Blood donation drive on TwitterArab NewsOnline blood donation drives on Twitter were not limited to Saudi Arabia; several Kuwaitis tweeted of their country's urgent need for blood. “Dear tweeters, Kuwait's blood bank is in need of blood types…
Rose Parade float to feature Taiwanese organ donor – eTaiwan News
Rose Parade float to feature Taiwanese organ donoreTaiwan NewsLos Angeles, Dec. 17 (CNA) A portrait of a young Taiwanese man whose organs were donated when he died will be a part of the Rose Parade's "Donate Life Float" in Pasadena, Calif…
Katie Enos of Westford to be memorialized in Rose Parade – Wicked Local
Katie Enos of Westford to be memorialized in Rose ParadeWicked LocalBy Joyce Pellino Crane A floral portrait of organ donor Katherine “Katie” Enos was presented to the town of Westford on Dec. 16 at Westford Academy, where her classmates, school of…
Marlboro company becomes focus of stem cell therapeutics – Worcester Telegram
Marlboro company becomes focus of stem cell therapeuticsWorcester TelegramCorporate researchers are using adult stem cells from blood, marrow, placenta and other sources to develop treatments for heart disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, peripheral arte…
Uterine transplants: a new frontier in science – Indianapolis Star
Uterine transplants: a new frontier in scienceIndianapolis StarHow might transplant rejection drugs affect a fetus? The hunger for answers is strong enough that an Indiana University gynecologist convened a conference Dec. 5 at which two dozen people, …
Consent instructions in driving licences planned – gulfnews.com
Consent instructions in driving licences plannedgulfnews.comBy Nilima Pathak, Correspondent New Delhi: In a bid to boost organ donation, the Federal Health Ministry has proposed including organ donation instructions in driving licences. The proposal ha…
Teenager's body saved five lives California parade celebrates North Bergen … – The Hudson Reporter
Teenager's body saved five lives California parade celebrates North Bergen …The Hudson ReporterMoments after losing Roberto, Maria's husband, Carlos, still in tears, asked her if it would be appropriate to designate their son an organ donor. …
The Mike Toole Show Two-Fisted Tales of Surgery – Anime News Network
The Mike Toole Show Two-Fisted Tales of SurgeryAnime News NetworkHe can stave off hypoxia and brain death for seemingly endless amounts of time. He's been pressed into service fixing up whales, bears, and wolves. He's not so clever that he can …
Mamata's mother passes away – Times of India
Mamata's mother passes awayTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee's mother Gayatri Devi died at SSKM hospital on Saturday morning due to multi-organ failure. She was 81 and had been admitted to the hospital on November 25 with ki…
First Heart Pump For Children With Heart Failure Approved By FDA – Huffington Post
ABC NewsFirst Heart Pump For Children With Heart Failure Approved By FDAHuffington Post12/16/11 05:06 PM ET AP WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators have approved the first heart pump for children with heart failure, offering an important treatment o…