Archive for blood-transfusion

The new ‘AIDS’ of the Americas? Experts warn of insect-borne disease

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Experts are calling a little known but deadly illness caused by blood sucking insects the new AIDS of the Americas. A new study on the parasitic illness called Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, claims that the illness has similarities to the early spread of HIV. Experts writing in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases ... read more »

Jehovah’s Witness boy dies after refusing treatment

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Can a 14 year old really be held accountable and mature enough to make life or death decisions (based on religion)? If so, shouldn’t they be paying taxes?? SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — A few hours after a judge ruled that a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness sick with leukemia had the right to refuse a blood transfusion ... read more »