Fred Hutch News Service |
Stopping Stiff Person Syndrome: Alabama woman turns to stem cell transplant …
Fred Hutch News Service But the effects last for just weeks, at most, and the procedures are invasive, expensive – and not covered by Rhodes’ health insurance. Just this month, Rhodes underwent surgery to remove her thymus, an organ that loses most of its function by … |
Two cadaver organ donations in Nagpur in a weekTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Increased awareness about organ donation has brought about two successful cadaver organ donations and transplants in city. Last week, relatives of two brain-dead persons, a man and a …
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Parents share agony of losing children in road crashes
The Globe and Mail “We found out a week after he’d passed that they’d chosen him – we had no idea he was so popular,” says his mom, Kathryn Field. “I made his valedictorian speech because he … “In terms of drugs, there hasn’t been a whole lot of awareness that it’s … |
Austin Herald |
K-9 officer Sonic gets bullet-proof vest
Austin Herald The cost of the vest was about $1,100, and the team raised over $1,500, with the extra money donated to the Community Against Bullying’s effort to raise awareness about bullying. The vest was ordered last month and came in last week. It is camouflage … |
Scranton Times-TribuneTalk of the Times with Mark McAndrew:Community Bake Sale in support of …Scranton Times-TribuneTwo-thirds of children who do survive will develop long-term side effects, including secondary cancers and organ failure, results of t…
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Social News 17/11
VietNamNet Bridge The issuance of cards follows regulations set out by the Law on Organ Donations, which became effective in 2007, said Professor Dr. Tran Ngoc Sinh, head of HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy’s urology department. Cho Ray is the first … |
The Edinburgh ReporterFive things you need to know today Edinburgh!The Edinburgh ReporterThe report shows that the number of living and deceased donors rose by almost 60 per cent between 2011/12 and 2013/14 and, over the same period, the number of tran…
Omaha World-HeraldChalkboard: The week in Omaha-area school newsOmaha World-HeraldThe stones will be donated to Nebraska Organ Recovery, which gives them to families of organ donors. National Honor Society: Thirty-one students, nine … Posters with a …
Around Town: November 14, 2014Powell River PeakPowell River Academy of Music Concert Series will present Carols by Candlelight with Edward Norman, organ, at 7:30 pm Friday, December 12, 7:30 and 1:30 and 7:30 pm Saturday, December 13. Tickets are $20 p…
Sussex ExpressParish pump Hailsham – November 14, 2014Sussex ExpressFrom Dickensian Evening there are just over four weeks to Christmas so it is time to start seriously thinking about Christmas. It is an ideal time to see that Alfriston can … LIONS A…