such as A, B, AB or O but most may not have heard about the Langereis or Junior types. However, these cells are vital to whether a person lives orhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801305137-two_new_blood_types_discovered.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801305137-two_new_blood_types_discovered.htmlTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyHigher levels of lead in a man's blood and cadmium in a woman's can delay pregnancy for couples trying to conceive. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that an overexposure to these to substances can make it increasinglydifficult for females to fall pregnant. Both substances are highly toxic material found belowhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801290290-cadmium_in_the_blood_can_delay.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801290290-cadmium_in_the_blood_can_delay.htmlFri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomyPeople across the UK are being urged to give blood as the NHS believes the country's stock will be hit by major events such as the Olympics and the diamond jubilee. Officials at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are predicting a "perfect storm" on the demand for blood with the increased amount of events happening over the summerhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801256658-donors_urged_to_give_blood.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801256658-donors_urged_to_give_blood.htmlThu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPhlebotomy