Question 1

do you know what hsa bank expenses cover?

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Medical expenses: HSA funds  should be used for medical expenses that your insurance doesn't pick up like deductible, some test, medical equipment.

Question 2

im 34 and i weigh 230 i do exercise and im not a big eater. is there anything that i can do to loose the weight faster without it breaking the bank?

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Simple math: May sound like an over simplification but:
to lose weight you must burn more calories than you ingest.  We as physicians always tell patients it is a combination of diet and exercise.  In my experience it is 10% exercise and 90% diet.  Though not a big eater, to lose weight faster you must burn more and ingest less.

Question 3

how blood banks work.?

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Very well: Blood banks are highly certified.  They take your blood, screen you by questions and then do multiply tests on the blood to insure safety. They store the blood, process the blood and use blood in many ways to provide the blood and blood products needed by hospitals nationwide to save llives by the minute.  Give and give often.  It's the gift of life!

Question 4

what do blood banks actually do?

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Collect, test, share: Blood banks will collect blood from volunteer donors.  They then test the blood for numerous infectious disease.  Then they distribute blood to needed facilities (ie, hospitals).  They will also store blood.  They communicate their inventory, especially of rare blood types.  They are also available for special testing in certain blood disorders.

Question 5

why would i bank the cord blood?

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Comfort: With advances in technology your newborns cord blood can be stored as a hedge against future needs.Stem cells from the cord blood could be used in the future as part of a treatment for such devistating illnesses as leukemia.Future research may allow us to use them to help build spare parts. Some parents do for personal use.Some hospitals collect them for a stem  cell bank that might help others.

Question 6

should i bank my baby's cord blood?

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Yes: That's actually a great idea.  Stem cells from cord blood can be used to treat a number of conditions in both the child and other family members, and the number of such uses is growing exponentially.

Question 7

why do men donate sperm to sperm banks?

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Mainly two reasons: Unlike blood donation most of the time sperm donor are paid , financial reason and some want to help infertile couples , humanitarian reason.

Question 8

do i need to bank blood before having surgery?

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No: You do not need to bank blood before surgery but if you are medically able to donate blood shortly before surgery, that is better. If you end up needing blood during or after surgery, you can be sure that the blood transfusion you get is safe since it's your own.  If you don't need it, then you get to help someone else who needed blood.

Question 9

do plasma donation banks make mistakes with blood?

Accepted Answer

Of course...: Everything human will have mistakes.  So, the answer to the question, "Do people make mistakes?", is always yes.  The real question is, "How likely would a mistake be in this particular situation?"  Fortunately, blood banks rarely make mistakes, because they use multiple safeguards, and they know a mistake can be fatal.

Question 10

do blood banks share information with one another?

Accepted Answer

What kind of info?: Could you please be more specific?  Thank you.  It take a vast amount of information to run a blood bank.  There is very little room for error and blood banks are highly regulated.

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