With the new knowledge generated through the Human Genome Project and related
biomedical research comes a potential revolution in drug development strategies. One of the …

Red cell substitutes are a group of oxygen carriers designed to temporarily replace
transfused blood. Each product is unique in its limitations and advantages. Research and …

Red cell substitutes are solutions that can potentially be used in emergencies or during
surgery when rapid expansion of the blood volume with an oxygen carrier is needed. The …

Background Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (CJD) and variant CJD (vCJD) are rare and always‐
fatal diseases transmissible via certain medical procedures. If a person is exposed to the …

The transfusion transmission of hepatitis C and HIV to thousands of Canadian blood
recipients was one of this country's largest public health catastrophes. In response to this …

Haemoglobin-based oxygen carriers are being developed for use in blood replacement
therapies, either for perioperative haemodilution or for resuscitation from haemorrhagic …

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is one of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a
group of fatal, neurodegenerative disorders affecting both humans and animals. The …

Why is there such controversy and uncertainty over whether to notify recipients of blood
products that may have been contaminated with the infectious agent associated with …

This article encompasses care of the resident and family and dealing with the staff's
concerns regarding this rare, infectious dementia. Comparison is made between Alzheimer's …

Prion brain diseases (Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, familial fatal insomnia (FFI),
Gerstman-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome) are conditioned by the host's genome …