Winter storms leave CBS with blood donation shortageCTV News BarrieDozens of people rolled up their sleeves in Barrie on Saturday to help Canadian Blood Services with their blood shortage. CBS says they were forced to cancel 24 blood clinics across Can…
Cash for Kidneys: The Case for a Market for OrgansThe Case for a Market for … – Wall Street Journal
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Cash for Kidneys: The Case for a Market for OrgansThe Case for a Market for …
Wall Street Journal Today, the rich often don’t wait as long as others for organs since some of them go to countries such as India, where they can arrange for transplants in the underground medical sector, and others (such as the late Steve Jobs) manage to jump the queue … |
Sweden meets success in womb transplants – Indian Express
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Sweden meets success in womb transplants
Indian Express Life-saving transplants of organs such as hearts, livers and kidneys have been done for decades and doctors are increasingly transplanting hands, faces and other body parts. Womb transplants — the first ones intended to be temporary, just to allow … |
FINDING THE PONY: Now there's no 'we' in team, and I'm mad – Kennebec Journal
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FINDING THE PONY: Now there’s no ‘we’ in team, and I’m mad
Kennebec Journal What we’ve been doing seems to be working, yet my oncologist wants me to consider a stem-cell transplant, which, among other things, increases the chances of keeping the cancer in remission. Since the disease is incurable, it also buys some time while … |
Smoking linked to larger list of diseases – Daily News & Analysis
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Smoking linked to larger list of diseases
Daily News & Analysis The 980-page, research-based report says smoking could cause liver and colorectal cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, impaired immune function, ectopic pregnancy and erectile dysfunction, Politico reported. In the report, acting Surgeon General … More diseases and health problems tied to smokingTimes of India |
'India's Greta Garbo' Suchitra Sen dies – nation.lk – The Nation Newspaper
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‘India’s Greta Garbo’ Suchitra Sen dies
nation.lk – The Nation Newspaper The star had been ill in hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata since last month and died after suffering a massive heart attack, the Press Trust of India reported. Prime Minister Mamohan Singh led tributes to the woman who “carved a special niche in … |
Stem Cells Could Possibly Treat Heart Failure – American Live Wire
American Live WireStem Cells Could Possibly Treat Heart FailureAmerican Live WireHeart failure is a condition where the heart is not able to pump enough blood throughout the body for its normal functioning. The cause can be either functional or structu…
Sunanda death was sudden, unnatural, she had injuries: AIIMS – Indian Express
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Sunanda death was sudden, unnatural, she had injuries: AIIMS
Indian Express Sources confirmed that the viscera samples preserved were those of Pushkar’s lung, intestine, stomach and heart valves, that have been divided equally for toxicology analysis at the AIIMS laboratory and at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Rohini. |
Gilead Sciences gets marketing authorization from European Commission for … – News-Medical.net
Witney GazetteGilead Sciences gets marketing authorization from European Commission for …News-Medical.netSovaldi has been studied in hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6. The efficacy of Sovaldi has been established in patients with genotypes 1-4, i…
Organ Donation: Should we be 'Opting in' or 'Opting out'? – Slugger O'Toole
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Organ Donation: Should we be ‘Opting in’ or ‘Opting out’?
Slugger O’Toole Okay, a short enough question to chew on for a bit. The core of this argument between JoAnne Dobson (UUP) and Alastair Ross (DUP) is that the former wants to change the law to make organ donation a default position which you and your relatives can opt … Rival unionist MLAs square up over organ donation legislationBelfast Newsletter |