18Feb/16

Meningitis: What are the different forms of the condition? – The Independent


The Independent

Meningitis: What are the different forms of the condition?
The Independent
Two-year-old Faye Burdett died in hospital 11 days after she was diagnosed with the meningitis. To raise awareness of the condition which most commonly affects those under 5-years-old, Faye’s family shared a photograph on online of her in hospital.

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18Feb/16

Salmond hints at organ donor opt out regret – Glasgow Evening Times

Glasgow Evening TimesSalmond hints at organ donor opt out regretGlasgow Evening TimesALEX Salmond has hinted he wished he had introduced an opt out system of organ donation when he was First Minister. He said he agonised over the issue and said he is s…

18Feb/16

Search for a donor to save Stratford firefighter’s son with leukaemia – Newham Recorder


Newham Recorder

Search for a donor to save Stratford firefighter’s son with leukaemia
Newham Recorder
This means Tommy has a less than 20 percent chance of finding an unrelated match. Now his parents Nigel and Maxine are desperately appealing for people who have mixed white northern European heritage with black African or black Caribbean ancestry …

18Feb/16

Wyoming man receives recognition, award for blood donation – Rapid City Journal


Rapid City Journal

Wyoming man receives recognition, award for blood donation
Rapid City Journal
Harms participated in the Employee Holiday Blood Drive that MTI hosted at their Colony, Wyo., facilities in mid-January. Harms is a regular blood donor. at the company sponsored semi-annual blood drives, noting that he’s been donating blood since he

18Feb/16

Scafell Pike charity walk could put woman with rare disorder in hospital – News & Star


News & Star

Scafell Pike charity walk could put woman with rare disorder in hospital
News & Star
Jo Haigh, who has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), thinks it will take her weeks to recover from a trek up Scafell Pike but is prepared to take the risk if it means raising money and awareness of her condition. The 33-year-old who is a … It can causes