FOXSports.comEx-Patriot Antwine dies; wife succumbs a day laterThe Boston GlobeBy Shalise Manza Young AP file FOXBOROUGH – Former Patriots defensive tackle Houston Antwine, a member of the franchise's 50th anniversary team, died Monday night of hea…
Holiday donations can be more than money – Waterloo Record
CBC.caHoliday donations can be more than moneyWaterloo Record122711BloodDonor1 Lanina Ventura of Canadian Blood Services prepares donor Bruce Jager of Cambridge for his 77th blood donation at a clinic at the Cambridge Newfoundland Club on Tuesday. Jage…
For the Herd's Sake, Vaccinate – New York Times
For the Herd's Sake, VaccinateNew York TimesThree months ago, I underwent an allogeneic stem-cell transplant, in which my wise, 52-year-old white blood cells were replaced by bewildered, low-functioning cells from an anonymous European donor. For t…
Move to ease kidney transplant patients' travel to Qatar – Gulf Times
Move to ease kidney transplant patients' travel to QatarGulf Times… alongside their relatives who are willing to donate an organ and we are going to be assisting to transplant in our facility here,ā Urology and Transplant surgery professor Dr R…
Improving family consent in organ donation could save lives – Nursing Times
Improving family consent in organ donation could save livesNursing TimesFrom 2003 to 2005, the overall consent rate for donation after brain death (DBD) was 59%. This figure remains largely unchanged with a consent rate of 63% for DBD in 2007-09. Writi…
Judge George Bacon Rasin Jr. – Baltimore Sun
Baltimore SunJudge George Bacon Rasin Jr.Baltimore SunBy Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun George Bacon Rasin Jr., a former Kent County circuit judge who led a movement to modernize juvenile justice in Maryland, died of congestive heart failure Friday a…
Everyday miracles: Local residents share stories of holiday hope and … – KeepMEcurrent.com
Everyday miracles: Local residents share stories of holiday hope and …KeepMEcurrent.comIt's taken Bruce Fleming of Old Orchard Beach more than a year to recover from a stem cell transplant he underwent to fight the blood cancer known as multiple …
Docs perform surgery on transplanted kidney – Times of India
Docs perform surgery on transplanted kidneyTimes of IndiaThe patient, a resident of Mumbai, had undergone kidney transplantation almost 20 years ago. Since it was a transplanted kidney, it is not possible to use the usual procedure of retrograde ureter…
With India in global network, stem cell transplant to get easier – Times of India
With India in global network, stem cell transplant to get easierTimes of IndiaIndia's entry into the network will be supervised by John M Goldman, Emeritus professor at the Imperial College, London, and one of the pioneers of stem cell transplant u…
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital earns award for heart-failure care – Chicago Sun-Times
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital earns award for heart-failure careChicago Sun-TimesELGIN ā Provena Saint Joseph Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines ā Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award. Get With The…