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Lift Truck Safety Training Centre Inc : Forklift Training. We meet and exceed Federal & Provincial Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S)Regulations and the CSA Standard. Additional services include forklift Accident/Incident Investigation.
Greif Family Kidney Transplant/Donor Story : Information on the kidney transplant and donation process. Chronicles the kidney donation of Howard Greif to his father Irwin Greif.
Coalition on Donation : A not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and local coalitions across the United States dedicated to educating the public about organ and tissue donation.
Gift of a Lifetime : An educational, web documentary about organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Includes the Interactive Body, student resources and information about becoming a donor.
Holly Fox : Holly has twice received heart transplants. Her story plus helpful links and information about organ donation.
International Association for Organ Donation : Transplantation and organ donation information and resources for transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families.
Modern Miracles: Organ Transplants : Overview of organ transplantation and donation.
National Organ Donor Society : National charity dedicated to promoting organ donation and organ donor awareness.
Sandrine's Gift of Life : An online educational program about organ and tissue donation target to middle and secondary school teachers and students.
SangStat - About Transplantation - Backgrounder : Topics include organ allocation and donation, immunosuppressants, rejection and the future of transplantation
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A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Focused ultrasound is an
effective way to get rid of uterine fibroids, the noncancerous but
troublesome tumors that can grow inside the uterus, new research
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DNA Test May Cut Hospitalizations Caused by Blood Thinner (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- A simple genetic test that helps
doctors determine the best dose of the blood-thinner drug warfarin for
individual patients could reduce hospitalizations by one-third during the
early dose-adjustment phase, a new study has found. |
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Pain Relief Often Delayed for Cancer Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Palliative care services, which
help people who are seriously ill relieve symptoms such as pain, are now
found at most U.S. cancer centers, but many programs don't interact with
patients until it's too late, study findings show. |
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