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This high quality blog is maintained by bestselling author Michael S. Williams. The focus is to provide in-depth articles and great videos about the blood industry. Our premise is that you can make about $300 a month donating plasma, and it's a real gateway into donating whole blood at Red Cross blood donation centers to save lives. So we like to promote plasma donation as great habit to start. Also, you can Submit Blood Center for a featured article and to be included in our master database.
This awesome new technology can freeze umbilical cord blood stem cells to repair you; truly fascinating medical advances meets science-fiction stuff. Here we talk about new trends and provide an honest look at many of the cordblood banks, there is BIG $$$ to be had in this new industry! We do this because its just plain cool...c'mon us blood donors need a little sci-fi escape too :)
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Wednesday May 16, 2012 6:17 AM EDT
Address 1732 Fremont St Las Vegas NV, 89101 Contact #: (702)385-7337 About Life Sera Life Sera Inc. is a plasma collection center and a former subsidiary of two large companies ? Octapharma AG and Life Therapeutics Ltd. Apart from collecting … Continue reading
Tuesday May 15, 2012 9:51 PM EDT
Every two seconds, someone needs blood and about 1 in 7 people entering a hospital needs blood. The demand for blood is high, but the supply is not enough. While organization such as Red Cross and local blood banks hold … Continue reading
Tuesday May 15, 2012 4:25 AM EDT
What is a bloodmobile A bloodmobile is a self-contained donor clinic on wheels. It is usually as big as a bus that is equipped with collection stations where you can donate blood in a comfortable environment. All bloodmobiles are only … Continue reading
Monday May 14, 2012 12:49 PM EDT
Address: 2522 West State Street Milwaukee, WI 53233 Contact #: (414) 344-2100 About PlasmaCare PlasmaCare is a commercial and one of the oldest plasma collection companies in the country. Dr. Austin Stough began the company in 1960 during his initial … Continue reading
Saturday May 12, 2012 12:34 PM EDT
Address 638 North 18th Street Milwaukee, WI 53233 Contact #: (877) 232-4376 About BCW BloodCenter of Wisconsin (BCW) is a private not-for-profit organization that offers specialization in diagnostic testing, medical services and clinical research. Its primary responsibility is to collect … Continue reading
Friday May 11, 2012 2:14 AM EDT
One pint of blood can save three lives. In a group of 10 people who donate blood, 30 lives are saved. Imagine how many more lives are saved if there were 50 or 100 or 200 people donate. One truth … Continue reading
Thursday May 10, 2012 3:59 AM EDT
Without the blood transfusions, she could have died. Lucy Sarsby, an 11- year old patient stricken with an inherent blood disorder called Beta Thalassemia major, has been receiving regular blood transfusions of red blood cells since she was a toddler. … Continue reading
Wednesday May 9, 2012 7:18 AM EDT
Address 4085 East Lancaster Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76103 Contact #: (817) 531-3100 About Octapharma Octapharma Plasma Inc. is a collection center and it’s a subsidiary company of Octapharma AG ? the largest manufacturer of plasma products for more than … Continue reading
Tuesday May 8, 2012 6:58 AM EDT
Address 9000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas Contact #: (214) 351-8119 12835 Preston Rd # 211, Dallas Contact #: (972) 980-9210 4201 Gaston Ave Dallas, Texas Contact #: (214) 217-5676 About Carter Carter BloodCare is the largest non-profit blood bank in … Continue reading
Monday May 7, 2012 3:33 AM EDT
The World Health Organization estimates the anemic population to be 2 billion, 50% of which is attributed to iron deficiency. Every year, 1 million people die due to anemia and nearly 40% of maternal deaths are caused by this disease. … Continue reading