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Defining death: when exactly do we die?
ABC Local But medical advances now enable organs to be donated not just after brain death but also after cardiac death. This raises the question: how long after a loved one’s heart stops beating can they be pronounced as dead, and their organs removed for donation? |
Daily News & Analysis |
Injurious to health ? Italy may ban smoking e – cigarettes in public places …
Daily News & Analysis Although the devices are considered safer than smoking, doctors continue to debate the possible impact of some of the vapours’ ingredients – including propylene glycol, which irritates airways, and formaldehyde, which is known to raise lung and nasal … |
Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public placesZee NewsAlthough the devices are considered safer than smoking, doctors continue to debate the possible impact of some of the vapours` ingredients – including propylene glycol, which irritates airways,…
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Add a Blood Donation to Your Summer Plans
ValpoLife.com It’s that time of year to gear up for fun in the sun. School’s out, vacations are planned and longstanding routines are replaced with carefree, casual days. It’s also a time when the need for blood often outpaces donations. High school and college … Blood donation opportunities with American Red Crossfox6now.com Red Cross explains blood donation processStanly News & Press Red Cross announces June blood donation drivesThe Herald-Times (subscription) |
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Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places
Newstrack India Although the devices are considered safer than smoking, doctors continue to debate the possible impact of some of the vapours’ ingredients – including propylene glycol, which irritates airways, and formaldehyde, which is known to raise lung and nasal … |
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Mid-South organ donor’s gift could save hundreds
WMC-TV “He was able to save five lives through vital organ donation. And then it could be as many as 100 to 200 through tissue donation which could be bone, skin, ligaments, tendons and veins,” said Kim Moseley, donor program specialist with Mid-America … |
Learn More About Organ DonationNBCNews.com (blog)Because two families suffered the tragic loss of a child, Sierra and Lindsey Lou Bingham were given the gift of life. Every day, the selfless generosity of donor families saves lives. The grandmother of …
San Francisco ChroniclePennsylvania girl eligible for adult organ donation after rulingYahoo! NewsNEW YORK (Reuters) – A 10-year old girl with cystic fibrosis who had been kept off an adult organ transplant list due to an age-restriction rule will now …
Pennsylvania girl eligible for adult organ donation after rulingReutersNEW YORK | Wed Jun 5, 2013 7:03pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 10-year old girl with cystic fibrosis who had been kept off an adult organ transplant list due to an age-restriction ru…
Daily CallerTips for right-wingers on the IRS scandalDaily CallerThe IRS leaked the donor list of The National Organization for Marriage to their political opponents, the pro-gay-marriage Human Rights Campaign. This is not idle speculation: The documen…