A new wave of sporting cheats could be named and shamed after a Spanish court ordered 211 blood bags to be handed over to authorities following a decade-long fight. In 2006, Operation Puerto led to ...

Non-phthalate plasticizer suggested as a potential alternative to DEHP. A recent study demonstrates that a non-phthalate plasticizer performs comparably to a phthalate plasticizer when used in red ...

Blood bag shortages nationwide, particularly for the only universal blood type, O-negative, has been causing organizations to issue an urgent appeal to donors, multiple sources report. The Arkansas ...

Thin films which are used in packaging can be far more complex than their simple appearance may suggest. Such samples may include multiple layers, which sometimes measure just a few microns thick, so ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Blood donation isn’t something most people associate with the holidays. But blood banks are in need of donors more than normal this time of year. The Arkansas Blood Institute (ABI) ...

Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper has shed light on the document that was issued by Spanish judge Antonio Serrano in conjunction with the shelving of Operación Puerto, March 8, 2007. There are ...

Have the blood supplies got too warm? Do they match the patient's blood group? In the future, these kinds of questions will be answered by intelligent radio nodes attached to blood bags. These radio ...

Federal health officials are examining blood bag manufacturing and blood collection sites in an attempt to discover the source of white particles found in donated blood in parts of the Southeast. The ...

For decades, scientists have sought to create red blood cells in the lab – a “holy grail” that some hoped could ease regional blood shortages, especially for people with rare blood types. But now ...