Monthly Archives: December 2011

Rose Parade float celebrates the gift of organ donation – Ventura County Star


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Rose Parade float celebrates the gift of organ donation
Ventura County Star
As flower-covered floats move down Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard for the 123rd annual Rose Parade on Monday, the Donate Life organization hopes its float will remind millions of TV viewers about the need for organ donation. For Jose Gutierrez, 33, ...
Kidney donor riding float in Rose ParadeSavage Pacer
H.B. teen who died skateboarding to be honored on Rose Parade floatOCRegister

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Mother issues organ donation appeal – The Press Association


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Mother issues organ donation appeal
The Press Association
He was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, but when his parents found out he could not be saved they asked doctors if he could become an organ donor. Ms Lappin said: "Stewart was rushed to the hospital but it was 45 minutes ...
More Scots urged to join organ donor listScotland on Sunday
Mother of young organ donor backs registerBBC News
Family of pedestrian killed says organ donation brings hope after tragic accidentWISH

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Sycamore Shoals Hospital (SSH) was recognized recently by The Joint Commission … – Elizabethton Star


Sycamore Shoals Hospital (SSH) was recognized recently by The Joint Commission ...
Elizabethton Star
The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification for Heart Failure certifies that SSH has demonstrated compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in the care of CHF patients. The hospital underwent a ...

Parents proud of late daughter’s organ donation – Superior Telegram


Parents proud of late daughter's organ donation
Superior Telegram
Clarence said Amy's decision to be an organ donor is a reflection of the life of his daughter, who graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1995 and had worked at RCU in Mondovi for 14 years. "She loved her family," Clarence said. ...

As Charlie Knuth heals, his family prepares to adopt another child with EB – Appleton Post Crescent


As Charlie Knuth heals, his family prepares to adopt another child with EB
Appleton Post Crescent
Charlie Knuth and his mother, Trisha, play in their Darboy home nearly a year after Charlie underwent a stem cell transplant. Charlie has the life-threatening disease epidermolysis bullosa, better known as EB. He was born without the gene that binds ...

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Blood Donation and Free Medical Clinics held to mark Navy’s 61st Anniversary – Sri Lanka Navy


Sri Lanka Navy

Blood Donation and Free Medical Clinics held to mark Navy's 61st Anniversary
Sri Lanka Navy
In view of the 61st Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, the Northern Naval Command conducted a blood donation campaign at the Command Naval Hospital in Karainagar on 28th December 2011. Two field medical clinics were also held on 4th and 7th December at ...

It’s a very different New Year’s Eve for Mike, Denise Bushnell after kidney … – News-Herald.com


It's a very different New Year's Eve for Mike, Denise Bushnell after kidney ...
News-Herald.com
One year ago, the Fairport Harbor couple wondered what the future held for them as they counted down the days to March 22 and Mike's scheduled kidney transplant surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Denise, Mike's high-school sweetheart and wife of 42 years, ...

Viagra may help treat heart failure – UPI.com


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Viagra may help treat heart failure
UPI.com
"If, for the first time, the drug is found to have a positive effect on heart failure, we would already have a molecular mechanism on hand to explain the effect," Linke said. The findings are published in the journal Circulation.
Viagra may prevent heart failureIce Gems
Viagra Can be a Wonder Drug Against Heart Failure: StudyInternational Business Times
Viagra: A Novel Approach to Manage Heart FailureHive Health Media (blog)
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Pregnancy after Kidney Transplant – dailyRx


Pregnancy after Kidney Transplant
dailyRx
While kidney transplants have been shown to improve reproductive health in women with kidney failure, there is limited information about pregnancy outcomes after kidney transplantation. For this reason, Dorry Segev, MD, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins ...

Family of pedestrian killed says organ donation brings hope after tragic accident – WISH


Family of pedestrian killed says organ donation brings hope after tragic accident
WISH
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The father of a young Carmel man said his son's decision to become an organ donor, has made the shock of his death a little easier to take. Tuesday night, Jason Uhrin and his fiancee, Sydney Campbell, were crossing 82nd Street in ...

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