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Red goldSummary: Whether it occurs in mild, moderate, or severe cases, hemophilia is a serious and sometimes frightening disease. This program explores the basic aspects of hemophilia and features case studies of patients who are successfully managing the condition. Illustrating the lack of specific blood proteins, or clotting factors, at the root of hemophilia, the program explains both Type A and Type B...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Even after World War II, a continued need for large supplies of blood was made clear by peacetime disasters and the advent of open-heart surgery and transfusions for hemophiliacs. By the 1960s, a new industry boomed as the indigent rushed to sell the one valuable thing they owned: blood. This program traces how commercialization of blood collection in the U.S. led, at one time, to the spread of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: With transfusion-related cases of AIDS and hepatitis and the growing threat of mad cow disease, the blood supply faces new threats. This program chronicles the last fifteen years in the history of blood science, assessing current safety levels and examining future options, such as synthetic plasma. As the program makes clear, compared to Europe or Asia, American blood is very safe but expensive...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005