SILive.comFacebook organ donation option causes a rippleKhaleej TimesFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that the social network will be used as a tool to bridge the gap between organ donors has sparked interest among those who need org…
Essex Woman Helps Raise Awareness for Organ Donation – Patch.com
Essex Woman Helps Raise Awareness for Organ DonationPatch.comApproximately 2000 people are expected to participate in the event, which is used as a vehicle to educate the public about kidney disease and the need for organ donation. “I've been abl…
Government Adopts Milligan's Organ Donation Recommendation – NorthumberlandView.ca
Toronto StarGovernment Adopts Milligan's Organ Donation RecommendationNorthumberlandView.ca“This new policy will ensure that every applicant for a new or renewed driver's license and health card will be required to at least consider the impor…
Being an organ donor – Paragould Daily Press
TopNews New ZealandBeing an organ donorParagould Daily PressFacebook announced a plan this week to encourage its more than 160 million users to begin advertising their organ donor status on their pages. Thomason said she was appreciative of the company…
Pendle man’s appeal for life-saving transplant
AN Earby man battling a rare blood cancer has launched an appeal to find the help that could save his life.
Madawaska girl's brand new heart 'beating strong' – Bangor Daily News
Madawaska girl's brand new heart 'beating strong'Bangor Daily NewsMADAWASKA, Maine — Alyssa Thibodeau, the 15-year-old from Madawaska in need of a new heart, has undergone successful transplant surgery in Boston and there is every indicat…
No Advantage for Warfarin in Heart Failure: WARCEF Published – Medscape
World News ResourceNo Advantage for Warfarin in Heart Failure: WARCEF PublishedMedscapeMay 4, 2012 — Results of a large randomized trial show that for patients with heart failure in sinus rhythm, there was no overall difference in the risk for a comp…
So you're an organ donor on Facebook – but at what cost? | Arwa Madhawi
It's difficult to quantify how much your data, freely shared on Facebook, can be worth to brands who anticipate every move One healthy intestine courtesy of a US transplant centre : $1,206,800. Having the same centre insert a new heart: $997,700. O…
Kidney Transplant Recipient Shares Personal Story
There’s an old saying that goes, ‘Just in the nick of time.’ That might be a good way of describing what happened to William Davis. In 2003, Davis was a healthy, outgoing 33-year-old male, so when he started having headaches, he thought it was ju…
Linkage Biosciences Establishes New Manufacturing Facility – Healthcare Global (press release)
Linkage Biosciences Establishes New Manufacturing FacilityHealthcare Global (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – May 3, 2012) – Linkage Biosciences, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company and leader in molecular HLA typing and associated prod…