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Organ donor registrations up after Kayla Baker campaign
Cambridge Times The struggle of Cambridge’s Kayla Baker, 14, is producing some very real results – 0nline organ donor registrations are on the rise. The local high school student recently underwent a lung transplant, after being on the waiting list for about two years … |
Saving lives through blood donation – Deccan Herald
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Saving lives through blood donation
Deccan Herald … channel on Bangalore Chashme Baddoor movie review: The remake from hell Happy to be giving back something to the game, says VVS Laxman Sunrisers hope for a bright beginning. You are here: Home » Metrolife » Saving lives through blood donation … |
Mid-South Transplant Foundation Tops in US – Memphis Daily News
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Mid-South Transplant Foundation Tops in US
Memphis Daily News “The body starts to shut down very rapidly in the process of brain death.” Because of those factors, the Mid-South Transplant Foundation and other federally designated organ procurement organizations work closely with hospital staffs to teach best … |
Spotlight on liver diseases – Times of India
Spotlight on liver diseasesTimes of IndiaLUCKNOW: Liver diseases have become common, but there are not enough specialised centres to meet the requirement. Addressing the issue, state chapter of the Indian society for gastroenterology organised a daylon…
Alcohol consumption has no impact on breast cancer survival, according to new … – Hutchinson Center A Life of Science
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Alcohol consumption has no impact on breast cancer survival, according to new …
Hutchinson Center A Life of Science Fred Hutch’s pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation led to the development of immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system to treat cancer with minimal side effects. An independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle … |
Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in US, Doctors Say – U.S. News & World Report
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Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in US, Doctors Say
U.S. News & World Report The study found that albendazole (Albenza), used with or without the corticosteroids, reduced seizure frequency and the number of brain lesions seen in imaging scans. Not enough data was available to evaluate another drug, praziquantel, the researchers … |
Timing of Infant Corneal Transplantation Complex – Medscape
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Timing of Infant Corneal Transplantation Complex
Medscape BOSTON, Massachusetts — Although immediate intervention might seem intuitive for newborns requiring corneal transplantation, waiting a few months is a viable option, a new study suggests. Investigators found no statistically significant difference in … |
Paid leave for organ donation needs monitoring – Yahoo!7 News
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Paid leave for organ donation needs monitoring
Yahoo!7 News One of Australia’s leading medical ethicists says the Federal Government’s trial program of paid leave for organ donation will need to be carefully monitored. The radical pilot program, announced on Sunday, will see the employers of organ donors paid … Mark Colvin receives new lease on life thanks to kidney transplantThe Australian Mark Colvin humbled by ‘gracious gift’ of lifeABC Online |
Patients in limbo as stem cell banks cry for cord blood – Times of India
Patients in limbo as stem cell banks cry for cord bloodTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: Stem cell transplant is the only hope for patients with blood cancer, particularly leukemia, but only two of the more than 1,000 patients who requested for stem cells from a …
Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus – MIT News
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Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
MIT News In a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers, from MIT’s Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research, present a novel approach to developing a dengue therapy using mutated antibodies. According to … |