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Lifetime ban on blood donation by gay men lifts
globalnews.ca TORONTO – Canada is lifting a nearly 30-year-old ban on gay men giving blood, though for the time being only those who are abstinent will be allowed to donate. The new policy, which Canadian Blood Services hopes to have in place by mid-summer, will … Reaction to Blood Donation ChangesVOCM Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with menCBC.ca Blood Donation Changes Not EnoughBlackburnNews.com Globe and Mail –Huffington Post all 27 news articles » |
BioVentrix to Exhibit Revivent™ System, which Surpasses Survival Benefit … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
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BioVentrix to Exhibit Revivent™ System, which Surpasses Survival Benefit …
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) LISBON, Portugal–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioVentrix, pioneer of the Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement™ (LIVE™) procedure for the treatment of heart failure (HF), announced today that it will showcase its Revivent™ Myocardial Anchoring System at the … |
21-year-old motorist dies of heart attack – Times of India
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21-year-old motorist dies of heart attack
Times of India “He must have wanted to avoid an accident on the road and in the process could not handle the sudden reflex. The shock may have been enough to cause a heart attack. We are investigating if he had a previous medical history of a similar condition,” said … |
Bandra acid attack victim's condition worsens: Doctors – Times of India
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Bandra acid attack victim’s condition worsens: Doctors
Times of India MUMBAI: The condition of the Bandra acid attack victim has deteriorated and her lungs are failing, doctors attending to her said on Wednesday. She is in critical … We have put her on a machine that is supporting her lung functions,” said Dr Gupta … Bandra acid attack: Preeti Rathi’s condition deterioratingIndia.Com Health |
Pot luck dinner to raise awareness for organ donation – Glen Innes Examiner
Pot luck dinner to raise awareness for organ donationGlen Innes ExaminerDr Patricia Mackay will be the guest speaker and will address the audience about organ donation and its importance in society. There will also be three women who have received life…
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival doubles since early 1970s – Cancer Research UK (press release)
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival doubles since early 1970s
Cancer Research UK (press release) These vast improvements are largely thanks to better treatments – particularly the drug rituximab, which Cancer Research UK scientists laid the groundwork for with their early work into the immune system – and earlier diagnosis linked to improved … New treatments see blood cancer survival rates upScotsman |
Poland: Man Gets World's First Life-Saving Face Transplant Surgery – Design & Trend
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Poland: Man Gets World’s First Life-Saving Face Transplant Surgery
Design & Trend A Polish man who was seriously injured by a machine in a workplace accident was the beneficiary of the world’s first life-saving face transplant surgery on Wednesday. “It is Poland’s first face transplant and also the first in the world done to save … |
New blood-donation rules put damage control ahead of sound science – Globe and Mail
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New blood-donation rules put damage control ahead of sound science
Globe and Mail Men who have sex with men can now give blood in Canada – but only if they have been celibate for five years. This change in policy by Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec – in response to charges that the blood-collection agencies are homophobic … |
Bengal's hut wins London's heart – Times of India
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Bengal’s hut wins London’s heart
Times of India Marigold isn’t usually grown in the UK. Hence, the duo bought seeds of different varieties of marigold and got the University of Reading to grow them. “We have never visited India. We saw this beautiful house in Bengal on the internet and decided to … |
Hospital conveys apologies to heart transplant patient and donor family – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Hospital conveys apologies to heart transplant patient and donor family7thSpace Interactive (press release)The incident involved a 58-year-old female patient with critical end-stage heart failure undergoing heart transplantation at Queen Mary Hospital …