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Campaigners call for action to increase organ donor numbers
WalesOnline The number of deceased donors per million population in Wales also fell from 16.7 to 13, even though there has been an increase in the number of people who … and more » |
Why do people choose to become live organ donors? – Times Online
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Why do people choose to become live organ donors?
Times Online … organs is at an all-time high in the UK, so new ways of encouraging organ donation, from both living and deceased donors, are urgently being sought. … and more » |
Seven years after transplant, Melissa Carter continues donor dedication – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Seven years after transplant, Melissa Carter continues donor dedication
Atlanta Journal Constitution The emerald hue is the official color of Carter's first annual ECOuture fashion fundraiser for the Melissa Carter Transplant Fund at Piedmont Hospital and … |
UN study calls for international ban on organ trafficking – Economic Times
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UN study calls for international ban on organ trafficking
Economic Times "The basis for obtaining organs and tissue for transplant should be voluntary altruism. No financial gain should be coincident with obtaining tissues and … Study seeks ban on organ traffickingThe Associated Press New convention to stop organ trafficking urgedAFP Sales of human organs soar as transplant demands rise. Some are forced to …Cold Truth (blog) Earthtimes (press release) –Inter Press Service –Xinhua all 305 news articles » |
Students participate in state-wide organ donor registration competition – Daily Illini
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Students participate in state-wide organ donor registration competition
Daily Illini Although 87 percent of Illinois residents support organ donation, only 60 percent are registered organ donors, according to a poll conducted by Donate for … and more » |
Sibal for organ donation awareness centres at all hospitals – Indopia
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Sibal for organ donation awareness centres at all hospitals
Indopia New Delhi, Oct 14 With India reporting five lakh deaths every year due to liver, heart and kidney failure, there is a need to set up organ donation … and more » |
Transplant soldier given smoker's cancerous lungs – Cambridge Evening News
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Transplant soldier given smoker's cancerous lungs
Cambridge Evening News While in Iraq with the Queen's Royal Lancers that Christmas he was diagnosed with a lung illness. In April 2007 he received a double lung transplant but … Transplanted lungs were cancerousThe Press Association Iraq veteran dies of cancer post lung transplantTopNews United States Iraq veteran dies of cancer after lung transplant from heavy smokerTimes Online Telegraph.co.uk –guardian.co.uk –DigitalJournal.com all 149 news articles » |
Device may aid organ transport – San Antonio Express
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Device may aid organ transport
San Antonio Express The organ preservation device, developed at the University of Texas Health Science Center, uses a small tank to infuse oxygen into a heart or kidney that's … |
Double arm transplant father says new hands are hairier than body – Telegraph.co.uk
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Double arm transplant father says new hands are hairier than body
Telegraph.co.uk Jeff Kepner, an American father who had a double arm transplant, has spoken of his joy at the operation's success but says that he has been left with hands … Arm transplant dad Jeff Kepner tells of amazing operationMirror.co.uk Double hand transplant patient out of hospitalThe Associated Press Nation's first double-hand transplant recipient, Jeff Kepner, is able to move …New York Daily News Lancaster Newspapers –TheMedGuru –HappyNews.com all 221 news articles » |
Heart transplant triathlete misses Ironman cut-off – San Jose Mercury News
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Heart transplant triathlete misses Ironman cut-off
San Jose Mercury News AP KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—Kyle Garlett has fallen short in his attempt to become the first heart transplant triathlete to complete the Ironman World … The American Spirit: Ironman FirstCBS News U.S. Navy Athletes Compete in 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship TriathlonReuters all 27 news articles » |