45 - Wednesday, July 17, 1985 - North Shore News Microwaves used in medicine NEW MICROWAVE device, recently developed by the National Research Council (NRC) in conjunc- tion with the Canadian Red Cross, will speed up the pro- cess of thawing frozen blood plasma. Especially useful for med- ical emergencies, the microwave machine will thaw bags of blood plasma in only four minutes -- a vast improvement from the usual 40 minutes. Blood plasma, the yellow liquid remaining when the red cells are removed from Family bonding From Page 44 be treated with courtesy and given a fair hearing. What the non-custodial parents tell their chiidren is also most important. ‘“*Ideally,'’ says Gladstone, ‘‘this parent, say the father, should tell his kids, ‘Look, your mother and I had you when we were happy together, but we stoppped loving each other, and now I wish your mother well in her new marriage. I hope that you and your new step-father get along well, he seems like a nice man. 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