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Top athlete gets involved in stem cell initiative
TheChronicleHerald.ca OneMatch, a Canadian Blood Services program, recruits stem cell donors, finds matches for patients who require a blood stem cell transplant and co-ordinates collection and delivery when a match is found. Even though his brother died of sickle-cell … Stem-cell donation ‘chance to save a life’ says ex-basketball starMetroNews Canada |
Fake prescription drugs not just third-world problem – The Denver Channel
The Denver ChannelFake prescription drugs not just third-world problemThe Denver ChannelOne recent study published by the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease found that nearly 17 percent of antibiotics prescribed against tuberculosis…
Even after your heart stops beating, continue tweeting – Times of India
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Even after your heart stops beating, continue tweeting
Times of India LONDON: Ghost writer! A new application will soon allow users to keep posting Twitter updates even from beyond the grave. The app independently uses intricate knowledge of a person’s on-line character to create a virtual continuation of their … New app updates your Twitter feed from beyond graveZee News |
Car bomb hits heart of Damascus, 53 killed – Times of India
Times of IndiaCar bomb hits heart of Damascus, 53 killedTimes of IndiaOne resident in the heart of the capital heard three or four projectiles whistling through the sky, followed by explosions. At least one of them landed in a public garden in the Abu …
Chelsea's plight shines spotlight on organ donation – The Review
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Chelsea’s plight shines spotlight on organ donation
The Review Chelsea’s plight shines spotlight on organ donation. February 20, 2013. The Review. Save |. We were saddened to report the news of Chelsea Lingenfelter’s passing. The 21-year-old Wellsville resident, who was in desperate need of a liver transplant … |
Govt amends rules to allow legislators to grant funds for treatment – Indian Express
Govt amends rules to allow legislators to grant funds for treatmentIndian Express… kidney as well as liver transplantation; orthopedic diseases treatment including artificial prosthesis for limbs, replacement of joints, external fixators and other im…
Searching for hidden heroes – Surrey Leader
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Searching for hidden heroes
Surrey Leader At SFU, potential donors were asked fill out a consent form and submit to a cheek swab, where a cotton swab is used to take a small amount of cell tissue from the donor’s mouth to find the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing. That information is then … |
Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure – WebMD
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Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure
WebMD Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition where the heart cannot pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body’s needs, which leads to problems like fatigue, breathlessness and swelling in the legs and feet. Most often, it arises after a heart … Stem Cell ‘Homing’ Signal May Help Treat Heart Failure PatientsScience Daily (press release) |
HIV/AIDS gene therapy work continues with NIH funds – WSU News
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HIV/AIDS gene therapy work continues with NIH funds
WSU News A blood stem cell transplant done in Germany is believed to have erased the patient’s HIV. He has been free of the disease for five years and that has sparked hope that gene therapy could be a cure for AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). |
Ladakh, a Lama and a likely lad – Stuff.co.nz
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Ladakh, a Lama and a likely lad
Stuff.co.nz By the time we cross the parking lot to our minivan, I seem to be missing a lung. Leh sits at … I’m travelling with Shakti Himalaya, a Delhi-based adventure travel agency that specialises in village-based adventures in remote parts of India’s … |