09Sep/15

House OK’s Bipartisan Stem Cell Bill; Smith Legislation Authorizes $265M over … – National Right to Life News


National Right to Life News

House OK’s Bipartisan Stem Cell Bill; Smith Legislation Authorizes $265M over
National Right to Life News
Chris Smith (R-NJ) to continue America’s bone marrow and cord blood donor registry. Sponsored by Smith with lead co-sponsor Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 2820, ensures that two …

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09Sep/15

Alzheimer’s disease may be caught through medical accidents – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Alzheimer’s disease may be caught through medical accidents
Telegraph.co.uk
Treatment of people of short stature with pituitary growth hormone taken from dead donors began in the UK in 1958. It was stopped in 1985 after confirmed reports of CJD among recipients. Because growth hormone from different cadavers was mixed up …
No evidence that Alzheimer’s can be transmitted through surgeryNHS Choices
Can Alzheimer’s Be Transmitted? There Might Be A Theoretical PossibilityJewocity.com (press release) (blog)
Discontinued hormone injections linked to the transmission of a proteinLid Time – Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
Rapid News Network
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09Sep/15

Blood donations encouraged as summer season’s ending – The Albany Herald


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Blood donations encouraged as summer season’s ending
The Albany Herald
#In early August, the Red Cross issued an urgent call for blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative blood to donate to help prevent an emergency situation. Red Cross officials said thousands of people answered the call to donate in …
Red Cross blood drives planned in honor of 9/11 anniversaryTHV 11
Help communities prepare for emergencies by donating bloodFoster’s Daily Democrat
Blood drives planned in remembrance of Sept. 11St. Helens Chronicle
RiverBender.com –Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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09Sep/15

‘A wonderful tribute to donors and families’ Memorial to organ donors … – WalesOnline


WalesOnline

‘A wonderful tribute to donors and families’ Memorial to organ donors
WalesOnline
One of Wales’ leading sports officials has spoken of her mother’s organ donation – and how it brought comfort to loved ones after she had died. Laura McAllister, the chair of Sport Wales, was speaking at a ceremony marking the introduction of a

09Sep/15

Gov. Bentley’s ‘dark money’ group: Alabama Council for Excellent Government … – AL.com


AL.com

Gov. Bentley’s ‘dark money’ group: Alabama Council for Excellent Government
AL.com
A separate report, filed April 2, 2015 by FARM PAC, the political action committee of the Alabama Farmers Federation, shows a $10,000 donation to Robert Bentley for Governor Inc. The payment is listed as going towards “debt retirement.” Donations could

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09Sep/15

District Attorney Has Received a Lot of Illegal Campaign Money – Voice of San Diego


Voice of San Diego

District Attorney Has Received a Lot of Illegal Campaign Money
Voice of San Diego
But there was also $10,000 in Azano-related donations to Dumanis’ 2012 mayoral campaign she said she was going to give to charity. (By the time the charges against Azano were announced, her mayoral campaign committee was shuttered and she couldn’t …

09Sep/15

Oisin’s parents back organ donation campaign – Fermanagh Herald


Fermanagh Herald

Oisin’s parents back organ donation campaign
Fermanagh Herald
THE parents of Oisin McGrath, the 13-year old St Michael’s College student, from Belcoo, who died as a result of a playground incident in the school in February this year have thrown their weight behind organ donation. Nigel and Sharon McGrath donated …

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