tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16302145076958796452012-05-30T18:12:04.813-07:00Current issues encompassing organ and tissue donation, organ transplantation and related research.Also providing current news of stem cell research and treatment as well as regenerative medicine.Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125oZLahttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-8284806242922948712012-05-30T18:12:00.001-07:002012-05-30T18:12:04.830-07:002012-05-30T18:12:04.830-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://singularityhub.com/2012/05/30/first-stem-cell-based-therapy-gets-approved-%25E2%2580%2593-in-canada/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAwouZ_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=W5_Ruojwfuw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHzihWLa5sqqA1GQp5vDzSc-FWrA">First Stem Cell-Based Therapy Gets Approved – In Canada</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top">by Peter Murray May 30th, 2012<br /> US-based Osiris Therapeutics has received approval from Canada Health for its drug that uses mesenchymal <b>stem cells</b> to <b>treat</b> a common bone transplant disease. A medical <b>treatment</b> that uses <b>stem cells</b> <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://singularityhub.com/2012/05/30/first-stem-cell-based-therapy-gets-approved-%2525E2%252580%252593-in-canada/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAwouZ_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=W5_Ruojwfuw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpIzsFgLYz1QVPkV9N34CmYom2tg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://singularityhub.com/2012/05/30/first-stem-cell-based-therapy-gets-approved-%25E2%2580%2593-in-canada/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://singularityhub.com/2012/05/30/first-stem-cell-based-therapy-gets-approved-%25E2%2580%2593-in-canada/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoAjAAOABAwouZ_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=W5_Ruojwfuw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHzihWLa5sqqA1GQp5vDzSc-FWrA"><img alt="" border="0" height="59" src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/1bytokit_SgJ" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://singularityhub.com/2012/05/30/first-stem-cell-based-therapy-gets-approved-%25E2%2580%2593-in-canada/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoAzAAOABAwouZ_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=W5_Ruojwfuw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHzihWLa5sqqA1GQp5vDzSc-FWrA">Singularity Hub</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-828480624292294871?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i2nRM0LijCrlIydMa0yjbuKivR8/0/da"><img 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medications appear to have different effects on patients with chronic <b>kidney</b> disease (CKD) depending on their disease stage, researchers reported at the 49 th Congress of the European <b>Renal</b> Association-European Dialysis and <b>Transplant</b> <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.renalandurologynews.com/statins-have-mixed-effects-in-ckd-patients/article/243425/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAyZaa_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=eCw1tdkqwhs&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQ-OQN28ogR2F68mL097n1PkrAuA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.renalandurologynews.com/statins-have-mixed-effects-in-ckd-patients/article/243425/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-6071826169638327062?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cz6yCU0YlPk-4_Y_SrSQnfhfcVc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cz6yCU0YlPk-4_Y_SrSQnfhfcVc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cz6yCU0YlPk-4_Y_SrSQnfhfcVc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cz6yCU0YlPk-4_Y_SrSQnfhfcVc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/Har-BF40okw" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/statins-have-mixed-effects-in-ckd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-28193229541636736302012-05-29T12:48:00.001-07:002012-05-29T12:48:23.245-07:002012-05-29T12:48:23.245-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/29/teen-dies-weeks-after-winning-hearts-on-youtube/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAo9OT_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=iIm2tH1wKO4&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWRwbuAv5lTZTk14gKVMvcpGUAmw">Teen dies weeks after winning hearts on YouTube</a><br /> &nbsp;Melbourne schoolboy Shaun Wilson-Miller, 17, lost his fight only weeks after announcing on YouTube he had suffered chronic heart rejection, adding, "I won't be here for as long as I thought." He died Saturday afternoon after a second <b>heart transplant</b> <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/29/teen-dies-weeks-after-winning-hearts-on-youtube/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAo9OT_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=iIm2tH1wKO4&amp;usg=AFQjCNGnTZqbwyceSHveHqKo37vEH9F7hg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/29/teen-dies-weeks-after-winning-hearts-on-youtube/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-2819322954163673630?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ls1XJk_wZ2uz0GzIWD0grMSxRr4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ls1XJk_wZ2uz0GzIWD0grMSxRr4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ls1XJk_wZ2uz0GzIWD0grMSxRr4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ls1XJk_wZ2uz0GzIWD0grMSxRr4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/vVdvv78PQLU" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/teen-dies-weeks-after-winning-hearts-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-6091668515519764692012-05-29T06:04:00.001-07:002012-05-29T06:04:47.420-07:002012-05-29T06:04:47.420-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pba.org/post/campaigns-target-older-adult-organ-donors&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA5dCP_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=hSq5FrQKDKw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFP89HXvp-mpdkQTE4fJKLFxV-3zw">Campaigns Target Older Adult Organ Donors</a><br /> &nbsp;By Kristian Weatherspoon<br /> &nbsp;The Health Resources and Services Administration is educating and encouraging those 50 and older about the importance of registering to be an organ, eye and tissue donor. There are 114000 people on the national <b>organ transplant</b> <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.pba.org/post/campaigns-target-older-adult-organ-donors%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA5dCP_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=hSq5FrQKDKw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFor4iAn6oZv7ZVrSfdw7NN1Dmpjg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.pba.org/post/campaigns-target-older-adult-organ-donors&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-609166851551976469?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBorEN_KwTbHVH2InZOw3myw42o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBorEN_KwTbHVH2InZOw3myw42o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBorEN_KwTbHVH2InZOw3myw42o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PBorEN_KwTbHVH2InZOw3myw42o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/zVv6faHmRjk" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/campaigns-target-older-adult-organ.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-50977373838431091812012-05-29T05:51:00.003-07:002012-05-29T05:51:08.710-07:002012-05-29T05:51:08.710-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA04mT_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=sOfWi1gTTNs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKlaq-L1aV9OUGQZI3FjcT2Ou2IA">Calcium Supplements Linked To Heart Attack - Prevention.com</a><br /> &nbsp;New research suggests that <b>calcium supplements</b> might actually be weakening your heart.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABA04mT_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=sOfWi1gTTNs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKlaq-L1aV9OUGQZI3FjcT2Ou2IA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack">www.prevention.com/.../calcium-supplements-linked-heart-att...</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5097737383843109181?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wx7gMxmzKLt8eacd7vFQ9QZFpyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wx7gMxmzKLt8eacd7vFQ9QZFpyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wx7gMxmzKLt8eacd7vFQ9QZFpyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wx7gMxmzKLt8eacd7vFQ9QZFpyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/rg4ocwXZwG0" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/calcium-supplements-linked-to-heart_29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-42728822399783857522012-05-29T05:51:00.001-07:002012-05-29T05:51:08.481-07:002012-05-29T05:51:08.481-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA04mT_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=sOfWi1gTTNs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKlaq-L1aV9OUGQZI3FjcT2Ou2IA">Calcium Supplements Linked To Heart Attack - Prevention.com</a><br /> &nbsp;New research suggests that <b>calcium supplements</b> might actually be weakening your heart.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABA04mT_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=sOfWi1gTTNs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKlaq-L1aV9OUGQZI3FjcT2Ou2IA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/calcium-supplements-linked-heart-attack">www.prevention.com/.../calcium-supplements-linked-heart-att...</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-4272882239978385752?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqV1X2It6aeSEMMZWWBDoN6pIE4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqV1X2It6aeSEMMZWWBDoN6pIE4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqV1X2It6aeSEMMZWWBDoN6pIE4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqV1X2It6aeSEMMZWWBDoN6pIE4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/-UxsNK8oIWM" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/calcium-supplements-linked-to-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-17702305642054226572012-05-26T20:47:00.000-07:002012-05-26T20:47:09.100-07:002012-05-26T20:47:09.100-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://cardiobrief.org/tag/plavix/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAnJGF_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=TH271MDIZ_I&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAGxoI4SMn3ngl1A5_rgqKpphOBw">Plavix « CardioBrief</a>: Today the FDA announced that it had approved several generic versions of clopidogrel (<b>Plavix</b>), the antiplatelet drug that for many years was the second <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://cardiobrief.org/tag/plavix/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABAnJGF_gRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=TH271MDIZ_I&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAGxoI4SMn3ngl1A5_rgqKpphOBw" style="color: #228822;" title="http://cardiobrief.org/tag/plavix/">cardiobrief.org/tag/plavix/</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-6529797417995421809?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_m4KVm7P3gE2Ky3rjHJeo5uaOfg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_m4KVm7P3gE2Ky3rjHJeo5uaOfg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_m4KVm7P3gE2Ky3rjHJeo5uaOfg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_m4KVm7P3gE2Ky3rjHJeo5uaOfg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/tZeL9MjwvqI" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/plavix-cardiobrief.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-52556362991726229252012-05-26T20:33:00.001-07:002012-05-26T20:33:55.765-07:002012-05-26T20:33:55.765-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/new_efforts_under_way_to_encou.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA3pqF_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=qNOtG4i7Kp4&amp;usg=AFQjCNHz3__MtMeU0pmErB0vPGUAEtExSA">New efforts under way to encourage over-50 crowd to sign up to become organ donors</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top">By Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Julia Kukolvic of Cleveland signed up to be an <b>organ donor</b> 20 years ago. There was no particular reason why she did it except, as she says, "I just think it's the right thing to do.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/new_efforts_under_way_to_encou.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA3pqF_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=qNOtG4i7Kp4&amp;usg=AFQjCNFad-dHB9U858tngLcIi1gNRRnwRg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/new_efforts_under_way_to_encou.html&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/new_efforts_under_way_to_encou.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAjAAOABA3pqF_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=qNOtG4i7Kp4&amp;usg=AFQjCNHz3__MtMeU0pmErB0vPGUAEtExSA"><img alt="" border="0" height="53" src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/MlfqCvltmW0J" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/new_efforts_under_way_to_encou.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAzAAOABA3pqF_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=qNOtG4i7Kp4&amp;usg=AFQjCNHz3__MtMeU0pmErB0vPGUAEtExSA">Plain Dealer</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5255636299172622925?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VevDJz4ycnAYYFjP6VAL-TuGj2Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VevDJz4ycnAYYFjP6VAL-TuGj2Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VevDJz4ycnAYYFjP6VAL-TuGj2Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VevDJz4ycnAYYFjP6VAL-TuGj2Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/uhQFtdgkIvU" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-efforts-under-way-to-encourage-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-2278497528658473152012-05-26T20:32:00.001-07:002012-05-26T20:32:57.505-07:002012-05-26T20:32:57.505-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/business/plavix-set-to-lose-patent-protection.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAzeKE_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=-0qZ9lwtjE4&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHiSYmzjFmF70CGFk0l_xm3o5HbQ">Plavix Set to Lose Patent Protection</a>: For more than a decade, cardiologists treating patients who have had a heart attack have routinely scribbled one drug onto their prescription pads: clopidogrel bisulfate, better known as <b>Plavix</b>. “It's a mainstay,” said Dr. Steven Nissen, <b>...</b><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/business/plavix-set-to-lose-patent-protection.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAAoBjAAOABAzeKE_gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=-0qZ9lwtjE4&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7XYv7Ye6mtT_w0Ux8Sfy7nHzgkQ" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/business/plavix-set-to-lose-patent-protection.html&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-227849752865847315?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nn5QLlApEajXZ_steDMAUK7kvIM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nn5QLlApEajXZ_steDMAUK7kvIM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nn5QLlApEajXZ_steDMAUK7kvIM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nn5QLlApEajXZ_steDMAUK7kvIM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/4uIyNmAy2WM" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/plavix-set-to-lose-patent-protection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-47584345688915460562012-05-24T08:23:00.001-07:002012-05-24T08:23:07.792-07:002012-05-24T08:23:07.792-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.worldpharmanews.com/research/2088-calcium-supplements-linked-to-significantly-increased-heart-attack-risk&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATAAOABA76D5_QRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=2M6DjiFx8UQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNEO7EbolnTfqwzUGchBYs-YgVEvTw">Calcium supplements linked to significantly increased heart attack risk</a>:<br /> <em>Calcium supplements</em> might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be "taken with caution," concludes research published in the online issue of the journal Heart. Furthermore, boosting overall calcium intake from dietary sources <b>...</b><br /> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-4758434568891546056?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tH2TrV5YZoyDQJrR4PyJl0lHdSI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tH2TrV5YZoyDQJrR4PyJl0lHdSI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tH2TrV5YZoyDQJrR4PyJl0lHdSI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tH2TrV5YZoyDQJrR4PyJl0lHdSI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/5iJaJd8YTVE" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/calcium-supplements-linked-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-31885403799378459022012-05-24T07:37:00.004-07:002012-05-27T13:26:14.871-07:002012-05-27T13:26:14.871-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face-transplants.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA2LX1_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=dGmVXOKruk0&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL8_-_905PJAMwrkBsJHYPX_MeLw">Live Chat: Dallas Wiens on Face Transplants</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top">In February, Raffi Khatchadourian wrote about Dallas Wiens, the first person in the United States to receive a full <b>face transplant</b>. On Friday, May 25th, at 1 PM ET, Wiens will join Khatchadourian to answer readers' questions in a live chat.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face-transplants.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA2LX1_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=dGmVXOKruk0&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCGiH9fcO9I1ae-00JTiRH52J2bA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face-transplants.html&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face-transplants.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAjAAOABA2LX1_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=dGmVXOKruk0&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL8_-_905PJAMwrkBsJHYPX_MeLw"><img alt="" border="0" height="62" src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/SmUy8jb6640J" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face-transplants.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAzAAOABA2LX1_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=dGmVXOKruk0&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL8_-_905PJAMwrkBsJHYPX_MeLw">New Yorker (blog)</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-7012019655861325284?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3CFB_vaWpjDzwmmglQsbF3VCutc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3CFB_vaWpjDzwmmglQsbF3VCutc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3CFB_vaWpjDzwmmglQsbF3VCutc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3CFB_vaWpjDzwmmglQsbF3VCutc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/trCK0b7P1g8" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/live-chat-dallas-wiens-on-face.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-13389712295155364082012-05-23T12:36:00.001-07:002012-05-23T12:36:23.260-07:002012-05-23T12:36:23.260-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/23/scientists-convert-skin-cells-into-full-functioning-heart-cells/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABA9dz0_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=WlTAFFh0Fjc&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQim3dddby3lcpUy56rmZRbDvehw">Scientists convert skin cells into full functioning heart cells</a><br /> &nbsp;Published in the European Heart Journal, the <b>research</b> examined the use of human-induced pluripotent <b>stem cells</b> (hiPSCs) to <b>treat</b> damaged hearts. HiPSCs are cells that are derived from other cells in a person's body. “We were able to show [in earlier <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/23/scientists-convert-skin-cells-into-full-functioning-heart-cells/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA9dz0_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=WlTAFFh0Fjc&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6ZYN2NvzhK4hjtzf0-RB7Jv8vHQ" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/23/scientists-convert-skin-cells-into-full-functioning-heart-cells/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-1338971229515536408?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1r-BzW3r-_-gM4AnsUqqlD32_s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1r-BzW3r-_-gM4AnsUqqlD32_s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1r-BzW3r-_-gM4AnsUqqlD32_s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S1r-BzW3r-_-gM4AnsUqqlD32_s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/38YqW1xnV6I" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/scientists-convert-skin-cells-into-full.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-56071510811867187552012-05-23T12:33:00.001-07:002012-05-23T12:33:29.868-07:002012-05-23T12:33:29.868-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.vpr.net/npr/153373854/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABApL_0_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=EeHZqiVNDKU&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEgfR28biQNYriKbhcEE32S5JnsQ">Compensating Organ Donors Becomes 'Talk Of The Nation'</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;When we first kicked around the idea of asking people to share their opinions about compensating <b>organ donors</b>, it was pretty clear that we were on to something. Everybody in the newsroom seemed to have a strong feeling about it. Our NPR-Thomson Reuters <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.vpr.net/npr/153373854/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABApL_0_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=EeHZqiVNDKU&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhp5cYZEdmcId8N8_oRk5utPvzWA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.vpr.net/npr/153373854/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5607151081186718755?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaTbbiavgMbtuLxyABsxnFjcCd4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaTbbiavgMbtuLxyABsxnFjcCd4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaTbbiavgMbtuLxyABsxnFjcCd4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaTbbiavgMbtuLxyABsxnFjcCd4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/T1fgJbche6U" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/compensating-organ-donors-becomes-talk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-86827524948701525802012-05-22T06:55:00.001-07:002012-05-22T06:55:30.314-07:002012-05-22T06:55:30.314-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-22/kidney-transplant-patients-antibiotics/4025518%3Fsection%3Dsa&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAwsHt_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=CQsBm7jmufo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDsu8TcMVfp7C-wkorqeDQm_YFTQ">Pneumonia threat to transplant patients</a>: Antibiotics are being offered to <b>kidney transplant</b> patients in South Australia to help protect them from a potentially fatal infection. The move comes after two transplant patients contracted severe pneumonia as a result of the infection, <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-22/kidney-transplant-patients-antibiotics/4025518%253Fsection%253Dsa%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAwsHt_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=CQsBm7jmufo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHnCsV8R2K9s79nw7nZ_XSl5j4XjA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-22/kidney-transplant-patients-antibiotics/4025518%3Fsection%3Dsa&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-8682752494870152580?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mdIhKATAWb056Qa0ftkPKvXMal0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mdIhKATAWb056Qa0ftkPKvXMal0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mdIhKATAWb056Qa0ftkPKvXMal0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mdIhKATAWb056Qa0ftkPKvXMal0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/n6erNnftkFs" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/pneumonia-threat-to-transplant-patients.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-55730355703906686792012-05-21T13:56:00.001-07:002012-05-21T13:56:48.661-07:002012-05-21T13:56:48.661-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/statins-can-prevent-cancer-in-heart-transplant-patients/11605/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA67no_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=LKpPHxljDzE&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9IOgu1g1cr2Ay4Zlb9VGhKGgkMA">'Statins can prevent cancer in heart transplant patients'</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;PTI / London May 21, 2012, 15:35 Statins are known to help maintain a healthy heart. Now, a new study has claimed that taking the cholesterol-busting pills could also help reduce the risk of cancer in <b>heart transplant</b> patients. The study involving over <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/statins-can-prevent-cancer-in-heart-transplant-patients/11605/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA67no_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=LKpPHxljDzE&amp;usg=AFQjCNHkzaocxHcjLZGBVqbxJIFUgNrnug" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/statins-can-prevent-cancer-in-heart-transplant-patients/11605/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5573035570390668679?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIgdH7q7gUda34g9_2NhIKuoPpg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIgdH7q7gUda34g9_2NhIKuoPpg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIgdH7q7gUda34g9_2NhIKuoPpg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIgdH7q7gUda34g9_2NhIKuoPpg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/orY16waW_Bw" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/statins-can-prevent-cancer-in-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-26575109864564141962012-05-21T13:52:00.001-07:002012-05-21T13:52:33.976-07:002012-05-21T13:52:33.976-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://durangoherald.com/article/20120521/COLUMNISTS16/705219993/-1/s&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAjKDp_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=UQumQFpFQ4Q&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzeKKygMqaLD2FJI_JbovkVnCVUQ">Let's dispel some myths about organ donation</a>: The bumper sticker on the car in front of me read, “Don't take your <b>organs</b> to heaven – heaven knows we need them here.” It got me thinking about my college roommate, who was a kidney <b>transplant</b> recipient. After facing years of dialysis for a kidney <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://durangoherald.com/article/20120521/COLUMNISTS16/705219993/-1/s%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAjKDp_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=UQumQFpFQ4Q&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWx5Cisq769qRaqFX0gywW2CPi5g" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://durangoherald.com/article/20120521/COLUMNISTS16/705219993/-1/s&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-2657510986456414196?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iT9ZxqMzasyQxc-nsF87P-Bd9Nc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iT9ZxqMzasyQxc-nsF87P-Bd9Nc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iT9ZxqMzasyQxc-nsF87P-Bd9Nc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iT9ZxqMzasyQxc-nsF87P-Bd9Nc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/Akglbq2aOmg" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/lets-dispel-some-myths-about-organ.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-55567745357564666672012-05-21T13:48:00.001-07:002012-05-21T13:48:41.236-07:002012-05-21T13:48:41.236-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/320706/28/Popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious-risks-for-some-patients&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAou3p_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uRYXbMrAWaU&amp;usg=AFQjCNEG-wDcFklGdNa1QJ5uejQWSC51HQ">Popular antibiotic may pose serious risks for some patients</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top">"The study suggests that if you have heart disease or a serious heart condition and you take Zithromax, you really shouldn't," says Dr. Mitchell Brooks, a <b>Dallas</b>, Texas physician. Brooks, who received a heart <b>transplant</b> in 2007 because of severe heart <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.ksdk.com/news/article/320706/28/Popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious-risks-for-some-patients%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAou3p_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uRYXbMrAWaU&amp;usg=AFQjCNENAIrHyTY62IjJAwTk-4zwhcH9FA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/320706/28/Popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious-risks-for-some-patients&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/320706/28/Popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious-risks-for-some-patients&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoAjAAOABAou3p_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uRYXbMrAWaU&amp;usg=AFQjCNEG-wDcFklGdNa1QJ5uejQWSC51HQ"><img alt="" border="0" height="45" src="http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/mDfgkK77tnUJ" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/320706/28/Popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious-risks-for-some-patients&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoAzAAOABAou3p_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uRYXbMrAWaU&amp;usg=AFQjCNEG-wDcFklGdNa1QJ5uejQWSC51HQ">KSDK</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5556774535756466667?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ukAMpU_ImZWtxuqGXI6Q6PObsNo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ukAMpU_ImZWtxuqGXI6Q6PObsNo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ukAMpU_ImZWtxuqGXI6Q6PObsNo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ukAMpU_ImZWtxuqGXI6Q6PObsNo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/KMU_QQiExOM" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/popular-antibiotic-may-pose-serious.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-24497993671494739632012-05-18T10:32:00.001-07:002012-05-18T10:32:30.198-07:002012-05-18T10:32:30.198-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://topnews.us/content/248339-ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA9Iza_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=OnJfJL6N2Sw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLMYASLDDcy_aPYJ4CcSpXcLBsOg">Ill Teenager Becomes Internet Superstar</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top"><b>...</b> any sort of miracles after his body rejected second heart <b>transplant</b>, has become an internet star. He recorded a farewell video, which mistakenly got posted on You Tube. Shaun Wilson-Miller, of Melbourne <b>Australia</b>, recorded an inspirational video, <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://topnews.us/content/248339-ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA9Iza_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=OnJfJL6N2Sw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyaQgGNBtpMXS_-tFehHR-PPYC7w" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://topnews.us/content/248339-ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://topnews.us/content/248339-ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAjAAOABA9Iza_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=OnJfJL6N2Sw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLMYASLDDcy_aPYJ4CcSpXcLBsOg"><img alt="" border="0" height="68" src="http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/q83zsi4en28J" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://topnews.us/content/248339-ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAzAAOABA9Iza_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=OnJfJL6N2Sw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLMYASLDDcy_aPYJ4CcSpXcLBsOg">TopNews United States</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-2449799367149473963?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elSn0FHf9bHICVKRmN-0hQimUuQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elSn0FHf9bHICVKRmN-0hQimUuQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elSn0FHf9bHICVKRmN-0hQimUuQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elSn0FHf9bHICVKRmN-0hQimUuQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/tP1lSnr_8tA" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/ill-teenager-becomes-internet-superstar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-1541309615517982452012-05-18T09:51:00.001-07:002012-05-18T09:51:36.359-07:002012-05-18T09:51:36.359-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/209782/canada-approves-stem-cell-therapy&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAIoATAAOABAt-nZ_QRIAlgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;cd=uFCErZp2si4&amp;usg=AFQjCNHveHzcDIV0hwO50RfFb4nL7FF6Kg">Canada approves stem cell therapy | Otago Daily Times Online ...</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Osiris Therapeutics Inc says Canadian health regulators have approved its <em>treatment</em> for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first <em>stem cell</em> drug to be approved for a systemic disease anywhere in the world.<br /> <span style="color: #228822;">Otago Daily Times:</span><br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-154130961551798245?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/24Z51j2ozw0pYrZvDxUyC4syLZo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/24Z51j2ozw0pYrZvDxUyC4syLZo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/24Z51j2ozw0pYrZvDxUyC4syLZo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/24Z51j2ozw0pYrZvDxUyC4syLZo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/tr2C_KDNr3Y" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/canada-approves-stem-cell-therapy-otago.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-59926084384137588022012-05-17T10:01:00.001-07:002012-05-17T10:01:25.809-07:002012-05-17T10:01:25.809-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091711&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAzbLR_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=lzaRzXoytxk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwDORWRBpQqnKwCKITmg1G7lpYvQ">Oldest living kidney donor pleased 'to feel useful'</a>: <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr><td valign="top">By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News An 83-year-old man has become the oldest person in the <b>UK</b> to donate a kidney while still being alive, the NHS Blood and <b>Transplant</b> service has said. Nicholas Crace, from Overton in Hampshire, <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091711%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAzbLR_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=lzaRzXoytxk&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWz3Bp5Cf0l-Qx8SXBjC7UAAs_Rg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091711&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="80"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091711&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAjAAOABAzbLR_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=lzaRzXoytxk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwDORWRBpQqnKwCKITmg1G7lpYvQ"><img alt="" border="0" height="80" src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/tr0EiEl3cMEJ" width="80" /></a><span><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091711&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoAzAAOABAzbLR_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=lzaRzXoytxk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwDORWRBpQqnKwCKITmg1G7lpYvQ">BBC News</a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-5992608438413758802?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RtW4l8joeruPqEVPRmK6Eau6O4Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RtW4l8joeruPqEVPRmK6Eau6O4Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RtW4l8joeruPqEVPRmK6Eau6O4Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RtW4l8joeruPqEVPRmK6Eau6O4Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/spU0qVTHdOg" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/oldest-living-kidney-donor-pleased-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-45023695241278774862012-05-16T17:52:00.001-07:002012-05-16T17:52:22.573-07:002012-05-16T17:52:22.573-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/83yearold-man-becomes-uks-oldest-living-kidney-donor-7757977.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAo-vQ_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=hPg0_DMHgmc&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdqXiJzPyIukmQh0Z5gqwM2ehKyQ">83-year-old man becomes UK's oldest living kidney donor</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the <b>UK</b> and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger. But Nicholas Crace isn't done yet. “I've given blood 57 times,” the pensioner said.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/83yearold-man-becomes-uks-oldest-living-kidney-donor-7757977.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAo-vQ_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=hPg0_DMHgmc&amp;usg=AFQjCNGh0MhXgmDxfcWDHeu57XzWwsdAHg" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/83yearold-man-becomes-uks-oldest-living-kidney-donor-7757977.html&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-4502369524127877486?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z-lSeLo8JAwtRhBLukFQ7nbD9-0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z-lSeLo8JAwtRhBLukFQ7nbD9-0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z-lSeLo8JAwtRhBLukFQ7nbD9-0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z-lSeLo8JAwtRhBLukFQ7nbD9-0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/kbs0-zqVKLs" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/83-year-old-man-becomes-uks-oldest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-79887090643730178662012-05-16T11:29:00.001-07:002012-05-16T11:29:39.359-07:002012-05-16T11:29:39.359-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/11/152498553/poll-americans-show-support-for-compensation-of-organ-donors&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAku_N_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=Svy5MUfycaE&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtuMGIXY9pu8D7YYOYPjYpPkCV-w">Poll: Americans Show Support For Compensation Of Organ Donors</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;The shortage of organs for transplant continues to grow, despite years of work to get more donors on board. Facebook jumped in this month by making <b>organ</b>-<b>donation</b> status something you could add to your profile. And the social media giant made it easy <b>...</b><br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/11/152498553/poll-americans-show-support-for-compensation-of-organ-donors%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABAku_N_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=Svy5MUfycaE&amp;usg=AFQjCNHB_SAwbnQciZKvN7dsM-ZLoT57YA" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/11/152498553/poll-americans-show-support-for-compensation-of-organ-donors&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-7988709064373017866?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioJnc-czRKM69Pkf1QULaPGNd5E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioJnc-czRKM69Pkf1QULaPGNd5E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioJnc-czRKM69Pkf1QULaPGNd5E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioJnc-czRKM69Pkf1QULaPGNd5E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/BBO9NvUlZb8" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/poll-americans-show-support-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630214507695879645.post-70744252997060929932012-05-16T11:28:00.001-07:002012-05-16T11:28:51.976-07:002012-05-16T11:28:51.976-07:00<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2012/05/16/save-a-life-tell-a-friend/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABA6OHO_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=32N4y8_8TxY&amp;usg=AFQjCNG37pKzQ95vjlaIvzGjf-6JAikigg">Organ donation goes social on Facebook's new timeline feature</a>:<br /> <br /> &nbsp;Individuals can now share their <b>organ</b> donor status on their timelines, prompting many of the 800 million users to encourage their friends do to the same. The new timeline feature has links to <b>organ</b> donor registries throughout the <b>United States</b>.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2012/05/16/save-a-life-tell-a-friend/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA6OHO_QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=32N4y8_8TxY&amp;usg=AFQjCNFs4i1cl20guZDNzr9hKp6Vcanz7A" style="color: #228822;" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2012/05/16/save-a-life-tell-a-friend/&amp;hl=en&amp;geo=us">See all stories on this topic »</a><br /> <br /> Get current information about organ donations and transplantation at:www.unos.org www.organdonor.gov www.transplantviews.blogspot.com There are more than 100,000 people on transplant lists waiting for organ donors...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1630214507695879645-7074425299706092993?l=transplantviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bF30At0sOZZWjWIEJq4oJnuypNo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bF30At0sOZZWjWIEJq4oJnuypNo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bF30At0sOZZWjWIEJq4oJnuypNo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bF30At0sOZZWjWIEJq4oJnuypNo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oZLa/~4/uRvQ584Ce-Q" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Thomasnoreply@blogger.comhttp://transplantviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/organ-donation-goes-social-on-facebooks.html