Jobs Affect Living Standards and Reduce Poverty: WBSudan VisionIn some cases, the incidence is intolerably high: half of slate pencil workers in India and 37 percent of the miners in Latin America suffer from some stage of silicosis (an occupational lu…
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‘Dengue patients with low platelet count at risk of heart failure‘
Times of India Echocardiography conducted on the one patient who died showed that his heart was depressed and he had suffered a severe heart failure, even as he was receiving standard treatment for DhF,” said Dr Sengupta. The changes in the heart that occur during … |
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Los Angeles Times In 18 of those 19 cases, the enticements worked — and the more the reward was worth, the more blood donation increased. The only “incentive” that was a dud was a free cholesterol test. The economists also noted that donors of blood stem cells can be … Should monetary incentives be offered for blood donation? Study says yesFox News Economic incentives increase blood donation without negative consequencesMedical Xpress Rewards and Incentives for Blood Donation WorkHealthline RedOrbit –EurekAlert (press release) –Ars Technica all 13 news articles » |
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Ajax woman needs stem cell transplant
durhamregion.com She’s one of almost 1,000 Canadians needing a stem cell transplant. Due to her African-Canadian ethnicity, a donor would most likely come from that community. On Sunday, May 26, her family and OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network are holding a … |
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Death Rates Decline for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, but Outcomes Are …
Science Daily (press release) “For patients with the most advanced heart failure, treatment options used to be limited to heart transplantation — or face early death,” said study author Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, UCLA’s Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and … |
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Texas congressman wants women to carry brain-dead fetuses to term
Death and Taxes Texas Congressman Louis Gohmert, who is a very “sympathetic and empathetic” human, just can’t see why a lady might not want to give birth to a brain-dead fetus. You know, the kind that would likely only live for a short while and likely be in … |
LePage signs Maine organ donation checkoff billTbo.comThe purpose is to promote education about organ donations and increase registration of residents for organ donation. The bill received the support of the American Lung Association. The sponsor, Demo…
Consider doing something for the greater good; Organ donation is a giftGladwin County RecordIt is suggested that you either consult or at least let your family know of your organ donor wishes so that they know your thoughts and feelings on organ donati…
Gym-bound Jesse Ryder keeping head downStuff.co.nzInsiders say he is not breaking any records, but nor should he, given his lung injury. Ryder has a story to tell and … Will Ryder make himself available to play for New Zealand next summer when they h…
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Should organ donation be compulsory for all?
The Star While 90 per cent of people say they support organ donation, only 31 per cent have joined the NHS Organ Donor Register. Which begs a key question – if you would be willing to receive a transplanted organ, why would you not be willing to donate organs … |