08Dec/14

Organ donation day is launched – Derry Journal


Derry Journal

Organ donation day is launched
Derry Journal
Organ donation will only proceed if a person’s family or loved ones consent to it. This is the case whether they are on the organ donor register or not. The ten minute conversation you have this Christmas will mean the last decision you make for your

08Dec/14

West Derby tot Ava Hughes heads Merseyside’s Christmas blood donor campaign – Liverpool Echo


Liverpool Echo

West Derby tot Ava Hughes heads Merseyside’s Christmas blood donor campaign
Liverpool Echo
Ava and Rick were at the blood donation centre on Dale Street, in Liverpool, last week to launch the campaign. Rick, 41, became a long- term blood and platelet donor after his wife, Kerry, needed 13 units of blood during childbirth. In 1978, aged five

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08Dec/14

‘Organ donor cards don’t work anymore, we need a new approach’ – thejournal.ie


thejournal.ie

Organ donor cards don’t work anymore, we need a new approach’
thejournal.ie
THE IRISH KIDNEY Association has said that the country needs to adopt a new approach to organ donation. The IKA doesn’t believe an opt-out system is the answer, either. Instead it wants a register to be established so people can log their wishes – be

08Dec/14

Kelly: Two Madonna organizations in Omaha aim for peaceful coexistence – Omaha World-Herald


Omaha World-Herald

Kelly: Two Madonna organizations in Omaha aim for peaceful coexistence
Omaha World-Herald
Two Omaha institutions, not related, now carry the same name: Madonna. Madonna School, for … It turns out that the two Madonnas have held talks and want to amicably dispel any confusion by potential donors or the general public. “The logos are

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08Dec/14

Lunar Mission One: UK Researchers To Explore Moon’s South Pole – International Business Times


International Business Times

Lunar Mission One: UK Researchers To Explore Moon’s South Pole
International Business Times
The mission’s supporters are expected to raise most of the 500 million pounds ($778.2 million) required for the project from public donations. Donors will be able to send messages, pictures and even hair samples to be buried under the moon’s surface.

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