Transplant experts question impact of Facebook's organ-donor registration pushAmerican Medical NewsAnd, despite efforts to increase the number of donations after cardiac death, about 90% of the cadaveric donations come from patients who die of brai…
Fundraisers to help woman on multi-organ transplant list
HENDERSON, W.Va. — Many people rely on their cellphones for making calls, updating Facebook and texting friends and family. For Beth Tucker, her cellphone is a matter of life and death.
Illegal kidney trade ever growing and illegal kidney transplantation rose to … – Health(Y) Destination
Telegraph.co.ukIllegal kidney trade ever growing and illegal kidney transplantation rose to …Health(Y) DestinationIllegal kidney trade and black market kidney transplantation is going on around the world has risen to such a level and is being estimat…
Picarillo making the most of her second chance – Albany Times Union
Picarillo making the most of her second chanceAlbany Times UnionAdopting a healthy lifestyle is another key factor to prevent transplant rejection. With that in mind, Picarillo became interested in running through the Freihofer's Training Challenge…
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5 Stable Stocks For The Ideal Dividend PortfolioSeeking AlphaThe company's product portfolio covers drugs that deal with everything from hypertension, to schizophrenia, to diabetes, to cancer, and even to organ transplant rejection. With an increas…
Gibb died from kidney, liver failure – CANOE
New York Daily NewsGibb died from kidney, liver failureCANOEThe Bee Gees star was in remission from colon and liver cancer at the time of his death May 20, 2012, and his son Robin-John has now explained the music legend suffered kidney and liver failur…
Gibb died from kidney, liver failure – Toronto Sun
Energy FMGibb died from kidney, liver failureToronto SunThe Bee Gees star was in remission from colon and liver cancer at the time of his death May 20, 2012, and his son Robin-John has now explained the music legend suffered kidney and liver failure in…
World's smallest artificial heart saves baby's life
Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant.
Heart failure blamed for Winchester 33-year-old's sudden death – Hampshire Chronicle
Heart failure blamed for Winchester 33-year-old's sudden deathHampshire ChronicleA MARRIED man from Winchester died in his sleep aged 33 due to a heart defect diagnosed at birth. Nigel Cox had Wolff Parkinson White syndrome, which causes the heart …
Docs save baby's life, implant world's smallest artificial heart
Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant.