Born too soon: Can tiny fighters make it home?

" DALLAS - Seventeen weeks premature, our twin sons were so small, so fragile. And already they'd been through so much.Josh had had heart surgery, Jake a life-threatening bowel operation -- and that was just in their first week. They'd received blood transfusions, endured...

Bloodless Surgery: Safer And Cost Saving For Patients

"The pioneer of transfusion-free bloodless surgery has revealed just why the technique is so beneficial, especially for patients wary of transfusions or those whose religion does not allow for it. People such as Jehovah's Witness patients believe that accepting blood from a...

Qualitative Alternatives To Blood Transfusion

"You might feel, 'Transfusions are hazardous, but are there any high-quality alternatives?' A good question, and note the word "quality." Everyone, including Jehovah's Witnesses, wants effective medical care of high quality. Dr. Grant E. Steffen noted two key elements:...

Peru blood banks face HIV crisis

"Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least four people were infected with the HIV virus through contaminated transfusions. The government said all 240 of the country's facilities would be thoroughly screened, amid what is being described as a national...

Blood banks seek more Latino donations

I think this would make for the perfect Archie Bunker & Jefferson moment. I do encourage all Latinos to do their part in helping to keep our blood supplies up. Although, i'm sure there are some who shutter at the thought of some Latino's blood saving there life... maybe...

Why Jehovah's Witnesses Demand To Be Treated Without Transfusions

"One of the leading practitioners of "bloodless surgery" says that when Jehovah's Witnesses demand to be treated without transfusions - as parents of premature babies in Quebec City and Vancouver have done recently - they are not relying on junk science. "

Jehovah's Witnesses' Hospital Liaison Committee Help Surgeons Adapt To Altern...

"The faith opposes traditional blood trans- fusions, and the rep- resentatives suggest alternative treatments. If it weren't for the Jehovah's Witness hospital liaison committee, Ted Christensen believes that he wouldn't be able to walk today. "It pulled me through," the...

The Holy Texts Guide Policies On Blood

"In Old Testament verses, God repeatedly tells the Israelites to not eat blood. At the Last Supper, which is described in the New Testament and is the theological foundation for Christian eucharist, Jesus bids His disciples to drink wine, for it is His blood which seals a...

Sextuplet parents to fight B.C.'s life-saving intervention

Religious views vs. life-saving measures: where does the right lie?"The Vancouver parents of sextuplets born in January are now in a legal battle with the province, claiming the government violated their religious rights when social workers seized three of their newborns to...

Blood Transfusions - How Safe?

"Have the dangers since been eliminated so that transfusions are now safe? Frankly, each year hundreds of thousands have adverse reactions to blood, and many die. In view of the preceding comments, what may come to your mind are blood-borne diseases. Before examining this...