Story of belief, hope and heart dazzles in 'Life of Pi'Omaha World-HeraldPi Patel is the second son of a man who runs a zoo in Pondicherry, India. Pi describes it as the French Riviera of India. He also describes in detail the mystery behind hi…
GALLAGHER: Game balls and trophies touch hands and hearts – Sioux City Journal
GALLAGHER: Game balls and trophies touch hands and heartsSioux City Journal"He wasn't at the game (recovering from a stem cell transplant at the time), and I wanted to try to make an impact in his life." Folkens, who is cancer-free and pl…
JKLF organizes blood donation camp in IHK – Kashmir Media Service
JKLF organizes blood donation camp in IHKKashmir Media ServiceSrinagar, November 21 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a blood donation camp was organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front in connection with the martyrdom anniversary of Shuhada-i-Aali…
Former Union-Tribune Publisher David Copley Dies – KPBS
ABC NewsFormer Union-Tribune Publisher David Copley DiesKPBSIt's believed that the former publisher — who underwent heart-transplant surgery in 2005 — may have suffered a heart attack before the crash. Singer called Copley "a gentle soul&quo…
Meadowdale community supports cancer survivors – Dayton Daily News
Meadowdale community supports cancer survivorsDayton Daily NewsWhen Tuss left school for her stem cell transplant, front desk secretary Adonna Mobley was fighting breast cancer. After Tuss returned, Mobley was also diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “T…
The Most Romantic Organ-Donation Story I've Seen All Day – Kotaku
Boing BoingThe Most Romantic Organ-Donation Story I've Seen All DayKotakuThe Most Romantic Organ-Donation Story I've Seen All Day Who knew that heart transplant surgery could be so romantic? I did not. And yet this video for "I Have Your H…
Boxing: 'Macho' Camacho in deep coma after shooting – AFP
Boxing: 'Macho' Camacho in deep coma after shootingAFP"This is a process and we have to wait for two different indicators to declare brain death," he added. Camacho was one of the most colorful boxers of the 1980s. He has a career rec…
New drugs extend myeloma patients' lives – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleNew drugs extend myeloma patients' livesSan Francisco ChronicleWhen Stephen Barrager started on a clinical trial drug at UCSF three years ago, the cancer had ravaged his kidneys and had progressed to the point that a stem-cel…
Heart-rending wails rend the air – Times of India
Heart-rending wails rend the airTimes of IndiaPATNA: The dark and dingy slums in the Lohanipur area on Tuesday reverberated with wails of sorrow as most of the victims of the stampede at Adalat Ghat on Monday evening hailed from this locality. Twelve-y…
FDA approves pump built by Framingham company for patients awaiting heart transplant
Federal regulators Tuesday approved for sale in the United States a mechanical pump built by a Framingham company as a “bridge therapy” to support heart function and blood flow in patients with end-stage heart failure who are awaiting a heart trans…