X-Message-Number: 1309
Subject: CRYONICS Blood Usage Advice
From:  (Edgar W. Swank)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 13:55:57 PDT

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I found the following posted in the RIME Medical Conference by
one Mike Jones.  I thought it would be of interest to all of
you interested in life extension.  It seems to be counter-
productive to ask close relatives to donate blood in an attempt
to avoid possibly AIDS or otherwise contaminated blood from the
general blood supply.
 
It may still be a good idea, when you can plan ahead, to donate
your *own* blood in advance of elective surgery, etc.
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Saw this interesting note that thought you might enjoy.
 
FAMILY BLOOD CAN KILL
 
The Japan Red Cross Society is "calling on doctors to do their utmost to
avoid transfusion blood donated by family members, especially when the donor
is the recipient's parent or child," says ASAHI SHIMBUN.
 
Using blood donated by family members, says the Red Cross report, can trigger
GVHD (Graft-Versus-Host Disease), a disorder that occurs when the lymphocytes
in transfused blood attack the bone marrow, liver, and skin of the recipient.
The body's immune system is affected, and the death rate is high.
 
Additionally, a strong warning against using fresh blood is included in the
report because of the discovery that blood used with-in 72 hours of being
donated can also cause GVHD. The report is based on an extensive two-year
study of the hundreds of patients diagnosed ah having GVHD and on a survey of
14,083 doctors. Nearly half of the doctors believed that GVHD occurs only
when the body's immunity has deteriorated and that the malady is unrelated to
blood transfusions......but they were mistaken.
 
 
Mike
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