14Jun/13

UN warns against fungal threat that could hamper global wheat output – Associated Press of Pakistan

UN warns against fungal threat that could hamper global wheat output
Associated Press of Pakistan
BEIJING, June 13 (APP): China’s first online volunteer organ donor registry will be launched this month to help ease the shortage of organs for transplant, the China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday. “By filling out forms on the website, scheduled

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13Jun/13

Judge's transplant order undermines fairness of organ-donor system, critics say – Minnesota Public Radio


Minnesota Public Radio

Judge’s transplant order undermines fairness of organ-donor system, critics say
Minnesota Public Radio
Robert Veatch, an ethics professor, and Susan Mau Larson, who works for an agency that manages organ donations in the Midwest, said they’re concerned the judge’s order could undermine the public’s trust in the fairness of organ donation and transplant.
Pa. girl whose plight stirred debate on organ donation still in surgeryWashington Post
Organ donor controversyWWLP 22News
Pa. girl who took on organ donor rules gets lungSalon
Allentown Morning Call –14 News WFIE Evansville
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13Jun/13

'Blood donation benefits both donor and recipient' – Times of India

Blood donation benefits both donor and recipient’
Times of India
This year the focus of the day is on valuing the blood donation to the needy which not only saves life but also helps, both, the donor and recipient to live a longer and more productive life. Every year, on June 14, countries around the world celebrate
Jump in voluntary blood donation in stateIndian Express
Get involved in blood donation: SivakumarThe Hindu
Lagos, NMA condemn commercial blood donationThe Guardian Nigeria
GroundReport –Go Jamaica (press release)
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13Jun/13

Lagos, NMA condemn commercial blood donation – The Guardian Nigeria

Lagos, NMA condemn commercial blood donation
The Guardian Nigeria
AS countries commemorate the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) Friday, the Lagos State Government and doctors in the country have condemned commercial blood donation in the country, as against Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation (VNRBD) 
Beware of the ‘fresh’ tag offered by blood banksTimes of India

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13Jun/13

Suspension over gun-shaped toaster pastry is now permanent mark on kid's record – Daily Caller

Suspension over gun-shaped toaster pastry is now permanent mark on kid’s record
Daily Caller
This week brought more bad news for Joshua Welch, the Baltimore-area second-grader who was suspended for two days because his teacher thought he shaped a breakfast pastry into something resembling a gun. School officials have denied an appeal to