27Aug/13

CASE STUDY: In-taxi campaign yields better attitudes toward blood donation in … – Campaign Asia-Pacific (blog)

CASE STUDY: In-taxi campaign yields better attitudes toward blood donation in
Campaign Asia-Pacific (blog)
SHANGHAI – More than 80 per cent of taxi passengers in a recent Touchmedia survey say they have adopted a more positive attitude toward blood donation, as a result of a year-long campaign run by the Shanghai Blood Management Office and the 
“Touch Your Heart – Donate for Love” First Anniversary:EIN News (press release)

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26Aug/13

Powerful new option for treating vasculitis – News-Medical.net

Powerful new option for treating vasculitis
News-Medical.net
Among patients receiving rituximab, 64 percent were in remission at six months, 48 percent at one year and 39 percent at 18 months, compared to 53 percent, 39 percent and 33 percent for standard therapy. “The FDA approved rituximab for vasculitis based 
UAB Part of Study of New Drug for VasculitisNewswise (press release)

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26Aug/13

Pa. girl who fought organ donation rules expected to leave hospital Tuesday … – Minneapolis Star Tribune


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Pa. girl who fought organ donation rules expected to leave hospital Tuesday
Minneapolis Star Tribune
PHILADELPHIA — A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose plight for a new pair of lungs spurred a national debate over organ transplants is going home Tuesday, her mother said Monday. In a posting on her Facebook page Janet Murnaghan wrote “WE ARE 
US girl who fought organ donation rules expected to leave hospital Tuesday Montreal Gazette
Spokeswoman: Pa. girl who fought organ donation rules expected to leave The Republic
Pa. girl to leave hospital after lung transplantsIdaho State Journal

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26Aug/13

Outdoor installation by Máximo González added to Fowler's 50th anniversary … – UC Los Angeles

Outdoor installation by Máximo González added to Fowler’s 50th anniversary
UC Los Angeles
Three-quarters of these were acquired through private donations in the short period from 1963 to 1969, and most originally came from the Sepik River region, now part of the nation of Papua New Guinea. What factors, both here and in Men and women