13Nov/14

HEALTH: Organ donor boost with government proposal backed by Burton’s … – Burton Mail


Burton Mail

HEALTH: Organ donor boost with government proposal backed by Burton’s
Burton Mail
Katherine Sinfield, of Balfour Street, backed the effort to boost donor members which will see anyone using online government services asked to join the organ donor register. Mrs Sinfield threw her support behind the efforts as part of her ongoing Take

13Nov/14

Gay Blood Donation Ban May End – Daily Beast


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Gay Blood Donation Ban May End
Daily Beast
Since 1983, men who have sex with men are banned from giving blood in the U.S. due to concerns back then over transmission of the AIDS virus. Now, a U.S. advisory panel at the FDA is reportedly poised to recommend for the first time that the ban be …
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13Nov/14

Frankston grandmother pays tribute to organ donor at Australian Transplant … – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Frankston grandmother pays tribute to organ donor at Australian Transplant
Herald Sun
Mrs Bawden’s efforts at the games also saw her awarded the Clifford T. Henderson Award for best demonstrating the spirit of the event. She urged people to talk to family members about being organ donors. To find out more about organ donation visit

13Nov/14

Why shouldn’t you be organ donor, asks Australian filmmaker – Big News Network.com

Why shouldn’t you be organ donor, asks Australian filmmaker
Big News Network.com
Iconic Australian filmmaker Paul Cox, who survived cancer and underwent a liver transplant, the premise of his latest feature “Force Of Destiny”, hoped the film would reach a wider audience and encourage people to become organ donors. “Force of Destiny

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13Nov/14

Tragic dad’s organs have saved seven lives – Scarborough Today


Scarborough Today

Tragic dad’s organs have saved seven lives
Scarborough Today
Last year, between April 2013 and March 2014, saw the largest ever number of deceased organ donors as the families of 1,320 people in the UK agreed to donate their loved ones’ organs, leading to thousands of patients’ lives being saved or transformed.
Moving the needle on organ donationScope (blog)

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13Nov/14

Blood donation: Christmas appeal to boost stocks launched – Nottingham Post

Nottingham PostBlood donation: Christmas appeal to boost stocks launchedNottingham PostMore than 200,000 blood donors are needed to keep supplies high over Christmas – and a nationwide appeal has been launched. The NHS Blood and Transplant service said…

13Nov/14

Why shouldn’t you be organ donor, asks Australian filmmaker – Business Standard

Why shouldn’t you be organ donor, asks Australian filmmaker
Business Standard
Iconic Australian filmmaker Paul Cox, who survived cancer and underwent a liver transplant, the premise of his latest feature “Force Of Destiny”, hoped the film would reach a wider audience and encourage people to become organ donors. “Force of Destiny

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