...regularly because they know the need."We do use a lot of blood products," said burn coordinator Kathy Holliman. "There are several...meet the needs of those burn patients, who use all manner of blood products, Holliman said.

...Hospital, the South Carolina alumni group said. As of Monday, Aimee Copeland has been through more than 200 units of blood products, including red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma, her father said. "These units are slow to be replaced, and...

...burns, which can use up a lot of blood products to treat. To solve its annual...and those patients use a lot of blood products, which can tax the system, Dr...because of a lack of blood or blood products like platelets, Dr. Mullins...

...During the weekend, Savannah patients at the burn center used about 200 units of blood and more than 600 units of blood products, which includes plasma, said John Doriot, the director of diagnostic services at the hospital. Shepeard's Ms...

...according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means about 1,500 transfusions of tainted-blood products were prevented, said the CDC's Dr. Lyle Petersen. "Screening has markedly improved the safety of the blood supply...

...Cross blood given to the Piedmont Hospital patient was not the blood type listed on the bag, officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which oversees blood banks and blood products, confirmed it is looking into the death.

...worldwide. Shares in Biopure Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., fell 39 cents to $2.43 after the developer of an artificial blood product said it expected civil charges against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission over disclosure of its communications...

...said. "One died. Her name is Kiara, but we know she is in heaven." Mrs. Chafin prayed over the medicines and blood products to protect Alex from negative side effects. None occurred, despite the high-powered doses, more than 30 blood...

...Such an increase could have a significant impact on Doctors Hospital, which last year spent more than $1 million on blood products from Shepeard, said John Doriot, the hospital's director of diagnostic services. "Technology - it's better...

...Monday that people who received blood from affected bags have not reported any adverse effects. The Red Cross shipped blood products from other states to Georgia and Tennessee to alleviate the quarantine-caused shortage, Red Cross officials said...