05Dec/14

Sister of girl honored on organ-donation float: ‘glad that she saved lives’ – Bakersfield Now


Bakersfield Now

Sister of girl honored on organ-donation float: ‘glad that she saved lives’
Bakersfield Now
Sister of girl honored on organ-donation float: ‘glad that she saved lives »Play Video Jaidyn Kiara Rothermel is seen in a photo provided by her family. Jaidyn is being honored on the 2015 Donate Life Rose Parade float for organ and tissue donation

05Dec/14

Mother’s blood donation drive – The Argus

Mother’s blood donation drive
The Argus
AN appeal has been launched for more blood donors to come forward as the countdown to Christmas begins. NHS Blood and Transplant in Brighton and Hove is preparing for a challenging time – with Christmas shopping, extended public holidays and …

05Dec/14

Merry Christmas Fund breaks $1000 mark — only $59000 to go – The Delaware County Daily Times

Merry Christmas Fund breaks $1000 mark — only $59000 to go
The Delaware County Daily Times
Five donors chipped in $250 more to the campaign which seeks to provide winter coats and holiday meals to more than 300 needy families this holiday season. Thursday’s donors were: Anonymous, “In memory of deceased members of AARP Chapter #4496, …

05Dec/14

Weighing a second presidential bid, Perry picks up pace on 2016 prep – Houston Chronicle


Houston Chronicle

Weighing a second presidential bid, Perry picks up pace on 2016 prep
Houston Chronicle
Angling for a head start in what could be a crowded field for his party’s nomination, Perry is hunkering down in Austin with hundreds of influential activists, potential donors and policy experts. The aggressive foundation-laying, which is kicking into

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04Dec/14

Planned Parenthood: We’ll have to close our clinics if Gov. Walker … – Lifesite

Planned Parenthood: We’ll have to close our clinics if Gov. Walker
Lifesite
A 2012 report accused the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, of using various forms of mislabeling to maximize its take of taxpayer funds, including overbilling and “unbundling,” in which services provided as part of an abortion

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04Dec/14

Predicting the storm: Can computer models improve stem cell transplantation? – EurekAlert (press release)

Predicting the storm: Can computer models improve stem cell transplantation?
EurekAlert (press release)
Despite efforts to match patients with genetically similar donors, it is still nearly impossible to predict whether a stem cell transplant recipient will develop potentially fatal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a condition where the donor’s immune

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