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C. diff patient becomes obese after transplant
6minutes But many studies show FMT using unrelated donors is effective in treating C. difficile. “This case serves as a note of caution when considering the use of non-ideal donors for FMT, and we recommend selecting non-overweight donors for FMT,” they write. |
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A Tech Billionaire’s Wife Leads a Push to Reinvent K-12 With Personalized …
Inside Philanthropy In the foggy Bay Area, one thing’s clear: personalized learning, facilitated by technology, is huge. We’ve written before about Khan Academy, founded by retired hedge fund guy and so-called “messiah of math”Salman Khan. Khan now boasts a whopping 10 … |
Former Pa. treasurer pleads guiltyWGAL LancasterJust how far is the winter weather seeping into areas of life traditionally unrelated to atmospheric goings-on? Consider the Christian tradition of Lent, which starts Wednesday and is known as a period of…
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LePage’s ‘flood’ of charitable giving from income tax cut is disputed
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Also, LePage’s plan to eliminate itemized deductions for charitable giving could actually discourage donations to nonprofits in Maine, the second stingiest state in the country when gifts to religious institutions are included in the data. “The … |
Scleroderma NewsClinical Phase I/II Pilot Trial Will Study New Therapy for Systemic SclerosisScleroderma NewsImmunosuppression is one of the beneficial effects of HSCT, however, HSCT is a complicated procedure, requiring harvesting of marrow or stem ce…
The Voice OnlineSisters back campaign for more black bone marrow donorsThe Voice OnlineCurrently, African-Caribbean people have less than a 20 per cent chance of finding the best possible match from an unrelated donor. Adele and Maryse are now supporti…
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Why celebs may want to sell their poo
Times of India Other surgeons report they have noticed that some patients appear to have been cured from depression or alopecia after having the treatment for an unrelated disease. According to an article in this week’s New Scientist magazine, other tests on mice … Why celebrities might start selling their faecesThe Independent |
Deseret NewsWarrants allege how Mark Shurtleff, John Swallow used political powerDeseret NewsBut search warrants trickling out in the criminal cases against the two former attorneys general continue to enlarge the picture of men who hobnobbed with weal…
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Mocking Democrats’ Deficit Concerns, GOP Passes Permanently Unfunded Tax …
PoliticusUSA Over a third of the unfunded tax cuts are to allow the super-rich to write-off donations no American in the bottom 90% of income earners will never see in a hundred lifetimes and are unrelated to businesses whatsoever. Even the permanent corporate tax … |
New England editorial roundupFresno BeeOur elected officials depend on a vast universe of corporations, labor unions and wealthy individuals to finance their campaigns, and many believe that money has corrupted the political process by making members m…