Walk to promote organ donationOttawa CitizenKhaled Khatib, 21, set out from Ottawa on Tuesday at the start of a two-week walk to Toronto to raise awareness for organ donation. Photograph by: Julie Oliver , Ottawa Citizen. Battling headwinds and bone-ch…
Indian Ocean to perform for cause, againYahoo! India NewsNew Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian Ocean, one of the best rock bands in the country, will peform here Sunday for a cause. They aim is to spread awareness about importance of organ donation. The band …
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Daytona Beach News-Journal The concerts also will feature guitarist Brad Sayre, the cast of the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and Sacred Spirit, a dance troupe from Dance Express Productions, performing to Indian … |
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Chhattisgarh’s renal transplant patients go kidney ‘shopping’ to West Bengal
Times of India And obviously when there are no other known links between the donor and the recipient, the common factor to bring them together is “money” and presence of a well-oiled interstate racket of sale of human organs. In the past few … However, the state … |
Blood donation campaign for Chinese New YearSin Chew Jit PohMembers of the public are also invited to organise blood donation campaigns in their areas by contacting the National Blood Centre @ 03-2695 5557/ 03-2695 5558. Locations of campaign mobile un…
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HIV-positive Nigerian undergoes successful kidney transplant
Vancouver Desi The patient was transplanted a kidney donated by his brother. Nearly 95 percent of such cases are successful, but utmost precaution needs to be taken during the transplant as the health-care providers are at the risk of contracting HIV virus. â … |
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Organ donation bill ‘horrible’
BBC News The proposed organ donation bill is “horrible” and is “based on a falsehood”, according to Joyce Robins, a representative from Patient Concern. She was giving evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee on 7 February 2013. Ms Robins argued … Presumed consent would wreck the positive ethos of organ donation, say faith …Big News Network.com |
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Rethinking The Blood Donation Experience Amidst Growing Need
Co.Design Though scientific knowledge of blood and hematology has increased exponentially since the first blood banks opened at the turn of the century, the donor experience of giving blood hasn’t changed all that much since the 1950s. Sit down, feel a pinch … |
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Surge in Nottinghamshire organ donation
Mansfield Chad Dale Gardiner, Clinical Lead for Organ Donation at NUH, said: “We are delighted to see the Organ Donor Register has increased throughout January – however we must not be complacent. Organ donation is the greatest gift one person can give to another … |
Times of IndiaAttention seekers beg for likes on FBTimes of India… than 110,000 likes and 100,000 shares in just five days, the paper said. One family took advantage of the trend to promote organ donation and raise awareness about congenital heart de…