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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Burning Questions 24 Nov 2005
    ...public trust for what we do, and I'm concerned that this illicit activity might have an effect on the public's perception of organ and tissue donation.How are ...
    - Newark Star Ledger,

    Elmer council resolution promotes organ, tissue donation Nov 14, 2005
    ELMER -- Elmer Borough Mayor Herb Stiles will launch a campaign to educate residents and borough employees about the importance of organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Today's Sunbeam,

    New Leader for Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Nov 3, 2005
    The Donor Awareness Council is a nonprofit coalition formed in 1989 to increase organ and tissue donation through public education and awareness. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Donor advocates plan celebration of life Nov 18, 2005
    Her driver's license is depicted on billboards in Westmoreland and Greene counties as part of the statewide organ and tissue donation campaign, "Ordinary People ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Thanks to everyone who helped daughter Nov 23, 2005
    ...was needed. I now encourage my family to consider organ/ tissue donation, just as I now encourage others to consider it. More African ...
    - The Daily Advertiser,

    Students learn about organ donation Nov 11, 2005
    ...said Hintz. Lifeline works with different groups of people, specifically youths to encourage organ and tissue donation. Since 2002 ...
    - Chillicothe Gazette,

    Black churches preach organ donation Nov 13, 2005
    I can help someone live a fuller life, they can have whatever they want from me," said King, who has become an advocate for organ and tissue donation and who ...
    - Delmarva Daily Times,

    Health Alert: Organ donation awareness Nov 10, 2005
    Young, healthy college students make good candidates for organ and tissue donation, but a University of Buffalo research project found most of them don't sign ...
    - WIS,

    Donation of organs open to almost all Nov 8, 2005
    The Gift of Life Donor program, a nonprofit agency serving eastern Pennsylvania, reports that all major religions approve of organ or tissue donation. ...
    - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,

    Elmer, donor program join to boost awareness Nov 9, 2005
    By COURTNEY ELKO. ELMER -- Elmer Borough Council and the Gift of Life Donor Program have partnered to promote organ and tissue donation awareness. ...
    - Today's Sunbeam,

    Stories of organ, tissue donations spotlighted Nov 2, 2005
    Pegasus Ballroom. The purpose of the gala was to motivate UCF students to help inform others about organ and tissue donation. "We ...
    - Central Florida Future (subscription),

    Organ gifts urged, recalled Nov 13, 2005
    HHS recognized the hospital's achievement to raise awareness of the vital importance of organ and tissue donation and to help encourage donation, said Esther ...
    - Fresno Bee (subscription),

    Jonathon Daniel Caddy: Organ donation - no reason not to Nov 13, 2005
    ...cancer. Donated lungs give a cystic fibrosis patient a future full of hope. The need for organ and tissue donation remains great. If ...
    - Lansing State Journal,

    Information evening on organ donation Oct 31, 2005
    Stawell Rotary Club is gearing up for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. The launch is ...
    - Stawell Times News,

    Medical students learn how organ donors save lives Nov 12, 2005
    However, thanks to a tissue donation of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), I needed only one surgery and increased my chances of returning to competition. ...
    - Salt Lake Tribune,

    Canton student promotes organ donations Nov 1, 2005
    Cain said she informed the students of the "critical need for organ and tissue donation." She educated students about their option to become organ and tissue ...
    - Towanda Daily Review,

    Organ transplants: Nevada on the waiting list Nov 6, 2005
    Also in 1999, the Nevada Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force was created by the Legislature for the purpose of public education and awareness about the issue ...
    - Reno Gazette Journal,

    Brunswick Presbyterian celebrates 162 Nov 16, 2005
    ...honored carnival games like ring toss and dart throwing while their parents donated blood at Lifeblood's Bloodmobile and learned about tissue donation from the ...
    - commercialappeal.com (subscription),

    No tax hike projected Nov 18, 2005
    ...called life.". Kimberly is currently featured in the statewide organ and tissue donation campaign, "Ordinary People. Extraordinary ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Pink hairnets for Zaidee Nov 6, 2005
    ...girl has not only helped improve the standard of life for at least five people but her story has significantly raised awareness about organ and tissue donation ...
    - ABC Regional Online,

    'Holiday Rose 2005' starts Friday Nov 10, 2005
    LifeSource representatives Michael Burakowski and Ron Dick, a heart transplant recipient, will speak on organ and tissue donation from noon to 1 pm Thursday at ...
    - Pioneer Press,

    Griffin reappointed to state panel Nov 18, 2005
    ...at Bessemer City High School; will present a lyrical flag routine for talent competition; community service platform is organ and tissue donation awareness.
    - Charlotte Observer,

    Concerts : Praise night goes to Robinson Oct 28, 2005
    ...a concert designed to afford fans an opportunity to lift their hands in praise, as well as learn more about the need for organ and tissue donation in Arkansas ...
    - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),

    Donor Awareness Council names new head Nov 3, 2005
    Charlene Hill is the new executive director of the Donor Awareness Council, a Denver nonprofit whose mission is to increase organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Denver Business Journal,

    Volunteers needed Oct 31, 2005
    ...tissue donations for Southwest Florida, is seeking volunteers to assist with educational programs pertaining to organ and tissue donation and transplantation ...
    - Charlotte Sun-Herald,

    Volunteers needed to form basket brigade Oct 26, 2005
    Second Chance, a group of volunteers from Kentucky, parts of Indiana and West Virginia whose lives have been touched by organ and tissue donation or transplant ...
    - Kentucky.com,

    DRESSING ROOM : Stars’ designer duds are being auctioned online ... Nov 15, 2005
    This year’s theme, The Perfect Gift, will highlight the national organization’s “Linkages to Life� organ and tissue donation initiative. ...
    - Arkansas Democrat Gazette,

    Few people give very little serious thought to their end of life ... Nov 11, 2005
    Most of us don't dwell too much on estate planning, funeral arrangements, organ and tissue donation and end of life care issues, nor should we. ...
    - Ancaster News,

    Ohio unveils online donor registry Oct 27, 2005
    ...www.lifebanc.org. The site also provides information on organ and tissue donation to help individuals come to their own decision.
    - Cleveland Jewish News,

    Temple to honor dissident Catholic priest Nov 12, 2005
    Also, Jewish beliefs on organ and tissue donation will be explained at a free brunch program, "The Ultimate Act of Charity," at 10 am at Congregation Beth El ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer,

    NEWS & NOTES Nov 9, 2005
    ...are invited to submit entries in the 2006 Creative Challenge, an essay, poetry and poster contest intended to increase awareness about organ and tissue donation ...
    - Buffalo News,

    Athletes, transplant recipients wanted Nov 9, 2005
    Anyone who has a commitment to the importance of organ and tissue donation, living donors and donor family members and friends is also welcome to take part. ...
    - Sheboygan Press,

    (PRN) - Alliant Energy Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2005 ... Nov 3, 2005
    ...[+]. (PRN) - Cimarex to Webcast Investor Conference on November 7th and 8th, 2005 ... [+. PRN) - New Leader for Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness ... [+. ...
    - Bolsamania.com,

    Health: Goal is to cut transplant waiting line by 50% Sep 26, 2005
    Brasília - During National Organ and Tissue Donation Week, which runs through Friday (30), the Ministry of Health announced that the goal for the next two ...
    - Agencia Brasil

    Team Names Go From Problematic to Worse Oct 2, 2005
    28 column on the Washington State Patrol's tissue donation program, I heard from a reader in Tennessee, the head of an interesting organization called ...
    - Bremerton Sun

    Brazil's public health system does more transplants than any other ... Sep 27, 2005
    Porto Alegre - On Friday (23), in São Paulo, the minister of Health, Saraiva Felipe, launched the National Organ and Tissue Donation Campaign. ...
    - Mathaba.Net

    Local college student waits for transplant Oct 1, 2005
    To learn about organ and tissue donation or to receive an organ donor card, contact Southwest Transplant Alliance at (800) 788-8058 or visit the organization's ...
    - News Journal

    Relay donations, volunteers sought Sep 29, 2005
    199 miles from Calistoga and through the Valley to the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz to help save lives through education about organ and tissue donation, and Organs ...
    - Sonoma Index-Tribune

    Even seniors can become organ donors Sep 24, 2005
    A survey done by the Coalition on Donation found that while nine out of 10 Americans support organ and tissue donation, only three out of 10 know the proper ...
    - Bradenton Herald

    Lions Club honors coroners as 'Champions of Sight' Sep 29, 2005
    Beach said she's aware of one instance where a family approached a Saratoga County coroner asking for information about organ and tissue donation. ...
    - The Saratogian

    Religious concerns often inhibit organ donations Sep 11, 2005
    Flowers is among speakers addressing theological concerns and questions at an interfaith clergy conference about organ and tissue donation and transplantation ...
    - Dickson Herald

    Toddler's transplant highlights the need for more organ donors Sep 22, 2005
    ...online.". The Detroit Tigers and the Donate Life Coalition of Michigan teamed up to stress the importance of organ and tissue donation. ...
    - West Bloomfield Lakes Eccentric

    Hampton High School health classes to add organ donor awareness Sep 15, 2005
    Students at Hampton High School will be among the first in the state to study issues surrounding organ and tissue donation, and the steps in making such a ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

    Waiting list for donor organs soars Sep 28, 2005
    To learn more about organ and tissue donation, visit the state's donor registry at www.yesutah.org or call 1-866-937-8824 (YES-UTAH).
    - Salt Lake City Deseret News

    Gov. Huntsman Honored for Support of Organ Donation Sep 8, 2005
    ...support of Organ donation. Members of the Utah Coalition for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation presented the award. They said the Governor ...
    - KSL Radio

    Healthcare Professionals and Local Hospitals to be Honored for ... Sep 21, 2005
    ...who have demonstrated extraordinary support of its mission to save and enhance the lives of as many people as possible through organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Gwinnett daily Sep 27, 2005
    Road, Snellville. 770-985-4713. LifeLink volunteer meeting. LifeLink coordinates organ and tissue donation. Monthly volunteer sessions ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)

    For The Record Sep 18, 2005
    Dylan's mother after his fatal accident, and she didn't learn until later that he was the first donor in the Washington State Patrol Tissue Donation program. ...
    - Bremerton Sun

    Hispanics across Country to Be Recognized for Life-Saving ... Sep 8, 2005
    ...membership of over 100 organizations will be acknowledging Hispanics who have made life-saving contributions through organ/tissue donation and transplantation. ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Minnesota doctors vote on medical, social issues Sep 17, 2005
    As far as tissue donation, grieving families often make a "lifesaving gift" by donating the organs of dying relatives for transplant. ...
    - Duluth News Tribune

    Tissue group honors donors, families Musculoskeletal Transplant ... Sep 23, 2005
    According to MTF, that donation led to a worldwide increase in tissue donation, known as “The Nicholas Effect.� Mr. Green and his wife began a crusade for ...
    - Scranton Times

    Doctors write Rx for concerns Sep 17, 2005
    Tissue donation, she said, "should not be accomplished through a culture of low expectations when it comes to informed consent.". ...
    - Pioneer Press

    General Calendar Sep 17, 2005
    ...and their families, patients waiting for an organ and tissue transplant, donor families or anyone interested in organ and tissue donation, volunteers assist ...
    - Athens Banner-Herald (subscription)

    Volunteers needed Sep 20, 2005
    ...tissue donations for Southwest Florida, is seeking volunteers to assist with educational programs pertaining to organ and tissue donation and transplantation ...
    - Charlotte Sun-Herald

    Letterbox organ donation plea 'may be illegal' Sep 7, 2005
    Anatomy Act.". The peak organ and tissue donation body Australians Donate says it has heard of similar appeals before. Chairwoman ...
    - ABC Online

    Today's Online Sections Sep 18, 2005
    23 game against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park. The ceremony will draw attention to the importance of organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Canton Observer

    Making kiosks work for small business Sep 26, 2005
    ...has had great success helping small, quasi-government agencies and groups, like the organizations that manage California’s organ and tissue donation programs ...
    - Kiosk marketplace.com

    Religion | Community notes Sep 24, 2005
    10 am-. Session on Organ & Tissue Donation For clergy & lay leaders: understanding donation process, serving families making critical end-of-life decisions. ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer

    Sharing the gift of life Sep 1, 2005
    ...awareness and education programs, the area has seen an incredible jump in the number of families willing to agree to organ and tissue donation, Mullinix said. ...
    - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    A new policy on organ donation Sep 12, 2005
    ...provides that each and every Italian citizen who is between 18 and 60 years of age is asked to express his or her will with regard to organ and tissue donation ...
    - Times of Malta

    Ind. man's unusual woodworking Sep 9, 2005
    He moved on to Gift of Hope in 2001 and became a tissue-procurement coordinator, learning the value of tissue donation and the work involved in recovering ...
    - Baltimore Sun

    MRC Statement In Response To RSPCA Call For People To Donate Their ... Sep 11, 2005
    ...they be allowed to do so by the law. The MRC supports the RSPCA call for tissue donation. Research on human tissue, as well as the ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    FedNor invests in biotechnology and youth retention Sep 15, 2005
    The new centre is expected to increase tissue donation numbers from one per year to one per month, and could benefit as many as 600 people undergoing surgery ...
    - Thunder Bay's Source

    Peyronie's Disease Sep 9, 2005
    ...has to be grafted over where the plaque is/was; this can be the man's own tissue (from his groin), sterilized pork tissue, or sterilized tissue donation from a ...
    - rarediseases.about.com

    Three doctors up for medical examiner's job Sep 5, 2005
    ...faced criticism for failing to come to the scene of The Station nightclub fire, delays in providing autopsy reports needed for tissue donation, and employee ...
    - Providence Journal (subscription)

    Religion notes Sep 3, 2005
    Contact: 342-7240. Seminar focusing on organ and tissue donation, 7:30 am registration and breakfast, 8 am-noon seminar, Millennium Maxwell House Hotel. ...
    - The Tennessean

    Calling attention to children's health Sep 11, 2005
    Previous stamps called attention to "AIDS Awareness," "Organ and Tissue Donation," "Prostate Cancer," "Hospice Care," "Adoption," "Diabetes," "Mentoring a Child ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com

    Santorum expected to deliver grant funding to CUP/CCCC effort Aug 30, 2005
    Bea Lauffer, allied health science instructor, and Ann Stanonis, practical nursing coordinator, to attend the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Institute for ...
    - Clarion News

    Organ, tissue donation rate risesJul 18, 2005
    By Rachel E. Sheeley. This series appears occasionally, following Glenn Craig of Richmond as he recovers from a liver transplant he received July 21, 2004. ...
    - Palladium-Item

    Holly desperately needs a transplantJul 27, 2005
    ...their loved one wanted to donate. This is why it is so important for people to discuss organ and tissue donation with their families.
    - GMTV

    Group gets minorities to donate their organsJul 21, 2005
    Much of her work involves creating cross-community dialogues about organ and tissue donation, but she says the conversation always returns to one subject ...
    - DetNews.com

    Volunteers neededJul 27, 2005
    ...tissue donations for Southwest Florida, is seeking volunteers to assist with educational programs pertaining to organ and tissue donation and transplantation ...
    - Charlotte Sun-Herald

    Parents' tribute to good son and friendJul 29, 2005
    His parents have been generous enough to consent to tissue donation in accordance with Henry's wishes and this will certainly benefit very many others.". ...
    - East Anglian Daily Times

    Eye donation Q & AJul 4, 2005
    ...restore someone's sight. Eye, organ, and tissue donation are consistent with the beliefs and attitudes of major religions. For more ...
    - Montgomery Advertiser

    Organ and Tissue Recovery BeginsJul 27, 2005
    To learn more about organ and tissue donation, go to the Utah Donor Registry at www.yesutah.org or the Idaho registry, www.yesidaho.org. ...
    - RedNova.com

    Labour Day Classic aids kidney foundationJul 22, 2005
    5 will be dedicated to building awareness of organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Ontario. Dr. David Russell, director of transplantation, St. ...
    - Ancaster News

    Paid leave is sought for organ donorsJul 16, 2005
    ...kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs for LDS Hospital and is the chairwoman of the Utah Coalition for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation, said IHC works ...
    - Salt Lake Tribune

    URI researchers get grant to study organ donationsJul 20, 2005
    ...and Services Administration is the second URI has received in recent years; the first was $1.25 million to increase organ and tissue donation intentions among ...
    - Providence Journal (subscription)

    Dash for Donation slated this weekendJul 14, 2005
    ..."Team Lindsay" will step off at 7:40 am Saturday as a way to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation and to honor the team's namesake, Lindsay Jones. ...
    - Columbus This Week Newspapers

    Are people's estates billed for organ donation?Jul 6, 2005
    Oregon Donor Program. "There is no charge for the family or the person's estate for organ and tissue donation.". Becker said the ...
    - The News-Review

    Need great for organ donationsJul 18, 2005
    ...donors. "Oklahomans are wonderfully supportive of organ, eye and tissue donation," said Robert Turner, LifeShare executive director. ...
    - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

    Englewood Volunteers Boy ScoutsJul 24, 2005
    ...include transplant recipients and their families, patients waiting for an organ transplant, donor families, or anyone interested in organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Charlotte Sun-Herald

    Ohio simplifies organ donation with online registryJul 8, 2005
    ...life.". Donors can save eight lives through organ donation and tissue donation can be used on up to 50 recipients, Pongonis said.
    - Akron Beacon Journal

    Around townJul 21, 2005
    ...on the quilt was created by family members to honor their loved ones who, in death, passed on the “gift of life� to others through organ and tissue donation ...
    - Marietta Times

    Families of organ donors to attend national ceremonyJul 18, 2005
    May. The Poker Run is also set up to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation and as a fundraiser for donor family support. ...
    - Northwest Arkansas Times

    Second Chance at Life event to benefit UM Transplant CenterJul 21, 2005
    Arbor, will raise funds to support various programs at the UM Transplant Center, including those aimed at raising organ and tissue donation awareness, research ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Donor Dash raises cash, spiritsJul 17, 2005
    ...in Washington Park. The race is organized by Donor Alliance to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation. An estimated 1,000 ...
    - Rocky Mountain News

    Media Advisory - Ride for Life cyclists stop in Toronto during ...Jul 14, 2005
    Montrealers pedal 900 kilometres to spread the message about organ and tissue donation TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ - World Transplant Games athletes and transplant ...
    - Canada NewsWire

    Attention News/Sports Editors:Jul 12, 2005
    During the games, youngsters will be able to send messages of thanks to the organ donor families and encourage others to consider organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Canada NewsWire

    Want to serve on school board?Jul 14, 2005
    MEBANE -- Golfers and sponsors are invited to join Carolina Donor Services in raising funds and awareness of organ and tissue donation during its third annual ...
    - Durham Herald Sun

    AWARDS/HONORSJul 17, 2005
    ...the City of Lakes Hope Award from the Rotary Club International for outstanding service to the community by increasing awareness of organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Pioneer Press

    Eye bank got its start in MobileJul 3, 2005
    ..."You've got someone's eyes, someone's blindness in your hands," she said. The bank recently celebrated its 35th anniversary and its 50,000th tissue donation. ...
    - Mobile Register

    Schumer offers steps to battle blood shortageJul 14, 2005
    ...expanding the Workplace Partnership for Life Program, which encourages participating businesses to educate their employees about organ and tissue donation. ...
    - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    Schumer proposes blood-supply boostsJul 14, 2005
    Workplace Partnership for Life Program, a government program that encourages participating businesses to educate their employees about organ and tissue donation ...
    - Poughkeepsie Journal

    Transmission Of HIV/AIDS By Ramesh Chandra NeupaneJul 11, 2005
    ...acupuncture, electrolysis and medical procedures, from infected mother to child, transmission of infected blood, contaminated organ and tissue donation.eg bone ...
    - Gorkhapatra

    Generosity shines with Checkoff ColoradoJul 7, 2005
    Watershed Protection Fund, The Family Resource Centers Fund, The Colorado State Fair Authority Cash Fund and the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund. ...
    - Brighton Standard-Blade




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