06May/13

Organ donation facts – Reading Eagle – Reading Eagle


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Organ donation facts – Reading Eagle
Reading Eagle
More than 7,900 people are on the organ transplant list in Pennsylvania. •How many people are registered?: In Pennsylvania, 45 percent of residents have placed the organ donor designation on their learner’s permit, driver’s license or state
Organ donation in Scotland — a special Courier seriesThe Courier
UTV’s From The Heart boosts NI donorsU.TV
Films are a matter of life and deathThis is Nottingham

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06May/13

Organ donation 'still worth it' – Herald Sun

Organ donation ‘still worth it’
Herald Sun
“Potential donors and their families and potential recipients and their families have no reason not to have confidence in organ donation and transplant procedures.” Ms Jamieson recommended that the DonateLife Organization be authorised by hospitals to
Organ donation facts – Reading EagleReading Eagle
Keep faith in donor system: Vic coroner – NinemsnNinemsn
Mouse virus blamed for organ transplant deaths – The AgeThe Age
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06May/13

Millions Have Chronic Kidney Disease But Don't Know It, Study Finds – Everyday Health


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Millions Have Chronic Kidney Disease But Don’t Know It, Study Finds
Everyday Health
MONDAY, May 6, 2013 — Millions of people in Canada are unaware that they have chronic kidney disease, even when it progresses into the later stages, according to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Researchers found
Prevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a CMAJ
Kidney disease in Canada: 12.5 percent of adults afflicted, yet many unawareEurekAlert (press release)
Nearly 3 million Canadians have kidney disease, and few know it: StudyToronto Sun

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06May/13

New Antiviral Treatment Could Significantly Reduce Global Burden of Hepatitis C – Science Daily (press release)

New Antiviral Treatment Could Significantly Reduce Global Burden of Hepatitis C
Science Daily (press release)
May 6, 2013 — Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) — a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer.1 New prevention strategies are
New Hepatitis C Treatment Offers 90% Cure, May Halve Infection Rate In Medical Daily

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