By: Branden Largent Like most 6-year-olds, Charlie Knuth loves to swim and run through sprinklers. But this wasn’t always the case. Because of a rare genetic skin disease — Epidermolysis bullosa — blisters covered 90 percent of his body for the f…
Vidyanagar's green lung gasping for a makeover – Times of India
Vidyanagar's green lung gasping for a makeoverTimes of IndiaHUBLI: The park in Vidyanagar could have had everything going for it, if only the authorities had maintained it. Located among some of the leading educational institutions in the city, it …
Local boy needs second heart transplant
Two years after neighbors helped build a Lexington family's dream home, the family members say they need the community's help more than ever.
'We never saw it coming' (video) – Warren Tribune Chronicle
Warren Tribune Chronicle'We never saw it coming' (video)Warren Tribune ChronicleThe pain and sickness are constant, along with exhaustion and fluctuating body temperature. Her best hope at beating the cancer that typically has a less than a fiv…
Record set in organ donation – Yahoo!7 News
Yahoo!7 NewsRecord set in organ donationYahoo!7 NewsRecord set in organ donation. ABC Updated December 4, 2012, 4:00 pm. A total of 55 organs went to patients on waiting lists around the country. ABC © Enlarge photo. Tasmania's organ donation rate…
Mebane Librarian Back To Work After Kidney Transplant
Less than four months after her transplant, Shari Vassello is back in action, exceeding even doctors' expectations.
Consent for organ donation – ITV News
Consent for organ donationITV NewsWelsh organ donor law planned for 2015 · about 1 hour ago · Impact of 'opt-out' system for organ donation · about 2 hours ago · New organ donation campaign launched · about 2 …
"Life for Lief" campaign raises funds for Monroe boy awaiting heart transplant
Lief O'Neill is a nine-year-old boy with severe autism who needs a heart transplant. Family and friends have organized several fundraisers to help pay for medical expenses.
Norway's Crown Princess Flew to India, Posed as Nanny to Care for Gay … – Towleroad
Norway's Crown Princess Flew to India, Posed as Nanny to Care for Gay …TowleroadThe point here is that there's a money exchange for bodily services. That makes it different from organ donations, which is only legal if there's NO MONEY cha…
Omega-6 PUFAs not linked to heart failure – Food Consumer
Omega-6 PUFAs not linked to heart failureFood ConsumerMonday Dec 3, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — Eating foods with high amounts of omega-6 fatty acids may not affect the risk of heart failure, according to a new study in American Journal of Clinical Nutr…