MORRIS TWP. – It was a big coming out for “Team Kerry” Saturday at the Woodland Firehouse.
Classroom Meets Gallery – New York Times
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Classroom Meets Gallery
New York Times A bioethics class uses works about family ties, by artists like Käthe Kollwitz, as catalysts for discussions of the issues surrounding organ donation. On a recent morning, a half-dozen first-year Italian students wandered through the European … |
Living at cost of lungs – Daily Star Online
Living at cost of lungsDaily Star OnlineSilica is the main element of sand, and an intense exposure to silica dust can cause silicosis in a few years or even months, depending on the lung condition of the patient. … Various types of uncrushed stones …
Licenses feature organ donor logo – Bowling Green Daily News
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Licenses feature organ donor logo
Bowling Green Daily News A new look for Kentucky driver’s licenses could simplify the way in which people become organ donors. The Warren County Circuit Clerk’s Office and others across the state Wednesday began issuing licenses with blue hearts and the words “organ donor” to … |
Compulsory licences may spur more voluntary licensing deals – Livemint
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Compulsory licences may spur more voluntary licensing deals
Livemint India issued its first compulsory licence in February last year, allowing Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma Ltd to make Bayer AG’s lung and kidney cancer drug Nexavar at one-tenth the price. The drug cost Rs.2.80 lakh for a month’s treatment, although Bayer … |
National Blood Donation Month aboard The Big Red Bus – TCPalm
National Blood Donation Month aboard The Big Red BusTCPalmNational Blood Donation Month occurs in January. A national celebration since 1970, the event gives donors the chance to provide life-saving blood for many needs. Hospitals need 44,000 pints of …
Miami Project Performs First Schwann Cell Transplant
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has taken their first step in a clinical trial involving the transfer of Schwann cells to assist in the healing of a spinal cord injury.
Robin Roberts returns to "Good Morning America" set for first time since bone marrow transplant
The TV host, who’s been recovering from a bone marrow transplant, expects to return to morning TV in February
bill to exclude some transplants – BBC News
bill to exclude some transplantsBBC NewsThe bill would mean everyone normally resident in Wales is considered to be a willing organ donor when they die, unless they have stated otherwise. The Welsh government believes the Human Transplantation (Wales) …
Canada launches first gene therapy trial for Fabry disease
( Alberta Health Services ) Fabry disease, a rare inherited enzyme deficiency, can shorten the lifespan of people who have it by as much as 40 years. Now, Canadian researchers have launched the first gene therapy clinical trial in the world for Fabry d…