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27Dec/13

Face, hand transplants complicate organ donation – Columbus Dispatch

Organ Donor

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Face, hand transplants complicate organ donation
Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON — Sure your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor soon might get more complicated. The government is preparing to regulate the new field of hand and …
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27Dec/13

US FDA grants orphan drug status to Veloxis Pharma's Envarsus for kidney … – pharmabiz.com

Immunosuppressive Drugs

US FDA grants orphan drug status to Veloxis Pharma’s Envarsus for kidney …
pharmabiz.com
“FDA recognition of the potential of Envarsus as the only once-daily tacrolimus to be designated an Orphan Drug highlights these potential benefits. We continue to work on our New Drug Application (NDA), which we expect to submit by the end of 2013.”
Envarsus Designated Orphan Drug for Kidney Transplant Rejection ProphylaxisMonthly Prescribing Reference

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27Dec/13

Paramedic Mohammed Islam, 37, was told to ask relative for organ because of … – Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Organ Donor

Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Paramedic Mohammed Islam, 37, was told to ask relative for organ because of …
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
He wants more people from his community to think about organ donation. “Some people say it’s because of their religion [that they do not donate] and God doesn’t allow it. But which God would want you to die and what God wouldn’t want you to help people?

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