Own blood use grows

Article Abstract:

Autologous blood transfusion is common amongst patients requiring blood transfusions after elective surgery in the US, and demand for the practice is growing in the UK. Patients either donate their blood before an operation or medical personnel reclaim and prepare blood which was lost during the operation. Advantages for patients of receiving their own blood include a more rapid recovery and reduced risk of exposure to infection. Experts have highlighted this second advantage following media speculation on the risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through blood transfusions.

Evaluation, Blood transfusion, Autologous, Autologous blood transfusion

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Religious study

Article Abstract:

The University of Cambridge has announced the establishment of a lectureship in Theology and Natural Science. This comes in the wake of a one million pound donation by best-selling author Susan Howatch whose views on science and theology are being apparently mirrored by the university. Detractors are saying that the venerable university has compromised its academic responsibilities in accepting the donation.

Donations, University of Cambridge, Howatch, Susan

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Do we absorb calcium from antacids?

Article Abstract:

It was thought that stomach acid was needed to absorb calcium and that antacids by reducing the acid, would interfere, but this is no longer believed. For some people it is best to take the calcium carbonate in the antacid with meals for better absorption.

Physiological aspects, Calcium in the body, Calcium (Nutrient), Antacids

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