News tagged with transplant tourism
Transplant tourism poses ethical dilemma for US doctors
A recent case study by doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York examined the ethical issues posed by transplant tourism, an offshoot of medical tourism, which focuses solely on transplantation surgery. Many American transplant ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Majority of doctors skeptical of organ transplantation practices in China
The globalization of health care and the growth of "transplant tourism" (traveling abroad to purchase donor organs and undergo organ transplantation) have outpaced the implementation of internationally accepted ethical standards ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Weed-eating fish 'key to reef survival'
Preserving an intact population of weed-eating fish may be vital to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts grow.
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Research on team loyalty yields new insight into 'die-hard' fandom
There's a reason why some sports fans are referred to as "die-hards" - even after they move away, their loyalty to their hometown team endures, according to research by two University of Illinois professors.
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Sep 08, 2010 |
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Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration (w/ Video)
Discoveries about tropical coral reefs, to be published on 23 June 2010, are expected to be invaluable in efforts to restore the corals, which are succumbing to bleaching and other diseases at an unprecedented ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Diamond mining is not forever, SAfrica learns
The glittering diamonds are almost gone and as the lustre fades on South Africa's Diamond Coast, desperate ghost towns are left clinging to the last signs of life.
Aug 23, 2009 |
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4 years after tsunami: Corals stage comeback
A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Obtaining kidney transplants abroad carries certain medical risks
People traveling to other countries to receive kidney transplants experience more severe post-transplant complications with a higher incidence of acute rejection and severe infections, according to a study appearing in the ...
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Radical reform is needed to stop the 'inhumane' practice of transplant tourism
The UK government must bring in presumed consent to organ donation or allow a controlled donor compensation programme for unrelated live donors, in order to bring the "inhumane" practice of transplant tourism from the UK ...
Jun 13, 2008 |
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U.S. patients find surgery deals overseas
U.S. patients are increasingly going overseas for big savings on major surgeries, the American Medical Association said.
Mar 30, 2008 |
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Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists
CORAL reefs damaged in the Asian tsunami tragedy should be allowed to recover naturally before countries launch into expensive restoration plans, according to some of the world’s leading scientists. The scientists, led ...
May 13, 2005 |
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