Transplant patients hope donor's immune cells can free them from anti-rejection medication
WASHINGTON — Lindsay Porter's kidneys were failing rapidly when a friend offered to donate one of his.
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Rapid steroid dose cuts admissions for asthma – GP online
Rapid steroid dose cuts admissions for asthmaGP onlineSystemic corticosteroids were given within 75 minutes in 50% of cases, and there were delays in 33% of cases. In 17% of cases, children failed to receive any systemic corticosteroid treatment. Early…
Over Two Million On Organ Donor Register – eGov monitor
New York Daily NewsOver Two Million On Organ Donor RegistereGov monitorThe number of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in Scotland has reached a record high of over two million. New figures show that as of 31 March, 38.8 per cent of the population…
Woman's treatment was tragic, inquest told – SBS
BigPond NewsWoman's treatment was tragic, inquest toldSBSA professor described the hospital treatment of a woman who died of multi-organ failure as "tragic", a coronial inquest in Sydney has been told. A Sydney mother was discharged from …
Organ Donor Remembered – KTSM News Channel 9
Organ Donor RememberedKTSM News Channel 9EL PASO – Hundreds gathered at the Airport Wyndham hotel Sunday to celebrate the life of an organ donor who saved four lives after his death. The Southwest Transplant Alliance honored the life of Dustin Pesewoni…
Experts' Picks: Best of The Liver Meeting 2011—Part 2 – Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy NewsExperts' Picks: Best of The Liver Meeting 2011—Part 2Gastroenterology & Endoscopy NewsPreventing reactivation of HBV, with its high morbidity and associated mortality, is especially critical in these patients beca…
Reality sets in for Ethan Zohn pal Ryan Sutter – Boston Herald
Zap2it.comReality sets in for Ethan Zohn pal Ryan SutterBoston HeraldSutter, who married “Bachelorette” Trista Rehn back in 2003, was inspired to run for his buddy, whom he met on “Fear Factor,” when Zohn told him he couldn't fulfill his dr…
Organ donation – The News International
Organ donationThe News InternationalI appreciate the step of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant (SIUT) and the Transplant Society of Pakistan (TSP) of observing 'Organ Donation Day' on April 7. The concept of cadaver organ donation h…
Organ donation needed in crash zones – Coffs Coast Advocate
Organ donation needed in crash zonesCoffs Coast AdvocatePACIFIC Highway upgrades have made the Coffs Coast the epicentre for serious crashes in NSW and there's now a lifesaving need for Coffs Harbour Base Hospital to accept greater organ donations….
Ryan Sutter Running the Boston Marathon for Ethan Zohn – People Magazine
Zap2it.comRyan Sutter Running the Boston Marathon for Ethan ZohnPeople MagazineMore than 40 days after receiving the stem-cell transplant from his brother, Zohn said he is gaining strength and has recently started jogging and playing light soccer. &quo…