Organ donor rates stagnate, kidneys most neededLondon Community NewsNearly 230 people in Canada died in 2010 while waiting for organ transplants. According to a report released Monday (Feb. 13) by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), b…
CONYERS | Erin's heart: The best Valentine's gift ever – WXIA-TV
CONYERS | Erin's heart: The best Valentine's gift everWXIA-TVErin had heart transplant surgery Monday at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and even though she is tired, she has a new lease on life. "I'm just happy it's over,&quo…
Nigerians Tasked On Blood Donation – P.M. News
Leadership NewspapersNigerians Tasked On Blood DonationP.M. NewsDr. Temilola Alayande, Head, Lagos State Voluntary Blood Donation Organisation, has advised Nigerians to develop a more positive attitude towards donating blood voluntarily, as this could …
CONYERS | The best Valentine gift ever – WXIA-TV
WXIA-TVCONYERS | The best Valentine gift everWXIA-TVErin had heart transplant surgery Monday at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and even though she is tired, she has a new lease on life. "I'm just happy it's over," she said. And …
Wales welcomes BMA backing for opt-out organ donation – News Wales
News WalesWales welcomes BMA backing for opt-out organ donationNews WalesThe Welsh Government has welcomed the British Medical Association's backing for a soft opt-out system of organ donation. The BMA says it believes that the introduction of an &…
City allows blood donation for the sake of relatives – Shanghai Daily (subscription)
City allows blood donation for the sake of relativesShanghai Daily (subscription)A Shanghai Blood Administration official says the mutual aid for blood use is allowed by the nation's Blood Donation Law as a way to boost blood donation and ease bloo…
Lunchtime talk inspires 20 to sign organ donor register – Hertfordshire Mercury
Hertfordshire MercuryLunchtime talk inspires 20 to sign organ donor registerHertfordshire MercuryMORE than 20 people signed up to the organ donor register in Hertford after an inspiring talk at the latest 1st Thursday networking lunch organised by the …
NRL lends voice to organ donation campaign – Ninemsn
NRL.COMNRL lends voice to organ donation campaignNinemsnNRL stars such as Benji Marshall, Nathan Hindmarsh and Cooper Cronk have lent their faces and voices to a new campaign designed to boost Australia's organ and tissue donation rates. They'v…
Immigration status shouldn't dictate who gets transplants – San Jose Mercury News
Immigration status shouldn't dictate who gets transplantsSan Jose Mercury NewsUntil recently, the drugs presented huge financial obstacles for the poor or the uninsured, but key formulations like cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mophetin and…
Incorrect drugs dose was a factor in patient's death – This is Leicestershire
Incorrect drugs dose was a factor in patient's deathThis is LeicestershireYesterday's inquest, at Leicester Town Hall, heard Mrs Giles had above the recommended dose of anti-rejection drug tacrolimus in her bloodstream when she was admitted to …