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Life and death decisions about who gets organs
Pittsburgh Post Gazette We can’t grasp the immensity of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004. We can … If the nearly 100,000 people who signed the change.org petition asking for a policy change for Sarah Murnaghan continue to advocate for organ … |
Immune system marker tied to improved bone marrow transplant outcomes – Science Daily (press release)
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Immune system marker tied to improved bone marrow transplant outcomes
Science Daily (press release) 16, 2013 — The risk of death following bone marrow transplantation can be reduced about 60 percent using a new technique to identify bone marrow donors who make the most potent cancer-fighting immune cells, according to research from St. Jude … Bone marrow donation touted as a lifesaverChicago Tribune |
Pan masala and reproductive system – Times of India
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Pan masala and reproductive system
Times of India Nigam also noticed that mice that were exposed to pan masala in their diet for 56 weeks had developed liver tumours and also caused degeneration of testis. “The pan masala I personally feel is the least monitored for its contents by our food safety bodies. |
Doctors warn filth raising heart ailments in Patna – Times of India
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Doctors warn filth raising heart ailments in Patna
Times of India “Rheumatic fever mainly attacks children of 5-15 years. If symptoms like joint pain, fever and breathing difficulty are left untreated, palpitation and fatigue develops in adulthood. If the situation aggravates, heart failure may occur due to leakage … |
Firm's 'germ-proof' scrubs attract attention – Orlando Sentinel
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Firm’s ‘germ-proof’ scrubs attract attention
Orlando Sentinel “Vestagen did their due diligence in the laboratory before marketing their product, which carries a lot of weight with physicians,” said Dr. Alan Reed, who uses Vestex scrubs and is director of the University of Iowa’s organ-transplant surgery center … |
Blood donation camp by Sant Nirankari Mission – Indian Express
Blood donation camp by Sant Nirankari MissionIndian ExpressA blood donation camp was organised on Sunday by the Rohini branch of Sant Nirankari Mission in the premises of Nirankari Satsang Bhawan, Sector 16, Rohini. More than 100 volunteers donated blo…
16-year-old donates organs, gifts 3 strangers a new life – Indian Express
16-year-old donates organs, gifts 3 strangers a new lifeIndian ExpressA 16-year-old girl, who died of head injuries after parts of the parapet of an under construction building fell on her head last week, donated two of her organs at AIIMS Trauma Centr…
Dharavi mandal bags BMC's first prize for organ donation campaign – Indian Express
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Dharavi mandal bags BMC’s first prize for organ donation campaign
Indian Express President of Shri Hanuman Seva Mandal, Nana Jagannath, said, “We organised an organ donation camp at our mandal. So far, 15 donors … Vile Parle’s Bal Gopal Mitra Mandal won the third prize for its 18-ft Ganesha idol made from tissue paper. President … |
Two months on, BMC yet to finalise deals on KEM hospital – Indian Express
Two months on, BMC yet to finalise deals on KEM hospitalIndian ExpressThe three projects include a 12-bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facility for pediatric patients, two new heart-lung machines and a third operation theatre for open heart surgeries. …
Transplant House to help families of surgery patients in Orlando – Orlando Sentinel
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Transplant House to help families of surgery patients in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel For college student Kurt Fadden of Indialantic, getting a kidney transplant this summer was priceless. The out-of-pocket expenses his insurance didn’t cover? Not so much. Gas, tolls, hotel and meals added up to “at least $200 a day for everything … |