Nation's First Child to Receive Heart-Double Lung-Liver Transplant ... - MarketWatch

Nation's First Child to Receive Heart-Double Lung-Liver Transplant ... MarketWatch - 14 hours ago PITTSBURGH, Aug 27, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The first child in the United States to receive a heart-double lung-liver transplant is marking the 10th ... Pediatric Heart Transplants at Montefiore Approved by NY State ... MarketWatch all 14 news articles

Face transplant surgery 'effective' - The Press Association

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Face transplant surgery 'effective' The Press Association - Aug 24, 2008 A face transplant performed on a man who suffered horrific injuries in a bear attack has shown promising results, say doctors. The case was one of two which ... Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities eFluxMedia Facial transplant donors scarce, study finds Globe and Mail Two years on, face transplant patients can smile: study AFP RMGH Health News - Forbes all 365 news articles

Chronology of organ transplantation - San Diego Union Tribune

Chronology of organ transplantation San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 26, 2008 1962 The first cadaver donor was used for a transplant of a kidney, which kept the recipient alive for 21 months. 1967 Dr. Christian Barnard performed the ... Vital organs San Diego Union Tribune all 2 news articles

Fetal striatal transplantation shows engraftment in patient with ... - Medicexchange

Fetal striatal transplantation shows engraftment in patient with ... Medicexchange, UK - 18 hours ago A fetal striatal transplantation performed in a patient with moderately severe Huntington's disease (HD) has apparently been successful, with long-term ...

Doctors join push to end organ trade - The Age

Doctors join push to end organ trade The Age, Australia - 14 hours ago At a meeting of transplant doctors in Sydney this month, the Australian president of the International Transplantation Society promised that his members ...

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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.

Deadly Shortage - - Information about alternatives to current organ donation system. Advocates open market for organ donations.

Gift of a Lifetime - - An educational web documentary including an interactive section on the human body, as well as student resources and information about becoming a donor.

The Gift of Life - - Explains the process of donating and transplantation from a Malaysian persepctive, including consideration of cultural views.

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.

Indiana Organ Procurement Organization - - Assists individuals and families in making the decision to donate organs and tissue to individuals in need of transplants.

International Association for Organ Donation - - Information and resources for organ transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families.

James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness (JRI) - - JRI is dedicated to educating the public about the critical need for organ donation through film, educational materials and the web. Projects include The Kindness of Strangers and Flow.

Legacy Donor Foundation - - A non-profit organization that is dedicated to raising awareness about the need for organ and tissue donation in Louisiana.

Modern Miracles: Organ Transplants - - Site created by students providing an overview of organ transplantation and donation.

My Kidney Pancreas Transplant - - All about a life saving transplant along with other information about transplantation and diabetes.

National Donor Awareness Foundation - - Non-profit organization that provides funding for professional education about organ donation to foster informed family acceptance of the process.

The Never Ending Gift - - Links to organ and tissue transplantation. How to become an organ donor.

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients - - Providing reports and data on solid organ transplantation, as well as a transplantation primer, glossary, and research resources.

Southwest Transplant Alliance - an Organ Donation Agency. - - Information about organ and tissue donation. Includes a FAQs, news and a donor card to down load.

Team Give Life - - Team Give Life is a four-man, ultra-distance cycling team that will compete in the 2005 Race Across America – a non-stop, 3000 mile bike race from San Diego to Atlantic City – to raise awareness and funds for the cause of blood, organ and tissue donation.

To Transplant and Beyond - - Heart recipient John Fisher has created this website with information and resources for pre and post heart transplant patients.

Transplant Awareness, Inc. - - An educational organization which also raises funds for transplant awareness.

Transplant Kids - - Information about the organ transplant process, from assessment to life after transplant. Includes links to UK organ sites and stories by parents of transplant patients.

Transplant Living - UNOS Patient Services - - Features transplant patient profiles, the latest transplantation data, answers to frequently asked questions, and related information.

Transplant Recipients International Organization - TRIO - - Transplantation and organ donation information and resources for transplant recipients, their families and donor families.

Transplant Speakers International, Inc. - - A non-profit organization solely comprised of transplant recipients and organ and tissue donor families. Offers a unique speakers' training program designed specifically for donor family and transplant recipients.

Transplantation.org - - General information about organ transplants and organ donation provided by the Euroliver Foundation based in Belgium.

TransWeb - - Questions and answers, myths, and other information about organ transplants and donation.

United Network for Organ Sharing - - Nonprofit organization which coordinates U.S. organ transplant activities. The UNOS Web site contains information and statistics about organ transplantation.