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Indonesians jailed over organ trading: Singapore court: SINGAPORE AFP — Two Indonesian men have been jailed and fined for involvement in illegal organ trading, a court official said Friday, in the first such case to be tried in Singapore. Both men agreed to sell their kidneys, but Judge Bala Reddy said syndicates had exploited their "poor...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Leadership, organ, Singapore; Research articles 2008-07-04
US illegal organ-trafficker gets 54 years: NEW YORK AFP — The mastermind of a network caught trafficking organs illegally harvested from some 1,000 bodies including that of veteran BBC journalist Alistair Cooke was sentenced to 54 years in jail Friday. Former dentist Michael Mastromarino, 44, was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year to a...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, British Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, organ; Research articles 2008-06-27
Philippines to ban most kidney 'donations': gov't sources: MANILA AFP — Health authorities in the Philippines will this week announce a ban on most kidney transplants for foreign patients in a bid to stem a thriving trade in organs, health ministry sources said Monday. The new rule will ban kidney transplants to foreign patients in cases where...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, organ, patient, Philippines; Research articles 2008-04-27
European Markets for Bone Grafts and Cements to Double in Seven Years: LONDON -- Technological improvements in bone grafts and cements have greatly increased the success rates of spinal surgeries and other bone graft procedures. The availability of a wide range of technologically superior bone grafts provides surgeons with the flexibility to choose suitable grafts for specific needs, increasingly making allografts the...; Tags: cement, E-mail, Frost & Sullivan, organ, surgeon, surgery; Research articles 2008-04-22
In Philippines slum desperately poor sell kidneys for cash: MANILA AFP — The men living in the tough Baseco dockside shantytown on Manila Bay carry one of two badges to prove they belong -- tattoos for the gang members and surgical scars for the kidney sellers. Built on muck dredged from the bay on the orders of former...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Government, HEALTHCARE, organ, Philippines, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-04-16

Judge seals portions of lung cancer suit: A federal judge yesterday sealed portions of a lawsuit that alleges the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and other parties should have known that the lungs they transplanted into a Newark, N.J., man were diseased. Tony Grier, 43, was dying from a rare lung disease in 2005 when he...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, hospital, organ, University of Pennsylvania; Research articles 2008-04-08
Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation to Raffle Shelby Terlingua Racing Team Mustang: GARDENA, Calif. -- The Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation will raffle a spectacular 2008 Ford Mustang that was transformed into a Terlingua Racing Team edition Shelby and signed by automotive legends. Raffle proceeds will go into an endowment to perpetuate the Foundation's effort to help children worldwide battle life-threatening illnesses while...; Tags: Ford Motor Co., legend, organ, team; Research articles 2008-04-07
HEALTH : PARLIAMENT DEMANDS EUROPEAN CARD FOR ORGAN DONORS.: The European Parliament's Health Committee recommends several solutions, including the creation of a European donors' card to complement national systems, to remedy the serious shortage of organ donors in the EU as well as the risks linked to transplants. It is also about combating organ smuggling...; Tags: Benefits, European Parliament, HEALTHCARE, organ, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-04-03
Vital feedback.(computing)(Brief article): WITH THE HELP OF COMPUTERIZED image analysis and a haptic pen, radiologists may one day feel the images they see on screen, according to an Uppsala University professor helping to develop the new technology. Computerized image analysis is just as the name implies. A...; Tags: analysis, computing, image, organ, Uppsala University; Research articles 2008-04-01
Leading Bulgarian pathologist charged: prosecutor: SOFIA AFP — A Bulgarian pathologist has been charged with violating work regulations after illegally removing human tissues and bones from bodies awaiting autopsy, the prosecutor's office in Sofia said Tuesday. "Stanislav Christov, head of pathology at Sofia's Alexandrovska hospital, has been charged with violating the rules on working...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, HEALTHCARE, organ, prosecutor, Regulations; Research articles 2008-03-18
Indian investigators quiz alleged kidney snatcher: NEW DELHI AFP — An Indian doctor accused of masterminding an illegal international kidney transplant racket was remanded into custody for two weeks to allow federal investigators to question him, reports said. Amit Kumar, 43, who was flown to New Delhi from Nepal late Saturday, was taken to the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, HEALTHCARE, Litigation, MARKETING, organ, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-02-10
University of California obtains United States patent.: University of California (Oakland, CA) has patented methods and compositions for constructing stable mammalian embryonic epithelial tissues and organs as well as constructing kidney tissue, and treating renal failure. Disclosed are methods of using an active epithelial growth factor having the capability of effectuating induction of...; Tags: Oakland, organ, patent, University of California; Research articles 2008-02-01
Promising new treatment helps prevent organ rejection: WASHINGTON AFP — Injecting bone marrow from an organ donor allowed kidney transplant patients to be weaned of the intense immunosuppressant drugs usually needed to prevent organ rejection, a study published Thursday found. The transplanted bone marrow produces immune cells which are tolerant of the donated organ even when...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, organ, patient, tolerance; Research articles 2008-01-24
Singapore to include Muslims in organ donation laws: SINGAPORE AFP — Singapore's Muslims will be covered under its organ donation laws from August 1 in an effort to enlarge the donor pool for its Malay population, the health minister said. The move "will level the playing field" for Malays, who account for a disproportionate percentage of people...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, organ, Singapore, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-01-22
SKorean fighter brain-dead, hospital says: SEOUL AFP — South Korean boxer Choi Yo-Sam was pronounced brain-dead Wednesday after he lapsed into a coma following a championship bout last week, a hospital said. Choi, 33, was pronounced brain-dead by a nine-member panel led by a neurosurgeon following two examinations, the Seoul Asan Hospital said in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, hospital, organ; Research articles 2008-01-01
Commentary: Office Visit: A life lesson: Too often, it's easy to forget that medical research is about more than science. More than commercial development. More than progress. Of course, each is an essential element of what happens every day at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. But when these elements coalesce, they can change lives....; Tags: CAREER, organ, physician, Virginia Tech; Research articles 2007-12-12
Choristers' delight at Songs of Praise bow; Fantastic year continues for Huddersfield singers: Byline: By VAL JAVIN Feature Writer TUNE in to BBC's Songs Of Praise on Sunday and hear Huddersfield Choral Society. The popular late afternoon programme will include four items recorded by the Choral Society in Huddersfield Town Hall in October. Two of the pieces feature arrangements by...; Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., crib, organ; Research articles 2007-12-05
Malaysia's first double organ transplant woman dies: report: KUALA LUMPUR AFP — A Malaysian woman who earlier this month became the country's first double organ transplant recipient with a new heart and lungs died Tuesday, a report said. Siti Salmah Jasni, 18, never left hospital after her transplant although doctors had taken her off a respirator Monday...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, lung, MARKETING, organ; Research articles 2007-11-27
Surgeons meet to discuss Europe's transplant crisis: PRAGUE AFP — Transplant surgeons and experts gathered in Prague Tuesday prepared to discuss how to tackle the transplant crisis in Europe, where nearly 10 people a day die waiting for vital organs. Around 3,500 surgeons and experts will look at ways of improving the system on Wednesday, the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Europe, FINANCE, Investment, organ, surgeon; Research articles 2007-10-02
No need for dissection as see-through frogs jump in: TOKYO AFP — Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections. "You can see through the skin how organs grow, how cancer starts and develops," said the lead researcher Masayuki Sumida, professor at the Institute...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, gene, organ, PRODUCTIVITY, researcher; Research articles 2007-09-27