UK blood supplies to be used to make life-saving drug Plasma from blood donations in England will be used to make a vital medicine, following a rule change to reduce reliance on imported stocks.
Each year about 17,000 people need immunoglobulin treatment and, until recently, there was a ban on using plasma from UK donors to safeguard against vCJD or "mad cow disease".
Officials say this precaution is no longer necessary. BBC News
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