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Pharmacy shelves are stocked with do-it-yourself home tests for Blood glucose, Blood cholesterol paternity tests and pregnancy tests. OraSure Technologies Inc., makes and sells a 20-minute, at-home test that screens for two HIV strains using a swab device that tests saliva, awating the FDA.

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DATE	SOURCE	LINKS to ARTICLES
10/02/01	The Guardian/London	Blood Supplies Could Be Halved
08/20/01	AP/Med Excite	New System Tracks Blood Supply
08/20/01	Reuters Health	Feds to Launch Blood Supply Monitoring System
08/17/01	Reuters	Cerus, Baxter say blood systems meet primary goals
08/20/01	AP Excite	Blood Supply Glance
05/22/01	Reuters Excite	Mad Cow Fears Prompt More Red Cross Restrictions
05/10/01	AP	Rare Disease Closes Canada Hospital
04/26/01	CNN.com/World	French teenager dies of vCJD
04/26/01	Times of Ireland	Doctor 'failed to inform the BTSB'
04/25/01	Times of Ireland	BTSB clotting agent caused infection
04/10/01	CBS MarketWatch	Biopure's blood substitute wins South African OK
04/07/01	Reuters Excite	Study Points to 'Mad Cow' Blood Risk for Humans
04/07/01	Reuters Excite	Study Points to 'Mad Cow' Blood Risk for Humans
04/06/01	AP Excite	Blood Lack Delays Houston Surgeries
03/23/01	AP	Mad Cow-Like Disease Kills Two
03/22/01	Reuters	U.S. to Seize Second 'Mad Cow' Flock
03/22/01	Reuters	Human Mad Cow Incubation Period Could Be 30 Years
03/22/01	Reuters	Butchering Practice Blamed for vCJD Cluster
02/27/01	Times of London	Germany confiscates Britons' sandwiches
02/18/01	N Y Daily News	20 Year Low in Blood Supplies Reported
02/16/01	AP/CNN	FDA, Red Cross to issue dueling blood donor bans
02/16/01	Channel4 News	..... given contaminated blood: not once, but THREE times
02/14/2001	BBC OnLine	CJD compensation announced
02/14/2001	HealthSurfing.com	Hepatitis C: FDA approves new treatment to battle mysterious disease
01/22/01	ABCNews.com	Mad Cow Research: Small Steps, Big Questions
01/17/01	Reuters	Mad Cow Prompts Red Cross to Back U.S. Blood Limits
1/16/01	GenomeNet	New platelet anti-clotting receptor identified
N/A	About.com	Risky Business: The Proposed Blood-Donation "Pledge"
11/21/00	Guardian	CJD fears could lead to blood donor ban
11/02/00	Sidney Herald	Mad cow link with vaccines
06/20/00	USAToday	Blood substitute may be anticipated break
06/12/00	UniSci	Gene Therapy Used Against Rare Blood Disorder
07/05/00	AAOS OnLine	Autologous blood donation recommended for surgery
04/17/00	About.com	FDA 'Mad Cow' Rule Could Reduce US Blood Supply
02/08/00	Stanford Daily	Students concerned over homophobic blood donor policy
02/02/00	Zimmerman News	Blood Shortage Remedy Is Found.....

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