Study: Age of blood may affect patients
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_on_he_me/old_blood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080319/i/r378128003.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=euym1y8e1GwahSI4UFKkqw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A donor gives blood at a National Blood Service centre in London, March 16, 2004. REUTERS/Toby Melville" border="0" /></a>AP - Heart surgery patients were more likely to die or suffer problems if they received transfusions of blood that is more than two weeks old rather than fresher blood, according to a new study that adds to the debate about the shelf life of blood.</p><br clear="all"/>

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