A young cystic fibrosis suffer who was given a double lung transplant has died from cancer, after being told her donor was a smoker.
Patients raise money for child's liver transplant – Times of India
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Patients raise money for child’s liver transplant
Times of India He added that he donated a part of his liver for the transplant. “My child is doing … He added that the biggest challenge in conducting the procedure on children is that the graft size is usually bigger than that of the child’s organ and it has to be … |
Trial set for Iowans accused of locking up 2 teens in basement
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — A trial date has been set for a suburban Des Moines couple accused of keeping two teenage children locked in the basement when not at school.
Parramatta councillor Glenn Elmore makes 70th blood donation for Christmas … – Parramatta Advertiser
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Parramatta councillor Glenn Elmore makes 70th blood donation for Christmas …
Parramatta Advertiser PARRAMATTA councillor Glenn Elmore has saved more than 200 lives since the early 1980s. This Christmas he’s challenging you to do the same. Cr Elmore made his 70th blood donation last Wednesday, which he found surprising. “My father was a blood … |
Joe Schwarcz: TV's Dr. Oz could use a higher threshold for his "miracles" – Montreal Gazette
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Joe Schwarcz: TV’s Dr. Oz could use a higher threshold for his “miracles”
Montreal Gazette In co-operation with colleagues in India who had access to volunteers, Dr. Vinson designed a trial by which overweight subjects were given, in random order, for periods of six weeks each, either a daily dose of 1,050 mg of green coffee bean extract, a … |
OH Teen Organ Donor To Be Honored In Calif. Parade – NBC4i.com
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OH Teen Organ Donor To Be Honored In Calif. Parade
NBC4i.com A 16-year-old Ohio car crash victim whose donated organs saved three lives will be honored with a floral portrait in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. The Mansfield News Journal reports that Shelby Cooper of Lucas in northern Ohio died … |
Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery – Times of India
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Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery
Times of India JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove gallstones Saturday, the nation’s presidency said, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is still recovering from a lung infection. Doctors treating … Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstones surgeryIndia Today Gall stones removal surgery on Mandela successful – Zee News – India.ComZee News |
Cancer Takes a Heavy Toll – AllAfrica.com
Cancer Takes a Heavy TollAllAfrica.comCraig was flown to the US in May 2008 for a Stem Cell transplant, a medical procedure that became necessary as a result of cancer of the bone marrow. He lost a two-year battle with cancer of the lymphatic systems a…
City to test out transplant project – China Daily
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City to test out transplant project
China Daily According to the Red Cross Society of China Shanghai Branch, a commission was also set up to provide guidance for donations and transplant surgery. A diagnosis team will also participate in the evaluations of donors’ deaths, a highly contentious issue. |
Donation of organs directed to the needy – China Daily
Donation of organs directed to the needyChina DailyOf the donations, 47.5 percent came after cardiac death and 43.5 percent after both cardiac and brain death. Those after brain death accounted for the rest, statistics from the allocation system showed…