05Aug/18

How A Healthy Gut Can Be A Bulwark Against India’s Lifestyle-Disease Epidemic – IndiaSpend


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How A Healthy Gut Can Be A Bulwark Against India’s Lifestyle-Disease Epidemic
IndiaSpend
Mount Abu (Rajasthan): Processed food, an overly sanitised environment and an urban lifestyle can reduce beneficial bacteria in your gut, which primes the body against India’s epidemic of lifestyle diseases, according to Vineet Ahuja, gastroenterology …

04Aug/18

Judge rules donors to “dark-money” groups can no longer remain anonymous – Axios


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Judge rules donors to “dark-money” groups can no longer remain anonymous
Axios
The details: U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled the existing regulation “fails to uphold the standard Congress intended when it required the disclosure of politically related spending.” She explained, “[t]he challenged regulation
Judge’s ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groupsPolitico

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04Aug/18

New rules on donating organs could save 700 lives a year – The Guardian


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New rules on donating organs could save 700 lives a year
The Guardian
The government has confirmed that it will change the way organ donation is approved in England, meaning that most people will be presumed to have given consent for donating their organs unless they opt out of the system. They currently have to opt in.
UK unveils new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortagesThe Hindu
Presumed consent for organ donation will save up to 700 lives a yearTelegraph.co.uk
Opt-out organ donation ‘in place by 2020’ for EnglandBBC News
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04Aug/18

Presumed consent for organ donation will save up to 700 lives a year – Telegraph.co.uk


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Presumed consent for organ donation will save up to 700 lives a year
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Jackie Doyle-Price, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities said: “Organ donation saves lives. We believe that by making these changes, we can save as many as 700 more lives every year. “But organ donation remains a
Government to seek automatic consent for organ donationFinancial Times
New rules on donating organs could save 700 lives a yearThe Guardian
registered Ramadan organ donorsGulf Times
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04Aug/18

The life-changing decision that could transform Sarah Joyce’s life – NEWS.com.au


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The life-changing decision that could transform Sarah Joyce’s life
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The Central Coast woman was put on the waiting list for a kidney transplant last year but was taken off after a couple of months because she wasn’t healthy enough to undergo the procedure. “For me it’s an uphill battle,” she said. “Every time I’m