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Federal Government misses organ donor targets
ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: A massive funding increase over the past few years appears to have failed in helping Australia meet its organ donation targets. Donations did increase in 2012, but the Federal Government says too many people don’t know whether close … |
Apollo to set up proton therapy cancer centre in Chennai – Firstpost
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Apollo to set up proton therapy cancer centre in Chennai
Firstpost Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) Leading healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals will set up India’s first proton therapy centre in Chennai at a cost of Rs.400 crore for treating cancer patients across the country, southeast Asia, Africa and Australia. “The … Apollo inks pact with IBA to establish proton therapy centerEconomic Times |
Al Hassan holds blood donation drive – Oman Daily Observer
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Al Hassan holds blood donation drive
Oman Daily Observer MUSCAT — As part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Al Hassan Group recently organised a blood donation drive at the head office in Muscat in collaboration with the Central Blood Bank of Oman (CBB).The initiative … |
Organ donations increase but miss target – SBS
The AgeOrgan donations increase but miss targetSBSOrgans can only be transplanted from people who die in hospital intensive care units from either brain death or heart failure, he said. Of 76,600 people who died in Australian hospitals last year, only …
Chumpol dies of heart failure at 72 – Bangkok Post
Bangkok PostChumpol dies of heart failure at 72Bangkok PostDeputy Prime Minister and Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa died from heart failure yesterday. He was 72. Chumpol: Passed out on Dec 17. Chumpol, who was also Chartthaipattana Par…
organ donor pilot scheme launched – BBC News
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organ donor pilot scheme launched
BBC News Previously, organ donation was not possible in these circumstances, even if the patient had made it clear that they wished to be an organ donor. Minister for Public Health Michael Matheson said: “We welcome the fact that more people who experience a … |
Michael Winner Dead: British Filmmaker Dies At 77 – Huffington Post
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Michael Winner Dead: British Filmmaker Dies At 77
Huffington Post The manager for Hemsley says the late star of the television sitcom “”The Jeffersons”” refused treatment for lung cancer in the weeks before he died of what a coroner says were complications from the disease on July 24, 2012. (AP photo/Nick Ut, File … |
Theater motivates teen in need of kidney transplant
Seventeen-year-old Haley Wilson has not let the need for a kidney transplant slow her down.
Feces transplant may help relieve severe diarrhoea: study
AMSTERDAM: It may sound like the most unappealing treatment available, but a European study has concluded that inserting fecal material from a healthy person into the gut of somebody with severe diarrhoea may cure their problem better than antibiotics.
Rituximab: Subkutan geht auch – Pharmazeutische Zeitung online
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Rituximab: Subkutan geht auch
Pharmazeutische Zeitung online Bei der Behandlung von Non-Hodgkin-Lymphomen ist die subkutane Applikation des monoklonalen Anti-CD20-Antikörpers Rituximab (Mabthera®) der intravenösen Gabe mindestens ebenbürtig. Darauf weist Hersteller Roche in einer Pressemitteilung hin. |