07Jan/14

Can I Get a Medical Marijuana Card for Chronic Kidney Disease? – Phoenix New Times (blog)


Phoenix New Times (blog)

Can I Get a Medical Marijuana Card for Chronic Kidney Disease?
Phoenix New Times (blog)
However, chronic renal disease (also known as CRD, another term for chronic kidney disease) can involve severe and chronic pain and/or severe nausea. If you suffer from one of those conditions and have a doctor’s recommendation, then you would qualify 

07Jan/14

Churches asked to become blood and organ 'donor churches' – ChristianToday


ChristianToday

Churches asked to become blood and organ ‘donor churches’
ChristianToday
Churches up and down the UK have been challenged to become ‘donor churches’ and encourage blood and organ donation in their communities through a new campaign. The call has gone out from NHS Blood and Transplant as part of its ongoing 
‘About time’ on organ donationNews North Wales
VIDEO: Campaign boosts donor numbers by 2000Shields Gazette
Sheffield mum given gift of life urges people to sign upThe Star
Nottingham Post –Lancashire Telegraph
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07Jan/14

Case of Jahi McMath raises questions about life after brain death – NBCNews.com


CNN

Case of Jahi McMath raises questions about life after brain death
NBCNews.com
She was put on life support and declared brain dead. As Jahi remained on a ventilator in an undisclosed care facility on Monday, her case continues to raise burning questions about what it means to be brain dead — and if there is life after brain death.
Billings neurologist discusses brain deathKPAX-TV
Jahi McMath body in ‘very bad shape’ after hospital transferLos Angeles Times
Why brain dead means really deadCNN

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07Jan/14

'About time' on organ donation – News North Wales


Blackburn Citizen

‘About time’ on organ donation
News North Wales
Mark Drakeford, Welsh Government Health Minister, said: “In Wales, more than 250 lives are ‘on a clock’ waiting for an organ donor, living in the hope that time does not run out for them and a donor is found. “We are changing the law on organ donation
Sheffield mum given gift of life urges people to sign upThe Star
Charmaine Buss: Success of campaign was highlight of yearNottingham Post
Lancashire medics in plea for new organ donorsLancashire Telegraph

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