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http://www.newscientist.com/channel...or-transfusions.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/12/1229Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have found that patients who receive blood that is more than 14 days old are nearly two-thirds more likely to die than those who get newer blood.
The survey of more than 9000 heart surgery patients also suggests that recipients of older blood are more at risk from blood poisoning and organ failure.
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