Character counts when it comes to organ, blood donations
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WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Some people say they would refuse an organ or blood donation that came from a murderer or thief, a new study shows. Many people believe behaviors and personality traits are tied to something deep within a …
Why some fear blood transfusionTimes of India
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Study: Organ Recipients Picky About Donor BackgroundCBS Local

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Martin County Community Calendar, updated June 20
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Indian River State College, Wolf Technology Center, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. $10. 772-287-1088 ….. Paula Grannemann Devo’s Benefit Concert & BBQ: Music by Logan Brothers Band; benefits local woman in need of 5-organ transplant. Noon July 7.

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The body put to use
The Hindu
“Most government medical colleges in the State do not even have eye donation units. Very often families have to take the body back as hospitals don’t accept bodies of people who have donated or lost an organ. In Mumbai, there are skin banks which can …

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About the author: A former Democratic congressional staffer, Chris Matthews hosts “Hardball with Chris Matthews” weeknights on MSNBC. He is also a syndicated advice columnist published in over thirty newspapers nationwide. If you have a question for …

Why some fear blood transfusion
Times of India
Some people in India and the US, who undergo transplants, believe that their personality or behaviour may change to become more like that of the blood or organ donor, researchers from the University of Michigan, said. They feel so “creeped out” that …
Study: Organ Recipients Picky About Donor BackgroundCBS Local
Character Counts When It Comes to Organ, Blood DonationsHealth.com

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Thalassemic teen gets mom’s bone marrow
Times of India
Understanding haploidentical transplantation * Doctors administer just enough chemotherapy to suppress the immune system, which keeps patients from rejecting the donated marrow without harming their organs. As a result, the side effects are much milder.

‘Indians think blood donation could alter their personality’
Indian Express
Some people in India and the US, who undergo transplants, believe that their personality or behaviour may change to become more like that of the blood or organ donor, researchers from the University of Michigan, said. They feel so “creeped out” that …