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Lagos records 1888 blood donations in six months
The Punch “From 474 units of blood from voluntary donors in 2004, we had 4,775 units in 2013 and from January to June 14, 2014, we had 1,888 units. “We hope that more people will take interest in helping others to save their lives, Agbe-Davies disclosed at the … LASG Urges Voluntary Blood Donation For TransfusionLeadership Newspapers Stakeholders Tasked On 100 Percent Voluntary Blood DonationVanguard Lagos advocates 100% voluntary blood donation for transfusionWorldStage |
Meet a Woman Who Adopted Her Daughter – as an Embryo – People Magazine
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Meet a Woman Who Adopted Her Daughter – as an Embryo
People Magazine Then: “Maybe it will take more time than we thought.” Then: “We might need IVF, but at least that will be the answer.” And finally: “IVF won’t even work for us.” Each step takes acceptance. And coming to terms with having a child who is not genetically … |
Top Cuomo donors strongly backed GOP Senate – Capital New York
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Top Cuomo donors strongly backed GOP Senate
Capital New York ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top donors contributed six times as much to help elect Republicans to the State Senate as they did to similar efforts to help Democrats, a Capital New York analysis shows. The Democratic governor’s top 25 donors gave his … |
Health woes plague Nepalese organ donors – The Japan Times
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Health woes plague Nepalese organ donors
The Japan Times The black market for human organs is believed to be flourishing around the world, with kidneys the most commonly trafficked organs because they can be harvested from live donors. … “He thinks all the pain is somehow related to my kidney surgery … |
LASG Urges Voluntary Blood Donation For Transfusion – Leadership Newspapers
Leadership NewspapersLASG Urges Voluntary Blood Donation For TransfusionLeadership NewspapersAgbe-Davies explained that creating awareness on the vital role of voluntary blood donation was geared towards achieving the goal of saving lives and reducing …
Distributors expect student blood donations to decrease – Daily Illini
Daily IlliniDistributors expect student blood donations to decreaseDaily IlliniThe organization might have even less donations in the next few months due to students leaving the area, busier schedules during the holiday season and colder weather, which…
PGI plans to start islet cell transplant for treatment of type I diabetes patients – Indian Express
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PGI plans to start islet cell transplant for treatment of type I diabetes patients
Indian Express Islets from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor are purified, processed, and then transferred to a diabetic patient’s liver. “After the transplant, the islets start making insulin in a diabetic patient. It will result in improved blood glucose … |
Social News 17/11 – VietNamNet Bridge
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Social News 17/11
VietNamNet Bridge The issuance of cards follows regulations set out by the Law on Organ Donations, which became effective in 2007, said Professor Dr. Tran Ngoc Sinh, head of HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy’s urology department. Cho Ray is the first … |
Victor Davis Award recognizes organ donor awareness – Guelph Mercury
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Victor Davis Award recognizes organ donor awareness
Guelph Mercury And they all had one thing in common — to advocate organ donation and encourage people to register their consent to be organ donors. Team Transplant is made up of organ recipients, living donors, medical professionals that work in the field and people … |
Most Americans Not Suitable Kidney Donors – Guardian Liberty Voice
Guardian Liberty VoiceMost Americans Not Suitable Kidney DonorsGuardian Liberty VoiceFewer than 17,000 kidney transplants took place in the U.S. during 2013, according to the National Kidney Foundation. One-third of those kidneys came from living kidne…