07Jun/13

Judge's Ruling On Young Girl's Transplant Challenges The US Organ Donation … – TIME (blog)


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Judge’s Ruling On Young Girl’s Transplant Challenges The US Organ Donation
TIME (blog)
It’s a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation’s transplant system, a federal judge has allowed one dying child — and a day later another — to essentially jump the line in rulings that
Why we should have an ‘Opt Out’ organ donation policyMSNBC
Changing the age requirement for lung transplantsWEAR
Intervention in transplant process dismays some expertsPittsburgh Post Gazette

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07Jun/13

'Knight Stalker' Killer Dies Of Liver Failure After 24 Years On Death Row – Business Insider


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‘Knight Stalker’ Killer Dies Of Liver Failure After 24 Years On Death Row
Business Insider
Ramirez, 53, had been taken from San Quentin’s death row to a hospital where authorities said he died of liver failure. He had been housed on death row for decades and was awaiting execution, even though it has been years since anyone has been put to
‘Night Stalker’ dies of liver failureTribune-Review
El Paso-born serial killer sentenced to death dies of liver failureKFOX El Paso
Night Stalker Richard Ramirez Dies On Death RowSky News
Marin Independent Journal
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07Jun/13

Steyn: Holder taking US from a 'respectable society' to something 'far more … – Daily Caller

Steyn: Holder taking US from a ‘respectable society’ to something ‘far more
Daily Caller
Conservative commentator Mark Steyn explained Thursday why the federal government’s phone records data collection is disturbing: because it falls in the context of other alleged misdeeds by that same government. “I wouldn’t be were it not for the

07Jun/13

Horrific acid attack on 17 yo coed is sadly typical of India's routine … – AMERICAblog (blog)


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Horrific acid attack on 17 yo coed is sadly typical of India’s routine
AMERICAblog (blog)
She was left with a lung infection and brain damage, and died shortly thereafter. The official Indian government react to the rape was, shall we say, somewhat lacking. The President’s son described the women protesting the rape as “dented and painted,”

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07Jun/13

Unusual Antibodies in Cows Suggest New Ways to Make Medicines for People – Science Daily (press release)

Unusual Antibodies in Cows Suggest New Ways to Make Medicines for People
Science Daily (press release)
June 6, 2013 — Humans have been raising cows for their meat, hides and milk for millennia. Now it appears that the cow immune system also has something to offer. A new study led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) focusing on an

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