14Mar/13

3-time kidney transplant survivor pushes organ donation – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

3-time kidney transplant survivor pushes organ donation
CBC.ca
The survivor of three failed kidney transplants is urging everyone to sign their organ donor card on World Kidney Day. Every night, LaSalle’s Brian Bacon lugs three pillow-sized bags of solution upstairs and attaches them to his dialysis machine. Bacon
Double kidney transplant survivor urges people to get on the organ donor listBoston Standard
My 10-year wait for lifeThe Star
Nurses are helping potential live kidney donors and patients in new roleshropshirelive.com (press release)
Daily Pioneer
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14Mar/13

Camden First Aid a special part of the community – Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald (blog) (subscription)

Camden First Aid a special part of the community
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald (blog) (subscription)
In a cardiac arrest, 7 minutes without oxygen flowing to the brain can lead to significant brain death. Eliminating personnel or downsizing to two trucks could mean calling in mutual aid, which means a longer response time to the patient. As tempting

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14Mar/13

New Pope had lung removed due to infection during childhood – Daily News & Analysis


India Today

New Pope had lung removed due to infection during childhood
Daily News & Analysis
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 76-year-old Argentinean, has been chosen as the first Latin American pope, had his lung removed when he was a teenager. According to a media report, Pope Francis, 76, had one of his lungs removed because of an
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina elected PopeIndia Today
The Business of White SmokeBeauregard Daily News (blog)
Pope Francis: 9 things that you must knowZee News
The Japan Times –Stockton Record
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14Mar/13

12000 annual acute kidney injury deaths could be prevented – Nursing Times


Zee News

12000 annual acute kidney injury deaths could be prevented
Nursing Times
A spokesman said that new research, due to be published at the end of March, indicates that through the delivery of “optimal” acute kidney injury care, at least 12,000 lives could be saved every year in the UK. Acute kidney injury, or acute renal
NIH highlights lifelong impact of acute kidney injuryNational Institutes of Health (press release)
On World Kidney Day, Indian clinicians & nephrologists to focus on acute pharmabiz.com
Acute kidney injury causes thousands of needless deathsOnMedica
News-Medical.net –7thSpace Interactive (press release) –DeHavilland (subscription) (press release)
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