Times of IndiaPost New Year partying, do a food detoxTimes of IndiaFried, rich foods and heavy drinking make toxins from gut bacteria go into the liver, leading to inflammation and liver cell damage. But the organ is regenerative, so improve your liver…
Jahi McMath's family battles hospital over brain-dead girl – Los Angeles Times
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Jahi McMath’s family battles hospital over brain-dead girl
Los Angeles Times Jahi suffered heavy bleeding, cardiac arrest and “whole brain death” — defined as an irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem — on Dec. 12. Two hospital physicians and three outside doctors requested by the … |
Organ donor movement expands to include hands, face – Contra Costa Times
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Organ donor movement expands to include hands, face
Contra Costa Times WASHINGTON — Sure, your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver’s license. The government is … |
Natural earth burials and organ donation: think about it – Lexology (registration)
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Natural earth burials and organ donation: think about it
Lexology (registration) Two items to consider when you’re (finally) doing your estate planning are how you wish to be buried, and whether you wish to be an organ donor. Natural Earth Burials. Traditionally, most people choose to either be cremated or buried in a coffin when … Pharmacists, Students Improve Organ Donation RatesPharmacy Practice News Posthumous awards for Norfolk and Waveney organ donors who gave the …Norfolk Eastern Daily Press 800 on waiting list to get organ transplantexpressandstar.com Yorkshire Post –Hemel Gazette –Dewsbury Reporter all 23 news articles » |
The World's 19 Weirdest Hangover Remedies – Gizmodo India
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The World’s 19 Weirdest Hangover Remedies
Gizmodo India Not to be outdone by their canary-eating contemporaries, the ancient Greeks treated their hangovers with a breakfast of sheep lungs and two owl eggs. Owl eggs, sure, I mean, eggs are pretty much eggs. But lungs are extremely rubbery (I tried some … |
Terri Schiavo foundation advising brain-dead teen's family – USA TODAY
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Terri Schiavo foundation advising brain-dead teen’s family
USA TODAY “Families and individuals must make themselves aware of what so-called ‘brain death‘ is and what it is not,” Schindler said in a statement. ——–. Leff reported from San Francisco. Associated Press writer Channing Joseph in San Francisco contributed … Court order to keep brain-dead girl on ventilator is extendedLos Angeles Times Brain-dead teen to remain on life support pending appeal by familyNBCNews.com (blog) Brain Death Court Ruling: Teen to Be Taken Off Life SupportGuardian Express The Guardian all 1,896 news articles » |
Higher mortality in postmenopausal women with RA and anti-CCP antibodies – Science Daily (press release)
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Higher mortality in postmenopausal women with RA and anti-CCP antibodies
Science Daily (press release) Dec. 23, 2013 — New research shows mortality rates are two times higher in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies. Findings published in the American College of Rheumatology … |
Kanu Nwankwo sponsors four children for heart surgeries in India – DailyPost Nigeria
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Kanu Nwankwo sponsors four children for heart surgeries in India
DailyPost Nigeria Former Arsenal and Inter Milan striker, Kanu Nwankwo, has paid for the four children to have heart surgeries in India, through his Kanu Heart Foundation. Kanu’s football career was threatened by a serious heart defect, immediately after winning the … Nigeria: Kanu donates new hearts to fourStarAfrica.com |
Record year for organ transplants – Irish Health
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Record year for organ transplants
Irish Health 2013 was a record year for organ transplants in Ireland, with 293 organs transplanted compared to the previous record of 275 in 2011. According to the Irish Kidney Association (IKA), the highlight achievement was the growth in lung transplantation in … 2013 a ‘record year’ for organ transplants in Irelandthejournal.ie |
Clinical Studies and Financial Results – Research Report on Pfizer, United … – PR Newswire (press release)
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Clinical Studies and Financial Results – Research Report on Pfizer, United …
PR Newswire (press release) On November 8, 2013, Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) released top-line results from its Phase 3B/4 study of RAPAMUNE® (sirolimus) evaluating kidney transplant patients who switched from tacrolimus-based therapy (TAC) to RAPAMUNE® 3 to 5 months after transplant. |