Cab Driver Gives Passenger A Kidney

Rita Van Loenen, a central Arizona woman, had no idea that a ride in Thomas Chappell's cab would save her life, as the driver offered her a matching kidney. Before this blessed encounter, Van Loenen had already undergone a kidney transplant from her cousin, but was...

US corruption probe nets dozens

" More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation the US. Three mayors from the state of New Jersey and two members of the state legislature were...

Brains needed to find a cure for Parkinson's disease

The Parkinson's Disease Society has set up a donor registry for people to donate their brains after death to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease. " People are being urged to donate their brains after death to...

Ireland's rugby squad will return home to a heroes' welcome today

"Sunday, 22 March 2009 09:59 Ireland's rugby squad will return home to a heroes' welcome today after their historic Six Nations win in which they clinched their first Grand Slam in 61 years. Declan Kidney's men...

Donor Kidney Removed through Vagina allows Donor Release Same Day

"In what is being heralded as a "first-ever procedure," surgeons removed a healthy kidney through a donor's vagina, the Johns Hopkins Medical Center has announced." It is true that this procedure has been...

Man Asks for His Kidney Back in $1.5 Million Divorce Settlement

A New York heart surgeon is taking his soon-to-be-ex wife to court in an attempt to reclaim his donated kidney.An exceptionally bitter divorce case has hit the headlines this week after a doctor summoned his estranged wife to court in an attempt to demanded his donated kidney...

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Organ donor change shelved

Gordon Brown has shelved plans to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in the UK despite announcing earlier that he was in favour of trying out the scheme. He has however kept the door open to revisit the...

Pig organs ‘available to patients in a decade’

Pig organs have for a long time been seen as a possibly beeing able to be used as in humans but rejection has been a problem. Now scientists have announced that using genetically modified pigs bred specifically...

1,500 dogs die from tainted feed in China

After baby milk food scandal China's products have been under intense scrutiny  all over the world. High levels of industrial toxins were found last year in exports ranging from toothpaste to toys. The milk scandal has resulted in recalls and the blocking of Chinese...

EU Trade Commissioner Drinks Chinese Milk Diagnosed With Kidney Stone

In the midst of the still unfolding milk scandal, we have a report of an ironic coincidence.  EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson spoke in Tianjin, China  in support of the now disgraced milk industry.  A few days later he was diagnosed with a small kidney...

Candy with chemical in Chinese milk ... FOUND IN CONN. !!

" HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China was found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday. Days after...

Hong Kong cake found with melamine

The tainted milk scandal in China is widening outside of baby milk, with the toxic chemical malamine now being found in a cake in Hong Kong."The Hong Kong government says melamine has been detected in a locally...

Over 50,000 Children Sick in China Tainted Milk Scandal

Numerous people have been arrested, the head of China's quality watchdog resigned and at least four children have died after tainted milk made its way into homes over the last few months. Tests have confirmed the...

Aussie 'free hugs guy' to donate kidney to stranger

In this self centred world at the time when we are witnessing so much of violence, hatred and being carpet-bombed daily with messages of fear and disconnection.Everyone is running for their own life but Juan...

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