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Organ donor registration rates slowly on the rise in Windsor-Essex (with video)
Windsor Star (blog) Local rates of registered organ donation are slowly on the rise, and if that’s partly a result of the tireless efforts of Gunther and Judy Funkenhauser to promote the issue on behalf of their late son, they’re not about to rest on their laurels. The … |
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Wales organ donor changes campaign launched
South Wales Argus Mark Drakeford, health minister said: “I’d urge everyone to take a look at our new organ donation Wales website and see for themselves how organ donation can, and does, impact on people’s lives. He said: “With the launch of this website, we have … |
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‘Gays’ push to end 30-year blood-donation ban
WND.com ‘Gays’ push to end 30-year blood-donation ban. ‘This policy is discriminatory and inadequate’. Published: 6 hours ago. (WASHINGTONTIMES) — A push by activists to ease the 30-year-old blanket ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men faces a … |
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Posthumous award for life-saving organ donor
Clacton and Frinton Gazette The new award, created by the Order of St John alongside NHS Blood and Transplant, has been presented to the families and loved ones of those who saved and improved people’s lives through organ donation. Katrina, who was a semi professional singer … |
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HDFC Bank to hold national ‘Blood Donation Drive’ on December 6
Times of India LUCKNOW: HDFC Bank Ltd., will hold a nationwide Blood Donation Drive on Friday December 6, 2013. This annual initiative held by HDFC Bank is now in its seventh year and is the largest single-day donation campaign held in India. This year the bank will … |
Allow Gay Blood Donation OK Only if SafeNational Review Online (blog)Despite decades of prevention attempts and drastically improved treatment methods, HIV infection rates have not abated. Indeed, the statistics are very disturbing. About 20% of urban …
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Yaroslavl: Jewel of the Golden Ring
Russia & India Report The museum is devoted to the odd collections of a magician-illusionist who had a Russian soul despite his non-Russian name, John Grigorievich Mostoslavsky. The museum contains old musical instruments, bells, phonographs, records, barrel organs, irons, … |
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LETTER: Please consider organ donation
San Angelo Standard Times Here’s a radical, if distasteful suggestion. We are way short on donated organs; a few thousand a year die for lack of a “match” and the limits of dialysis alone. Now I am 61, in better health than I deserve to be. I’ve outlived most of my enemies and … |
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INSO creates record in organ donation pledge
Business Standard The Indian National Students’ Organisation (INSO), the students wing of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Sunday created a Guinness world record with 10,450 of its supporters pledging to donate their organs. Officials of the Guinness World Records … INSO makes it to Guinness Book of World RecordsPress Trust of India |
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INSO creates record in organ donation pledge
IANS Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 2: The Indian National Students’ Organisation (INSO), the students wing of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), on Sunday created a Guinness world record with 10,450 of its supporters pledging to donate their organs. Officials of … INSO makes it to Guinness Book of World RecordsPress Trust of India |