30Apr/13

Organ donation can save lives, but only if a match is available – Deseret News


Deseret News

Organ donation can save lives, but only if a match is available
Deseret News
Keri Stephens, mother of Anthony Whitaker, an organ donor, and her daughter Isabella Whitaker are emotional as they look at the glass wall where their son and brother’s name is engraved on the Celebration of Life Donor Monument near the Salt Lake Main
Checking a Box at the RMV and Saving Lives Through Organ DonationPatch.com
Winning hearts and minds: Thousands of participants rally for organ donationThe Daily Titan
Organ donation saves the lives of many others – The Montana StandardMontana Standard
Milford Daily News –The Daily Standard –vtdigger.org
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30Apr/13

Fresh horse doping investigation – Adelaide Now


BBC Sport

Fresh horse doping investigation
Adelaide Now
“There are two different types of steroid – anabolic steroids that build muscle and corticosteroids that are anti-inflammatory,” Mr Berry said. “Corticosteroids are legal for horses, although obviously you can’t use them in close proximity to races
Berry in plea to give Butler a breakGlasgow Evening Times
Racing: Berry hits out at Butler’s drug criticsHerald Scotland

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30Apr/13

Two-year-old takes first normal breath with bioartificial windpipe – Medill Reports: Chicago

Two-year-old takes first normal breath with bioartificial windpipe
Medill Reports: Chicago
Earlier this month, local and international surgeons performed the nine-hour transplant surgery at the Children’s Hospital in Peoria. What makes this surgery so unique is that the windpipe, or trachea, was created from nanofibers and Hannah’s own stem

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30Apr/13

U scientists develop 'calcium sponge' to combat heart failure – Minnesota Medical Foundation (blog)

U scientists develop ‘calcium sponge’ to combat heart failure
Minnesota Medical Foundation (blog)
University of Minnesota researchers have developed a “calcium sponge” that could one day be used to combat diastolic heart failure, a common killer of men and women nationwide. In diastolic heart failure, cardiac cells’ calcium levels rise to the peak