China's lines around islands suggest more conflictTimes of IndiaChina calls them the Diaoyus; Japan, the Senkakus. The new map shows a satellite image of a kidney-shaped main island with splotches of green, and a list of 70 affiliated "islands…
US nurse flushes kidney down sink
A nurse accidentally flushed away a healthy human kidney while the intended recipient awaited a life-saving transplant operation.
Indian cuisine gets an edge – India Today
India TodayIndian cuisine gets an edgeIndia TodayThe chef had once said to me how he got the recipe right only after trying and retrying so many times that two kilos of the precious goose liver had to be binned because it would just melt in the tandoor…
Local resident makes 125th blood donation – Fairborn Daily Herald
Local resident makes 125th blood donationFairborn Daily HeraldDAYTON — Fairborn resident John Pierce can thank his son and a well-meaning but misplaced phone call for getting him on track to make his 125th lifetime blood donation. He first donated wh…
Vitamin D supplements help heart failure patients live longer – Food Consumer
Vitamin D supplements help heart failure patients live longerFood ConsumerFriday Sept 28, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — A new study in European Journal of Heart Failure suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent premature death from heart…
Lawsuit charges heavy pressure for 'brain death' declarations – Catholic Culture
Lawsuit charges heavy pressure for 'brain death' declarationsCatholic CulturePatrick McMahon, a nurse-practitioner who was dismissed from his position with the New York Organ Donor Network, says that he was fired for complaining about the press…
Smaller cities too offer good heart care – Times of India
Smaller cities too offer good heart careTimes of IndiaThere is a silver lining to the growing cardiac care facilities in India: the care itself is getting better. The CSI registry throws up big positives in India's battle against cardiac ailments. …
Horse Deaths Spark Review – Wall Street Journal
New York TimesHorse Deaths Spark ReviewWall Street JournalALBANY—A New York task force investigating a spike in thoroughbred deaths at the Aqueduct race track last winter called for tighter rules Friday and better regulation of drug use, particularly…
A village specializes in a gift of a lifetime – Times of India
A village specializes in a gift of a lifetimeTimes of IndiaMore than 2,000 adults from 600 families of this little-known village will hand over letters of consent to donate their organs, according to Father Davis Chiramel, chairman of the Kidney Federa…
Hospital Starts Heart Failure Program – KFYR-TV
Hospital Starts Heart Failure ProgramKFYR-TVWe reported yesterday on a new penalty that kicks in next week to encourage hospitals to cut back on high readmission rates. Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck will lose Medicare reimbursement funds for its f…