Organ and tissue donation light in a tragedyKXII-TV"Organ donors have to be on a ventilator so they have to be either have to be brain dead, or very close to brain death, but with tissues that's not required so someone who dies for instance in…
BBC NewsHealth minister urged to change organ donor schemeBBC NewsThe Northern Ireland Assembly has urged the health minister to consult on an organ donation scheme where everyone is included, unless they opt out. Between April 2010 and last April, 17 …
Pay It Forward With Blood DonationWKSRThis month, pay it forward by pulling up your sleeve. “When someone gives blood they join the Red Cross,” said Tim Ryerson, CEO, Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region. “We want to thank everyone who supports…
Jebel Ali Racecourse to hold blood donation drivegulfnews.comThe Jebel Ali Racecourse is teaming up with the Dubai Ministry of Health for a unique Blood Donation Drive which will be held on Friday at the racecourse. Dr Ameen Al Amiri, head of the Natio…
Skin and Allergy News Digital NetworkTopical Cyclosporine Proves Beneficial For Ocular RosaceaSkin and Allergy News Digital NetworkWAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Topical cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion significantly outperformed artificial tears for the t…
BBC NewsLongest organ donor chain links 60 people in USBBC NewsThe world's longest chain of organ donations has been completed in the US, with 30 patients receiving a kidney from 30 living donors. The chain connected people who had wanted to donate…
Take two aspirin and text me in the morningNJBIZAfter a year of using the texting service, only 2 of the 41 study participants had an acute rejection episode, compared to 12 the previous year. Dr. Jeffrey Carson, the Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Me…
ThirdAgeHow 30 Kidneys Linked 60 LivesKaiser Health NewsMany of the most prominent names in the field of kidney transplantation agree that the way to maximize the number of transplants through paired exchanges is to create a single, nationwide registry…
Simple test for kidney transplant outcomeJerusalem PostBy JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE 02/21/2012 15:54 Johns Hopkins researchers find gauge of patients' physical reserve best way to predict transplant surgery success. By Thinkstock/Imagebank Newswise
No cause to fear organ donationAdelaide NowPicture: Tricia Watkinson Source: The Advertiser ONE in two young Australians wrongly believe doctors will not work as hard to save their lives if they had decided to be an organ donor, research shows. Organ D…