04Jan/16

Life-saving organ donation drive passes the 42000 milestone – Yorkshire Post


Yorkshire Post

Life-saving organ donation drive passes the 42000 milestone
Yorkshire Post
Dr Simon Flood, clinical lead for organ donation at LTH, said: “It’s incredibly moving to see how Yorkshire has backed the Be A Hero campaign since the launch and we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. We are starting
42000 reasons to say thank you to our very own heroesYorkshire Evening Post

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04Jan/16

Drop in number of donor transplants cause for serious concern, reveals Irish … – Irish Mirror


Irish Mirror

Drop in number of donor transplants cause for serious concern, reveals Irish
Irish Mirror
A shortage of surgeons and the fact the country has only one hospital which carries out these operations is not helping the situation. Overall the number of organ transplants last year was up on 2014. The number of deceased donors for 2015 was 81 – up

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04Jan/16

Erna Colborn: A huge step forward in fight against Alzheimer’s – The State Journal-Register


The State Journal-Register

Erna Colborn: A huge step forward in fight against Alzheimer’s
The State Journal-Register
In 2014, the federal government spent $153 billion providing care for people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. With more than 5 million … The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who supported this increase reflects the urgency of the situation

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04Jan/16

Will AG yet again hand down ‘NFA’ verdict on RM2.6b, SRC? – Malaysiakini (subscription)

Will AG yet again hand down ‘NFA’ verdict on RM2.6b, SRC?
Malaysiakini (subscription)
We didn’t even know whether the charges were related to the outcome of their investigation on 1MDB and especially in relation to the RM2.6billion donation. Breaches of both the the Section 234 of the Financial Services Act and the section 245 of the

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04Jan/16

Green corridors make inter-State organ transplants a success – The Hindu


The Hindu

Green corridors make inter-State organ transplants a success
The Hindu
About a dozen doctors located in different parts of the country, but heavily networked in their area of work of organ transplant, on Saturday ensured that a young Indore girl’s heart and liver found recipients within hours of her being declared brain dead.
Indore gives its heart to MumbaiThe Indian Express
Indore donor’s heart reaches Mumbai girl via ‘green corridors’Daily News & Analysis
Indore woman donates heart to 16-year-old Mumbai girlThe Asian Age
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03Jan/16

Black raspberries a contender for the best antioxidant fruit, says study – NutraIngredients.com

Black raspberries a contender for the best antioxidant fruit, says study
NutraIngredients.com
Recent research suggests that black raspberry, grown in Central Europe, shows greater health benefits than its closely related cousins, the raspberry and blackberry. … “The common mechanism of these berries’ antioxidative action is attributed to the

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