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  1. Re:The Giving Plague by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise (npr.org)

    in the U.S., having received a transfusion in Britain is a lifetime ban on donating blood

    And in Canada, merely having been in the UK for three months cumulatively between 1980 and 1996 disqualifies you from donating. And it doesn't matter that I was actually vegetarian at the time I was there.

  2. Re:Let gay men donate by compro01 · · Score: 1 · on Human Blood Substitute Could Help Meet Donor Blood Shortfall

    1. I'm not the guy you replied to. I was just giving an example of how such testing regimes work where they are done.

    2. They should know about it. It's in the pamphlet you're supposed to read.

  3. Re:Good for the economy? by CastrTroy · · Score: 1 · on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood

    $50!?! Seriously I'm surprised that not everyone does it for that price. I'm pretty sure you don't get paid in Canada. It's always referred to as "donating" blood. Apparently you can give blood every 56 days. I think that many people would welcome an extra $300 a year.

  4. Re:Scientific Vamperisim! by CastrTroy · · Score: 1 · on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood

    Apparently you can give blood every 56 days. How often are transfusions needed, and would be able to store enough of your young blood to have a noticeable impact in old age. I wonder if this would work with storing your own blood when you're young, freezing it, and then transfusing it when you are older. If not, perhaps an organization could be developed such that people could donate into the system, for immediate use, and they'd be able to take out an equivalent amount of blood later when they needed it. Kind of like a pension plan or social security for blood. Any excess blood that wasn't needed because people paying in died in an accident and didn't need it could be used for the emergency blood transfusions. Could be a decent way of getting the current blood supply up.

  5. Re:Unless you're rich, don't bother by compro01 · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Store Umbilical Cord Blood — and If So, Where?

    Hema Quebec is a good example of an efficient public bank, imho.

    Canadian Blood Services does the same for the rest of Canada.

  6. Re:So you need immune bone marrow? by Kleen13 · · Score: 1 · on German Doctor Cures an HIV Patient With a Bone Marrow Transplant

    I used to work at a donor clinic http://www.blood.ca/, and assisted with some of the staff in basic prep, (supplies, equipment, etc)so I was able to talk to the medical staff about it. I'm a blood donor, and would be more than willing to donate marrow, until I heard about the process. It takes real dedication to donate marrow, and I admire all that do. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-marrow/CA00047