blood donor deferral

(dĭ-fŭr′ăl) [L. deferre, to carry down, report, accuse]

The postponement or permanent exclusion of blood donation by a person suspected of having an infectious or hematological disease.

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men.

To call attention to the FDA's blood donor deferral policy, GLAAD and GMHC's campaign illustrates how unrealistic it is to ask someone to remain celibate for a year in order to donate blood by offering "approved alternatives" to sex.

Alan Cumming Stars in GLAAD and GMHC PSA About FDA's Blood Donor Policy

Over the past several years, in collaboration with other government agencies, the FDA has carefully examined and considered the available scientific evidence relevant to its blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men, including the results of several recently completed scientific studies and recent epidemiologic data.

Easing blood donor guidelines for gay men

The claims making that characterizes reviews of the MSM blood donor deferral policy illustrates how stakeholder participation in public policy processes becomes key to the rhetorical politics of public consultation and reputational risk management.

Blood donation and institutional trust: risk, policy rhetoric, and the men who have sex with men lifetime deferral policy in Canada

While some critics decry bans on peanuts as 'hysteria', the MSM blood donor deferral rule is challenged as homophobic and discriminatory.

Regulating public health risks: case studies of food allergens and transfusion transmissible infections

Whole blood donor deferral rate and characteristics of the Turkish population.

Are university students a favorable target group for blood donation campaigns? / Universite ogrencileri kan bagis kampanyalari icin uygun bir hedef kitle midir?

In light of this knowledge gap, the Canadian Blood Services, Australian Red Cross and New Zealand Blood Services earlier this year announced changes in their respective blood donor deferral policies to indefinitely defer all potential donors who volunteer that they have a history of CFS in response to general health questioning.

CFIDS Association of America Commends AABB for Addressing Public Health Concerns

She had read a voluntary blood donor deferral brochure, which identified sexual partners of those at risk as persons who should not donate--nevertheless, she did not believe that she was at risk

Can we keep our blood supply safe from AIDS?

4 percent of all blood donor deferrals are because of the exclusion of men who have sex with men.

FRC Warns Against Proposed Changes to Blood Donor Policy

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued recommendations on blood donor deferrals for individuals in areas with recent local transmission of the disease and travelers to those areas.

Inactivation of SARS Virus in Blood; INACTINE Process Effectively Inactivates Both Strains of the SARS Virus