31Jul/15

Giving life: The need for blood donations never lets up – Chattanooga Times Free Press


Chattanooga Times Free Press

Giving life: The need for blood donations never lets up
Chattanooga Times Free Press
For Blood Assurance, a key part of its donations come through its “Bloodmobiles,” 13 full-scale blood donation clinics in converted buses, says Charlie Callari, vice president of marketing and donor recruitment at Blood Assurance. “Fifty percent of our

31Jul/15

Canada’s policy on gay men donating tissue is ‘discrimination’: doctor – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Canada’s policy on gay men donating tissue is ‘discrimination’: doctor
Globalnews.ca
related to HIV, but not everyone in the medical community agrees. Global’s Heather Yourex reports. CALGARY – When Calgary columnist Mike Morrison went to renew his driver’s licence last week, he was asked to join Alberta’s new organ and tissue

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30Jul/15

Slain senator’s widow sets up foundation to honor his causes – Anderson Independent Mail


Anderson Independent Mail

Slain senator’s widow sets up foundation to honor his causes
Anderson Independent Mail
Riley said the scholarships would go first to students related to the shooting victims, and will be available to both black and white students. Two other funds established following the shootings totaled more than $3.5 million in donations as of this

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30Jul/15

Cured of thalassaemia, 7-yr-old boy dies of swine flu in Pune – The Indian Express


The Indian Express

Cured of thalassaemia, 7-yr-old boy dies of swine flu in Pune
The Indian Express
Four years ago, stem cells from the cord blood of an unrelated donor were transplanted into Swaraj Jagnade’s bone marrow, ending the family’s monthly ordeal of travelling from Chakan to Pune for painful blood transfusions. However, just when Swaraj was …

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