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Organ And Tissue Donations In Ontario Hit Record Level In 2014
Am980 London News Not only are the numbers increasing in London, but 2014 turned out to be a record-setting year for organ and tissue donations throughout Ontario. According to figures released Thursday morning by the Trillium Gift of Life Network, Ontario’s organ and … |
Blood donations during Black History Month – Sunbury Daily Item
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Blood donations during Black History Month
Sunbury Daily Item DANVILLE – In honor of Black History Month, Geisinger Blood Center is highlighting the importance of blood donation among African-Americans. Thirty-seven percent of the population is eligible to donate blood, yet fewer than 10 percent actually donate. |
Analysis: An Early Ethical Message, Intentional or Not – MyHighPlains
MyHighPlainsAnalysis: An Early Ethical Message, Intentional or NotMyHighPlainsNot all of them are donors. Not all of them are lobbyists. It is not unusual for people like these to petition their government. But it is peculiar to see a high government o…
Morning Bits – Washington Post (blog)
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Morning Bits
Washington Post (blog) “In an informal straw poll of some conference donors, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida came out ahead of four other would-be GOP presidential candidates who had been invited, according to an attendee familiar with the results. The poll was conducted by … |
Big GOP field unfazed by Hillary Clinton – Politico
PoliticoBig GOP field unfazed by Hillary ClintonPoliticoThe bumper crop of 2016 GOP hopefuls, bustling and seemingly growing by the day, reflects several realities: No prohibitive front-runner in the party; an eagerness to reclaim the White House after…
Societies have sown seeds of their own destruction – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
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Societies have sown seeds of their own destruction
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Sometimes the juxtaposition of apparently unrelated news stories raises discomforting implications. That happened to me recently. In the one story, NASA proclaimed that 2014 was the warmest year in recorded history, adding yet another confirmation of … |
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bechtel, Sears clash in coaching ranks – Goshen News
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bechtel, Sears clash in coaching ranks
Goshen News It’s also Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) night. “We are trying to raise awareness about the need for organ donation,” Bechtel said. “There have been several people in our community recently in need of an organ transplant. We want to make … |
First kidney swap at St. Louis Children’s Hospital allows two parents to help … – STLtoday.com
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First kidney swap at St. Louis Children’s Hospital allows two parents to help …
STLtoday.com Waiting on a kidney from a deceased owner can take months, and a kidney from a live donor tends to last more than twice as long after being transplanted. So when Turquoia Wyatt wasn’t a match and her husband’s hypertension barred him from being a … |
Charity for slain Washington police a big win – for telemarketer – seattlepi.com
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Charity for slain Washington police a big win – for telemarketer
seattlepi.com Raising money for two related Fraternal Order of Police funds, C4C collected nearly $2 million in donations to the charity. The charity received just 23 percent of that amount. Court records show C4C telemarketers used the killing of four Lakewood … |
Petal woman makes 100th blood donation – Hattiesburg American
Department of DefensePetal woman makes 100th blood donationHattiesburg AmericanScientists estimate the average adult body contains about 1.2 to 1.5 gallons of blood. And it takes eight pints to make a gallon. But these are only numbers to Terri Smith o…