Blood donation opportunities at handArkansas City TravelerUpcoming local blood donation opportunities will be from noon to 6 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, 1000 Millington St., in Winfield and from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 31 at Central Christ…
The New Indian Express |
A Lifeline For Stray Canines
The New Indian Express “The VoSD Canine Blood Bank is another step in working towards a better life for India’s stray dogs and is born out of the painful reality of trying to procure blood for critically ill dogs. The blood … Ladoo was rescued as a 2 month old pup with a … |
The New Indian Express |
Mini-Cycle Marathon Flagged off
The New Indian Express Anvar Sadhath MLA flagged off the mini-cycle marathon ‘Prayan’ organised by Amrita School of Business as part of the pre-ASTHRA campaign for a social cause on creating awareness on organ donation and transplantation. The rally which started from … |
Ohio killer tried to delay execution with organ donation offerNBCNews.comA convicted killer scheduled to be executed Thursday with an untested drug cocktail tried to delay his date with death by offering to become an organ donor after another condemned…
Ohio killer nears execution with untried methodZee NewsDocuments obtained by The Associated Press show McGuire unsuccessfully sought a reprieve in recent weeks to try to become an organ donor. In November, Kasich granted a death row inmate an eight-mon…
Economic Times |
Is Anju Bobby George India’s best track & field athlete
Economic Times And Anju – who last competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has dropped off the scene after a lung condition forced her to abort her attempt at qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics – finally has what she didn’t in her heyday. Now, Anju has for … 2005 World Athletics: Kotova disqualified, Anju’s silver turns into goldTimes of India |
KARKIce Storm Effects Seen in Blood Donation ShortageKARKIce Storm Effects Seen in Blood Donation Shortage. Jocelyn Tovar. 01/15/2014 05:51 PM. 01/15/2014 06:06 PM. School closings and bad wrecks, the ice storm earlier this month caused major problems …
New Yorker (blog) |
Lights Out: A New Reckoning for Brain Death
New Yorker (blog) In recommending the adoption of brain-death laws, the Presidential bioethics commission provided a rationale: the brain-dead person was dead because the brain was the maestro that conducted the body’s various instruments, and, without it, the body no … Not all docs clear on meaning of ‘brain death‘ModernHealthcare.com |
Channel News Asia |
Trial of new treatment for common heart failure underway
Channel News Asia The three-year trial, which is led by Associate Professor Carolyn Lam and Professor Mark Richards of the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS), will focus on patients who suffer from “diastolic heart failure“. This causes them to have … |
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Cincinnati Children’s Launches Lung Transplant Program
Sacramento Bee Common indications for lung transplantation include cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, surfactant protein deficiency and bronchiolitis obliterans. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood … Cincinnati Children’s creates lung transplant programCincinnati.com |