15Feb/15

New Orleans couple grateful for heart transplant, continue mission of raising … – WDSU New Orleans

New Orleans couple grateful for heart transplant, continue mission of raising
WDSU New Orleans
ON A DAY TO CELEBRATE SWEETHEARTS, DETECTIVE SHIELDS HAS A NEW MISSION TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEART DISEASE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BECOMING AN ORGAN DONOR. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST VALENTINE’S …

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15Feb/15

Miss University of Southern Mississippi reaching children with book initiative – WDAM-TV

Miss University of Southern Mississippi reaching children with book initiative
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Fast-forward to the present and “Pages of Love,” a non-profit organization, has swelled to more than 20,000 book donations to hospitals, clinics, schools, churches and related organizations. Roberts concedes that she never imagined such phenomenal …

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15Feb/15

Fecal transplants may up risk of obesity onset – Scientific American


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Fecal transplants may up risk of obesity onset
Scientific American
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fecal microbiota transplantation can be effective for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, but new-onset obesity could follow transplant of stool from an overweight donor, say the authors of a case report. “Fecal
Fecal Biotherapy for IBD Holds Promise and ProblemsMedPage Today

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15Feb/15

Villagers take the lead for organ donation in Alwar – Times of India

Villagers take the lead for organ donation in Alwar
Times of India
Sarpanch Babu Lal said, “We will urge the administration to name any school or government building in his name so that his contibution towards organ donation will be remembered for ever.” Lal also demanded that the district administration should honour …

15Feb/15

Organ donation procedures can be performed in Bundaberg – Bundaberg News Mail

Bundaberg News MailOrgan donation procedures can be performed in BundabergBundaberg News MailFigures released by the Australia and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry (ANZOD and the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) last week showed that in 2014, 1177 A…

15Feb/15

Organ donation: Tamil Nadu leads in cadaver donations – Niticentral


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Organ donation: Tamil Nadu leads in cadaver donations
Niticentral
Coimbatore, Feb 14 (PTI) Tamil Nadu leads in cadaver organ donation in India as the last year alone witnessed 136 such donations, Dr J Amalorpavanathan, state convenor, Cadaver Transplant Programme, Tamil Nadu Organ Society, said today. There has …
Coimbatore accounted for more than half of the State’s organ donation this monthThe Hindu

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15Feb/15

Stories of Love on National Organ Donor Day – KKTV 11 News


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Stories of Love on National Organ Donor Day
KKTV 11 News
February 14th is not only a day to celebrate love, it’s also a day designated to raise awareness about the life-saving gift of organ donation. More than 123,000 people in the United States are on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant