Demerara WavesBlood donation, Zakat for this festive seasonNigerian TribuneHer trip to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) was after she was told the solution to her constant dizzy spells was blood donation. “It all started two years ago, w…
Most lupus nephritis patients with end-stage renal disease opt for … – EurekAlert (press release)
Most lupus nephritis patients with end-stage renal disease opt for …EurekAlert (press release)Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney …
Transplant patient inspires Taoiseach to be an organ donor – Irish Independent
TopNews New ZealandTransplant patient inspires Taoiseach to be an organ donorIrish IndependentA DOUBLE transplant recipient has provided the inspiration for the Taoiseach to become an organ donor. Darren Cawley, from Aughagower, Co Mayo, has had two ki…
Gay men blood donation ban lifted – The Press Association
Gay men blood donation ban liftedThe Press AssociationA lifetime ban on blood donation by men who had had sex with another man was put in place in the UK in the 1980s as a response to the spread of Aids and HIV. But following a review by the Advisory C…
10000 pledge to donate organs – Indian Express
10000 pledge to donate organsIndian ExpressLudhiana: More than 50 people die due to brain death every month in various hospitals of Ludhiana. “Their organs can be donated for a good cause and hardly anyone is aware that death is of two types, brain d…
Congestive heart failure – ABC Online
Congestive heart failureABC OnlineCardiac arrest is one of the commonest reasons for cardiac arrest. Researchers suggest that it may be possible to fix the genes in the heart muscle to get the heart going again. The transcript of this program will be a…
Circ: Newer LVAD costs drop but miss effectiveness mark – Cardiovascular Business
Circ: Newer LVAD costs drop but miss effectiveness markCardiovascular Business3 in Circulation: Heart Failure, but it still fails to meet the standard threshold for being a cost-effect therapy. Nonetheless, the cost reductions obtained in a short windo…
Medical Progress Is Real – BioWorld Online (blog)
BioWorld Online (blog)Medical Progress Is RealBioWorld Online (blog)“Results of Liver Transplantation in a Large Cohort of more than 100 HIV Infected Patients.” When did HIV patients start getting liver transplants? I thought, and then I had someth…
Presumed consent organ donation to be Welsh law by 2015 – BBC News
BBC NewsPresumed consent organ donation to be Welsh law by 2015BBC NewsCurrently people have to opt to join the NHS organ donor register if they want to donate their organs and tissues after death. Glyn Davies, Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, said…
Ecumenical council holds blood donation activity for veterans – Philippine Information Agency
Ecumenical council holds blood donation activity for veteransPhilippine Information AgencyFr. George Ricafort, council secretary said each council member concurred to conduct a worthwhile cause like blood donation to help people in need of blood and ex…