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Topic: Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion
Posted by: Dave Hughes
Date/Time: 14/11/09 13:33:00

Blood-Borne Disease
After World War II, great strides in medicine made possible some surgeries that were previously unimaginable. Consequently, a global multibillion-dollar-a-year industry sprang up to supply the blood for transfusions, which physicians began to consider standard operating procedure.
Soon, however, concern over transfusion-related disease came to the fore. During the Korean War, for example, nearly 22 percent of those who received plasma transfusions developed hepatitis—almost triple the rate during World War II. By the 1970’s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimated the number of deaths from transfusion-related hepatitis at 3,500 a year. Others put the figure ten times higher.
Thanks to better screening and more careful selection of donors, the number of cases of hepatitis-B contamination declined. But then a new and sometimes fatal form of the virus—hepatitis C—took a heavy toll. It is estimated that four million Americans contracted the virus, several hundred thousand of them through blood transfusions. Granted, rigorous testing eventually reduced the prevalence of hepatitis C. Still, some fear that new dangers will appear and will only be understood when it is too late.

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Bible bashers30/10/09 00:50:00 Alice Jones
   Re:Bible bashers30/10/09 07:51:00 ajit singh
   Could be worse...30/10/09 08:27:00 Colin Murphy
      Re:Could be worse...30/10/09 08:32:00 ajit singh
         Re:Re:Could be worse...30/10/09 18:40:00 Lorna Dodd
            Re:Re:Re:Could be worse...30/10/09 20:17:00 Mavis Walker
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Could be worse...31/10/09 00:29:00 Gavin Gilbert
   Re:Bible bashers30/10/09 20:17:00 Mavis Walker
      Re:Re:Bible bashers30/10/09 21:09:00 Becky Bell
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers30/10/09 22:51:00 Sara Nathan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers30/10/09 23:02:00 Rosco White
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 08:29:00 Rosco White
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 10:30:00 Dave Hughes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 12:00:00 Rosco White
   Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 11:03:00 Dave Hughes
      Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 12:13:00 George Knox
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 13:00:00 Milena Vincic
      Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 13:08:00 Lorna Dodd
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 19:42:00 Dave Hughes
      Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 14:49:00 marie siddique
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 20:05:00 Dave Hughes
      Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 22:03:00 Mavis Walker
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 10:33:00 Dave Hughes
   Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 23:05:00 Alice Jones
      Re:Re:Bible bashers31/10/09 23:08:00 Alice Jones
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 10:28:00 Dave Hughes
      Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 10:27:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 12:12:00 Becky Bell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 19:46:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers01/11/09 21:13:00 Milena Vincic
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 10:28:00 Dave Hughes
   Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 00:01:00 Alice Jones
      Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 10:35:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 10:53:00 George Knox
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 11:12:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 12:36:00 Chris Hurley
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 13:53:00 Angela White
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers02/11/09 16:34:00 Dave Hughes
   Re:Bible bashers03/11/09 12:18:00 George Spence
      :Bible bashers03/11/09 19:16:00 ajit singh
   Re:Bible bashers03/11/09 19:49:00 marie siddique
      Re:Re:Bible bashers12/11/09 19:53:00 Alice Jones
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers12/11/09 21:20:00 John Theodore Clark
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers12/11/09 21:35:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers12/11/09 22:09:00 John Theodore Clark
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 10:01:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 01:07:00 George Spence
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 10:16:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 01:08:00 Alice Jones
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 10:25:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 01:19:00 George Spence
   Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 10:50:00 George Spence
      Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 11:01:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 11:29:00 George Spence
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 12:32:00 Alice Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 14:12:00 John Theodore Clark
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 21:15:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 21:14:00 Dave Hughes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 21:19:00 Clare Margaret
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 21:26:00 Dave Hughes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers13/11/09 21:10:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 00:04:00 G Meacock
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 11:25:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 02:15:00 George Spence
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 11:32:00 Dave Hughes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 11:52:00 John Theodore Clark
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 11:57:00 Dave Hughes
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 12:02:00 John Theodore Clark
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 12:11:00 Dave Hughes
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 12:57:00 John Theodore Clark
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 13:22:00 Dave Hughes
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 15:38:00 John Theodore Clark
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 12:30:00 Tina Halpin
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 13:14:00 Dave Hughes
                         Jehovah's Witness  blood tranfusion14/11/09 13:29:00 Fred Bray
                           Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 13:31:00 Dave Hughes
                           Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 13:33:00 Dave Hughes
                              Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 13:42:00 John Theodore Clark
                                 Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 15:35:00 John Theodore Clark
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 17:31:00 John Theodore Clark
                                 Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 17:24:00 Susan Hughes
                           Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 17:46:00 Susan Hughes
                              Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 18:03:00 John Theodore Clark
                                 Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion14/11/09 21:44:00 Dave Hughes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 09:43:00 John Theodore Clark
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 11:28:00 Dave Hughes
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 11:45:00 John Theodore Clark
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 12:10:00 Dave Hughes
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 13:12:00 John Theodore Clark
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Jehovah's Witness   blood tranfusion15/11/09 21:26:00 Dave Hughes
   Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 22:31:00 Alice Jones
      Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 23:23:00 Clare Margaret
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers14/11/09 23:33:00 Angela White
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 11:20:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 11:01:00 George Spence
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 11:33:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 11:18:00 Dave Hughes
      Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 11:06:00 Dave Hughes
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 14:35:00 George Spence
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 14:48:00 John Theodore Clark
         Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 14:59:00 Clare Margaret
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers15/11/09 21:31:00 Dave Hughes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers16/11/09 14:05:00 Alice Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers16/11/09 14:25:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers16/11/09 15:28:00 Clare Margaret
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers17/11/09 13:52:00 Alice Jones
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers17/11/09 14:13:00 Clare Margaret
                        Free thinking17/11/09 14:21:00 Angela White
                           Re:Free thinking17/11/09 14:30:00 Clare Margaret
                           Re:Free thinking19/11/09 00:50:00 Alice Jones
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bible bashers17/11/09 22:10:00 Dave Hughes
   Re:10015/11/09 19:44:00 John Theodore Clark
      Re:Re:10015/11/09 23:19:00 Angela White
         Line up Line up!19/11/09 01:02:00 George Knox
            Re:Line up Line up!19/11/09 10:51:00 Dave Hughes
               Re:Re:Line up Line up!19/11/09 11:02:00 Clare Margaret
                  Re:Re:Re:Line up Line up!19/11/09 11:24:00 George Knox

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