15Jan/14

Is Anju Bobby George India's best track & field athlete – Economic Times


Economic Times

Is Anju Bobby George India’s best track & field athlete
Economic Times
And Anju – who last competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has dropped off the scene after a lung condition forced her to abort her attempt at qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics – finally has what she didn’t in her heyday. Now, Anju has for
2005 World Athletics: Kotova disqualified, Anju’s silver turns into goldTimes of India

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15Jan/14

Lights Out: A New Reckoning for Brain Death – New Yorker (blog)


New Yorker (blog)

Lights Out: A New Reckoning for Brain Death
New Yorker (blog)
In recommending the adoption of brain-death laws, the Presidential bioethics commission provided a rationale: the brain-dead person was dead because the brain was the maestro that conducted the body’s various instruments, and, without it, the body no 
Not all docs clear on meaning of ‘brain deathModernHealthcare.com

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15Jan/14

Cincinnati Children's Launches Lung Transplant Program – Sacramento Bee

Cincinnati Children’s Launches Lung Transplant Program
Sacramento Bee
Common indications for lung transplantation include cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, surfactant protein deficiency and bronchiolitis obliterans. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Cincinnati Children’s creates lung transplant programCincinnati.com

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15Jan/14

Ohio death row inmate tried to stay execution via organ donor petition – The Guardian


The Guardian

Ohio death row inmate tried to stay execution via organ donor petition
The Guardian
A condemned Ohio killer facing a never-tried lethal injection method unsuccessfully tried to delay his execution by requesting to become an organ donor, according to documents released Wednesday. Dennis McGuire’s attorney twice asked Governor John
Ohio killer tried to delay execution with organ donation offerNBCNews.com (blog)
Condemned Ohio killer tried unsuccessfully to delay execution with organ donationToledo Blade

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