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Why Become A Donor?
(NC)-Young or old, rich or poor, any one of us might one day get the chance to save or enhance someone's life by becoming an organ or tissue donor.Your gift might give one of the thousands of Canadians desperately waiting for transplants a...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
Who Can Donate Organs And Tissues?
(NC)-Everyone is a potential organ and tissue donor. Typically, organ donors are healthy people who have suffered an irreversible brain injury (most often due to a motor vehicle accident), or a brain hemorrhage resulting in brain death.
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
When Does The Donation Process Begin?
(NC)-The surgery can begin after two doctors, not involved in the transplantation procedure, have declared the patient to be brain-dead. If and when the family agrees to donate the organs and tissues of their loved ones, the transplantation team...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
Support For Organ Donation High: Survey
Family consent key(NC)-Canadians overwhelmingly support the idea of organ donation. A 2001 survey by the Environics Research Group of more than 1,516 Canadians revealed that 96% of Canadians support the idea of organ and tissue donation.
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
Three Simple Steps To Becoming An Organ And Tissue Donor
Step 1: Decide to become a potential donor.Decide to become a potential organ or tissue donor no matter how old or young you are. There are documented cases of a 90-year-old liver donor and a 102-year-old corneal donor.
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
New Therapies Bring Hope And Quality-Of-Life To MS Patients
(NC)-One of the most devastating pieces of news a younger person can be given is that they have an incurable, progressive disease. Sadly, this happens every day to an average of three Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40 when they are diagnosed...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
Finding Hope Among Shattered Dreams
(NC)-At the promising young age of 28, Melanie Jasmin was a talented and energetic woman with a hopeful future. The Montreal lawyer happily spent her days concentrating on her career, nurturing her personal relationships and practicing dance with an...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
A Devastating Diagnosis Builds Strength
"No pain, no gain"(NC)-Nowhere is this familiar refrain truer than in the grueling arena of competitive bodybuilding - a highly specialized form of training in which muscles and physical stamina are regularly pushed to the extreme.
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
How Do I Become An Organ Donor?
(NC)-In some provinces you must register with an Organ Donor Registry, in others you can indicate consent on your Health Card or Driver's License. For details on the province or territory in which you live, visit...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
Hot Summer Safety Tips
(NC)-Summer's here and with it comes beach days, relaxation, family trips and special safety concerns. According to Susan Brunt, a Toronto based family physician, safety starts in your home, which may play host to many types of illness-causing...
Date Posted: August 04, 2002
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