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NEW ANTI-REJECTION DRUG TREATMENT
A recent press release by the University of Cincinnati (UC) advises that researchers have discovered a new therapy for transplant patients, targeting the antibody-producing plasma cells that can cause organ rejection.
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[ Posted on Saturday December 27 - 10:25 pm ][ More... ]
PANCREAS, Interesting Article
The pancreas is an essential organ that, among other things, is an essential part of the digestive system. A simple and very readable article is available by pasting the web address given below into your brouser.
http:/...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 23 - 7:52 am ][ More... ]
Eight Point Checklist for Kidney Disease
Assessing potential for kidney disease has been made easy by a simple eight-point risk-factor checklist developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the model a...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 23 - 7:45 am ][ More... ]
COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES.
Meadow Free Press has produced an article on the complications of the disease diabetes. The article is very much to the point and provides some sobering information for the reader.
Among the possible complications liste...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 23 - 7:38 am ][ More... ]
SUCCESSFUL DOUBLE LUNG/KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
A very rare double lung/kidney transplant operation gave Eric McCabe, a Cystic Fibrosis sufferer his life back again allowing him to continue to live quietly and simply following the operation.
The unique operation was ...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:47 am ][ More... ]
LIVER TRANSPLANTS, MAYO CLINIC COMMENTS
An excellent article on Liver transplants can be found at the Mayo Clinics web site at:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/liver-transplant/MY00349
Questions like:
WHY ITS DONE
RISKS
HOW TO PREPARE
OUTCOMES
are al...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:39 am ][ More... ]
PRESERVER DEVICE EXTENDS TRANSPLANT ORGAN LIFE
The ENGINEER, online edition reports this story:
OrganOx, a spin-off from Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nuffield Department of Surgery, has raised £1.5m to help it deve...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:35 am ][ More... ]
RCMP BLOOD DRIVE GIVES THE GIFT OF LIFE
In Halifax RCMP Cpl. Joe Taplin said more than 25 officers across the province donated blood yesterday as part of the force’s campaign for blood donations. Every donation of blood can save up to three lives.
Li...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:29 am ][ More... ]
BELLEVILLE FIRE CHIEF GIVES CHRISTMAS SAFETY TIPS
Chief Chaput has some thoughts for us all over the Christmas period on how th ensure that life is not lost due to home fire hazards. The full text is available here:
http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=135...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:24 am ][ More... ]
MOTHER GIVES LIFE TO DAUGHTER TWICE!
It is not often that a mother can pass the gift of life to their child two times but that is exactly what has happened between Lorainne and Carolynne May. Read their full story at this web address:
http://www.bendigoadv...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:21 am ][ More... ]
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The question was, 'What would Tom do?'
From the Toronto Star May 6, 2010
It's a difficult question to ask a mother. And, you might think, impossible to answer:
How do you cope with the death of not just one, but two, o...
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OETSG Bike Donation to TGH
OETSG presented a cheque for $6000 to the Transplant Unit Treadmill Room at Toronto General Hospital. The money was used to buy a bike for physiotherapy and an Oxometre to monitor pre/post transplant recipients while th...
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65_REDROSES on CBC
65_REDROSES will Premiere on THE PASSIONATE EYE on CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) on Monday, Nov.16 at 10pm ET/PT.
For 23-year old Canadian Eva Markvoort (aka 65_redroses, her online pseudonym), the clock i...
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