07Nov/15

Despite ballot issues’ resounding defeat, Boulder growth still a battleground – Boulder Daily Camera

Despite ballot issues’ resounding defeat, Boulder growth still a battleground
Boulder Daily Camera
Opponents raised more than $160,000 to defeat the measures, with much of that money coming from real estate and development interests, though opponents had more total donors as well. Supporters raised around $39,000. Final campaign finance reports are

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07Nov/15

New Rubio credit-card data show less spending – Politico


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New Rubio credit-card data show less spending
Politico
The party’s chairman and executive director were busted in a fraud scheme related to their use of party money. Rubio’s House successor — who charged almost as much on his credit card in two years than … And the campaign of Rubio rival and longtime
Rubio releases Florida GOP charge card statementsWFMZ Allentown

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07Nov/15

Now, you can pledge for organ donation in driver’s licence form – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Now, you can pledge for organ donation in driver’s licence form
Hindustan Times
Now, the driver’s licence application form has an option of OD – organ donor for pledging organs. The driver’s licence of residents, who tick the option of organ donation in the form, will show ‘OD’ in red colour, that will imply that he/she is an
Driving licence to mention organ donorsTimes of India

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07Nov/15

Donor organs may be discarded due to ‘weekend effect’ at hospitals – EurekAlert (press release)


EurekAlert (press release)

Donor organs may be discarded due to ‘weekend effect’ at hospitals
EurekAlert (press release)
San Diego, CA (November 7, 2015) — Deceased donor kidneys are increasingly being discarded, and efforts to boost their use for transplantation are needed. A new study indicates that organs are more likely to be discarded on weekends than on weekdays.
People With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes Advised Not to Donate KidneysHealthline
Study warns about Hazards of Kidney Transplant ‘Tourism’Ledger Gazette
Kidney Transplant ‘Tourism’ Comes With Risks: StudyHealthDay

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07Nov/15

After loss, families face difficult choice of organ donation – KSNT (press release) (registration) (blog)


KSNT (press release) (registration) (blog)

After loss, families face difficult choice of organ donation
KSNT (press release) (registration) (blog)
That’s what Kelli Jo Lovich said when she was asked to donate the organs of her 4-year-old son, Colbee, who died after suffering severe brain injuries last year in an ATV accident in Butler County. But Lovich recalled that Shannon Pribik, a procurement …

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07Nov/15

Helping to Ease Decision of Organ Donation – Valley News

Helping to Ease Decision of Organ DonationValley NewsWhile demand for organs is growing, donation rates have been stagnant, with deceased donors numbering about 8,000 annually for the past decade. Overall, procurement organizations … In 2012, Patrick…

07Nov/15

Life multiplied: Two women become first adults to share donor liver in Alabama – AL.com

Life multiplied: Two women become first adults to share donor liver in Alabama
AL.com
A similar technique used to separate livers from deceased donors could be used to develop a live-donor program, Eckhoff said. “We know there is a lot of generosity in this community for organ donation,” he said. The cutting-edge transplant never would