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I don't think tuberculosis is particularly likely to be transmitted through blood products. Having TB in your lungs is a bit different from having TB sepsis, i.e. bugs in your blood. Those in the latter group would have difficulty physically donating.

Absolutely. Even if you get treated successfully for TB, not all the mycobateria may be permanently eradicated. If something happens to your immune system that makes it work less well as before, such as chemotherapy, HIV or even plain old aging, your old TB might get reactivated! Or you may...

Qantas is banking on the fact that probably close to 90 percent of all their frequent flyer members do not know the plain facts about how to redeem their points for the best value and are happy to redeem for a toaster or a Myer voucher. If they can fool that percentage of the people that's...

Thanks everyone for a great day and night. Learnt a lot and there are still plenty of ways still to play the game for maximum expected value. See you all in Melbourne in November!

How much is a Citi point worth? for Citi Premier cardholders

"But does it ruin your appetite if the raisins are clustered or deformed?" TBH I've never thought about it that way. Don't ruin it for me now!!!

Having once dabbled in pathology registrarship, I did receive good news from a pathologist once. The tumour in my left submandibular gland was just a pleiomorphic adenoma (benign) rather than something nastier like ACC or some other carcinoma. I spent the intervening time in a state of near...

One of the best days of my life was doing CPR on a resuscitation patient in the emergency room in tandem with the rest of the team and I got to be the last person doing it before the patient achieved a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). But I think nothing of the few good deeds I've...

This is a longshot, but I am wondering whether any of you have tried any good ways of obtaining a financially tolerable J (or PE failing that) flight to North America. Options I can think of: (1) Go via Japan and take a Zipair to Honolulu/Los Angeles (2) WestJet I believe also fly from Seoul...

I take about $35 worth of gourmet nibbles from the David Jones or Myer food section (or other gourmet food store in town) with me - a mix of protein and sweets - if I find myself lucky enough to be on a long-haul whY flight.

Where are you seeing General Surgery? I would have thought somewhere like the Alfred would be able to do your surgery as they are a centre for bariatric patients. The professors who taught me there are wonderful. My father had a high red blood cell count, if it ever gets too high you can have a...

I have heard of many stories of guests only being given food once despite the wording saying "or both". And I won't be having eggs for breakfast but rather a "dinner" option from book the cook. I'll have tea at TPR and then just sleep until breakfast time.

UPDATE Tuesday night, 26 August Just called using the Singapore number, and spoke to an English-speaking agent. They allowed, and effected the change to the evening flight SQ227 without any resistance. OK, it's an overnight flight and I'll only get one meal, but I'll get to stay all day at the...

This is the most convenient means for SQ to eliminate 95% of Saver awards and 75% of Advantage awards. Often the real devil of a devaluation is in the detail. I hate to be cynical, but my long years on this earth has taught me that few of these things are ever good.

Access redemptions will be available from 1 November. They will probably at best have a value of one cent per point, meaning you can expect to pay more than half a million miles for a return ticket in business from Sydney to Singapore. And having travelled on Qatar airways business this year I...

This seems very optimistic and hopeful. What would be the wording that you say to the customer service for this? Would you need an e-mail? When you say chat people you mean online chat, not over the phone?

Well in future the focus will be on finding acceptable cash fares, not premium class redemptions.

I've already received word that a spot opened up. I have paid for can confirming I'll be at the MasterClass.

I could call the Beijing number and attempt to speak to someone in customer service who speaks Chinese at a native level. I have even lower expectations though.

Well, I spoke to the person and I asked her to speak to her supervisor. She claimed to do so and said that was the decision. They weren't able to help me beyond the choices shown above. I will try again later this week but I am not getting my hopes up. I have lived long enough to realise that...