27Jan/16

Downers Grove woman highlights need for organ donors through Westmont event – Suburban Life Publications


Suburban Life Publications

Downers Grove woman highlights need for organ donors through Westmont event
Suburban Life Publications
“Last year I had attended Gwendolyn’s event before I knew I needed a transplant,” Lott said, referring to Gwendolyn Westlund of Westmont, a cancer survivor and heart transplant recipient who works to educate others on tissue and organ donation through

27Jan/16

Organ donation bill: Jo-Ann Dobson disappointed at Stormont committee opposition – BBC News


BBC News

Organ donation bill: Jo-Ann Dobson disappointed at Stormont committee opposition
BBC News
Ulster Unionist MLA Jo-Ann Dobson has said she is disappointed that the Stormont Health committee has opposed a number of clauses in her private members’ bill on organ donation. Ms Dobson has accused Sinn Féin and the DUP of joining together to …
Health Committee rejects ‘soft opt-out’ transplantsU.TV

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27Jan/16

Breakthrough Diabetes Cell Therapy Could Be A Game Changer – Lifeboat Foundation (blog)


Lifeboat Foundation (blog)

Breakthrough Diabetes Cell Therapy Could Be A Game Changer
Lifeboat Foundation (blog)
These carefully release packets of insulin in response to fluctuating blood sugar levels, and keep your blood sugar in check. Harvesting beta cells from deceased donors has been attempted in the past, but they’re quickly attacked by the immune system

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27Jan/16

John Kasich Is Called an ‘Obama Republican’ in New Hampshire Ads – New York Times


New York Times

John Kasich Is Called an ‘Obama Republican’ in New Hampshire Ads
New York Times
The American Future Fund is incorporated as a nonprofit group and does not disclose its donors. The TV campaign is the most intensive effort yet to challenge Mr. Kasich in New Hampshire, where he has concentrated his 2016 efforts, wooing more moderate …

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