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‘Extraordinary’ Scots take baton for Games
Scotsman Since then, he has been committed to raising awareness for organdonation. Together with his wife, Susan, he is completing 100 sporting challenges to celebrate their 50th birthdays. After learning he would help carry the baton, Mr Stewart said: “It’s an … |
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Students’ research makes cut in Intel competition
News & Observer Those students were Alec Vadim Arshavsky from East Chapel Hill High School, whose research was titled “Automatic Characterization of Donor Tissue for Corneal Transplantation Surgery,” and Parth Thakker from N.C. School of Science and Mathematics in … |
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2014 Leprechaun Plunge raised $90K for charity
WWLP 22News Sawyer said, “I guess it all started with my daughter, she diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma cancer, and three years ago had a stem cell transplant. So now we are raising money for all kinds of charities.” Some of the beneficiaries from this fund … |
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BMC to spend 5cr to promote organ donations
Times of India MUMBAI: In a bid to boost organ donations, the civic body will undertake a Rs 5-crore programme across its hospital network. “For the first time, the BMC has earmarked Rs 5 crore for the cadaveric programme,” said BMC’s medical education director Dr … |
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You Are In Charge
The Myeloma Beacon Everyone around me – medical professionals, family, and friends – was urging me to go ahead with the stem cell transplant right away. I didn’t want to. Frankly, I was afraid of the stem cell transplant. I also had gathered enough information to know … |
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PATRICK’S PEOPLE: Event planned to help Jo Dee Burke ‘Fool Cancer’
Pittsburg Morning Sun Next will come a stem cell transplant. “The doctors hope they can bring everything down so they can use my own stem cells,” Burke said. “That way they won’t have to find a donor and I won’t have the rejection problems you can get.” Page 2 of 2 – If all … |
India.Com HealthNew technology makes voice donation possibleIndia.Com HealthActivities for special children Think beyond organ donation and get ready to donate your voice to someone who is unable to speak. Professor Rupal Patel from the Northwestern Un…
St. Lucie County Community Calendar, updated March 30TCPalmTreasure Coast Chapter of the American Guild of Organists: Concert on the historic Aeolian Organ. 4 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Fort Pierce, 616 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce. … $5 donat…
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Researcher designs a ‘mini heart’ using stem cells!
India.Com Health Right now the only cost beneficial stem cell therapy is bone marrow transplantation but experts believe that it can be soon used to treat cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, cardiac failures and can facilitate organ transplantation with minimal risk of … |
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Partners Salman Khan, Govinda watch Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Yellow’
Indian Express Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Amir Khan was spotted at a programme to felicitate organ donor’s families to mark the organ donation day at King Edward Memorial hospital in Mumbai on Saturday (March 29). (IE Photo: Ganesh Shirsekar). Aamir Khan pledges … |