21 February/febbraio 2000
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Sulmona - Blood transfusion suitable also to Jehovah Witnesses / È il metodo dei testimoni di Geova, by Massimiliano Bianchi
In the hospital of Sulmona self-donation and blood substitutes are fast replacing traditional donors' transfusions, with the help of parallel techniques such as limiting blood loss with drugs and special surgery and recovering plasma from the blood lost to treat it and reinfuse in the patient. Another pilot hospital is the "Mazzini" in Teramo, with 7,000 cases since 1988. These techniques were employed also during the Pope's recent surgery.
21 February/febbraio 2000
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Penne - Commemoration of Alpine victims in Nikolajewka / Penne ricorda gli alpini caduti a Nikolajewka
The Alpines who died in Russia were commemorated in Santa Maria in Colleromano with a band concert and a Mass with the presence of Penne mayor Lucio Marcotullio, Alpine Major Di Donato from L'Aquila and representatives of many veteran associations and military districts. There were tears in people's eyes when trumpeteer Giuseppe Sergiacomo played the "Silenzio".