DigitalJournal.comBlood donation restrictions for gay men unfair, outdatedArizona Daily WildcatCurrent Food and Drug Administration standards prohibit men who have had sex with other men (MSM) from donating blood. A person who has had recent piercings,…
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Durga at home: Southern replica at Bittan’s heart
Times of India BHOPAL: Like last year, pandal in the heart of Bhopal—Bittan Market – this Navratri has a southern feel with an idol in it, 1,700 km away from the temple town of Mahabalipuram. The prasad distributed would be the ‘falhar khichdi’ made of sabudana that … |
XLRI, CII raise funds for lung cancer patientsTimes of IndiaJAMSHEDPUR: In a bid to work for the betterment of society, the CII Yi (The Confederation of Indian Industry young Indian) in association with XLRI School of Business and Human Resources organ…
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Baby Survives Two Heart Attacks, One Before Birth
fox8.com After waiting five weeks and one day, Kaysen had her new heart. And today, just two weeks after her transplant surgery, Kaysen is almost ready to go home. “Ever since she came off the ventilator quicker than they had said. They had said it would take … |
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Food Truck Festival Helps Local Teen With Sickle Cell Disease
WFMY News 2 The Spring Garden Food Truck Festival was enjoyed by all along with a wine tasting and live music. KeeCee was born with sickle cell disease and underwent a stem cell transplant in August at Duke University Medical Center. The Children’s Organ … |
Study finds cities like Pune grappling with air pollutionTimes of IndiaData from the new cancer registry, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research in 2013, gives chilling evidence of the high incidence of lung cancer in cities. Rapid motorisa…
After 20 years, Sector 19 gets its green lungTimes of IndiaNOIDA: For two decades, residents of Sector 19 in Noida had been facing an eyesore – the park located in Block-A. Now, after a sustained campaign of almost 20 years, the park that had suffered …
The HinduBeating delays in organ donationThe HinduA family willingly donates the organs of a loved one, who is brain dead due to injuries sustained in a road accident, to give a new lease of life to many others waiting for vital organs. The least they …
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The Gift of Sight: Plainfield Girl Featured in Organ Donor Video
Patch.com Recently, Katie and parents Crissie and Steve were featured in the Illinois Eye Bank’s “Eye for an I” video. Sporting her PSA jersey, Katie is shown playing soccer — a tribute, her mom said, to the person who made the generous decision to be an organ … |
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Family, patients mourn sudden loss of second-generation dentist, ‘Dr. Vann’
al.com (blog) Before he could have the transplant surgery, he would have to have both kidneys removed, which happened on Sept. 18. After doing well throughout the surgery itself, he developed complications 24 hours later. During the dark days of uncertainty that … |