TWO consultants have given their backing to a petition calling for a revolutionary cystic fibrosis (CF) drug to be urgently made available in Scotland.
Rape victim is cremated in India – San Jose Mercury News
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Rape victim is cremated in India
San Jose Mercury News … liver damage and a brain injury, the Singapore hospital said, and died from organ failure. Her body was flown back to India on Saturday. As news of her death spread Saturday, India’s young, social-network-using population began to organize protests … Rape Victim Is Cremated in India After Six Are Charged With MurderNew York Times A Controversial 2500-Mile Medical OdysseyWall Street Journal (blog) Live: Gangrape victim passes away, Jethmalani hopes early trialFirstpost India.Com Health –IBNLive –The Hindu all 6,909 news articles » |
8-year-old active, vital after liver transplant in infancy
The last time Nathaniel Cooper was the subject of a story in this newspaper, on Oct. 16, 2005, he was a 10-month-old who had just returned to his Ledyard home after a brief stay in Mount Sinai Hospital following what proved to be a mild setback followi…
Tom Fletcher – Tom Fletcher Backs Blood Donation Drive – Contactmusic.com
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Tom Fletcher – Tom Fletcher Backs Blood Donation Drive
Contactmusic.com The MCFly singer spent his Sunday morning (30Dec12) donating blood, and uploaded a picture of his bandaged arm to his Twitter.com page to encourage his followers to do the same. In an accompanying post, he writes, “Just gave blood. Low supplies at … |
Organ donor recipients ride with Donate Life in the 2013 Rose Parade – Pasadena Star-News
Organ donor recipients ride with Donate Life in the 2013 Rose ParadePasadena Star-NewsBut to the Riepl family, it will be a culmination of all they have triumphantly overcome the past two years. At just 38 years old, Kevin Riepl is a heart transplant r…
Girl needs life-saving stem cell transplant – WTHI
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Girl needs life-saving stem cell transplant
WTHI TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – 6-year-old Justice Spencer is known for her long locks and bubbly personality. “She’s little but she’s definitely mighty, and has a huge personality and a personality all her own and that’s just what makes Justice, Justice … |
Doctors rebuild human liver from a tissue of cow's heart
A woman from Liverpool, who was suffering from an incurable liver cancer, was saved by using a tissue from a cow’s heart to rebuild her liver.
This winter, travel safe: Health experts tell how – Times of India
This winter, travel safe: Health experts tell howTimes of IndiaWhile going to any high altitude places, experts said people with heart and lung diseases should consult their doctors as such sites can aggravate their conditions. Experts said maintaining…
One special court for human trafficking – Times of India
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One special court for human trafficking
Times of India Dr S Anand of the NGO Save the Children notes that India is the “source, transit route and destination of human trafficking”. In Maharashtra, he says, the … The objectives behind the crime also are organ donation and cheap labour. While the … |
醫言有理﹕食「髓」知味 – 雅虎香港
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醫言有理﹕食「髓」知味
雅虎香港 骨髓移植手術需要有合適的捐髓者，白血球血型（HLA typing）要完全匹配。偉成有一個同父同母的弟弟，白血球血型相同的機會是四分之一。可惜驗血發現他們的血型不同，偉成只好求助無血緣骨髓捐贈（unrelated marrow donation）。 香港骨髓捐贈基金於1991年， … |