 Oxford Mail |
Stephen’s pride at 75th blood donation award
Oxford Mail Stephen’s pride at 75th blood donation award. 3:10pm Friday 1st March 2013 in News. Stephen Smith. TWENTY-five years ago Stephen Smith was persuaded by work colleagues to give blood. And earlier this month Mr Smith, from Bicester, collected an … |
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Provincial-level organ donation enters into force
China Daily The release of the regulation will standardize the process of organ donation and promote the public’s awareness of the humanitarian act, said Wang Hesheng, director of the city’s health bureau, adding it will also place donations under tighter … |
 NPR (blog) |
A Mother’s Death Tested Reporter’s Thinking About End-Of-Life Care
NPR (blog) But a nursing supervisor’s examination found that the 47-year-old man displayed a strong gag-and-cough reflex and slightly moved his head, all inconsistent with brain death. A neurosurgeon confirmed her findings. No one was suggesting that my mom was … |
India Insight: Medicine, Profit and DharmaABC OnlineThere are mandated structures and processes in place to manage organ donation, but evidence shows that commercialisation of human kidneys is as common now as it was before those reforms were introduce…
 Evening Standard |
Joy of last polio sufferer still using iron lung as disease nears eradication
Evening Standard Last week a party of 50 Rotarians from the UK visited India at their own expense to see how the money raised was being spent. India eradicated polio in 2011 – a monumental achievement in a country of 1.2 billion people – but the vaccination campaign … |
Regional CalendarNashoba PublishingThe Great American Songbook — Times 2: Thrill to the awesome power of Jonathan Ortloff on the mighty Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ and Joseph Sheppard on the Mason Hamlin Grand Piano as the two virtuosos play duets fr…
 Independent Online |
SA brings young cancer sufferer joy
Independent Online “All donors have to have their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing done to determine whether they may be a potential match. Unfortunately the cost of the HLA typing is high, with R450 for the basic test and R1 200 for the comprehensive test,” Goga said. |
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SA brings young cancer sufferer joy
Post (subscription) “All donors have to have their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing done to determine whether they may be a potential match. Unfortunately the cost of the HLA typing is high, with R450 for the basic test and R1 200 for the comprehensive test,” Goga said. |
CytRx Reaches Patient Enrollment Target In Global Phase 2b Clinical Trial With …BioResearch Online (press release)CytRx Reaches Patient Enrollment Target In Global Phase 2b Clinical Trial With Tamibarotene As First-Line Treatment For Non-Small-Cell L…
Can marijuana cause heart disease and stroke?India.Com HealthCannabis use may also double the stroke risk in young adults, besides being linked with heart attack and emphysema, a progressive lung disease causing shortness of breath, says a new study. B…