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Article: Hollywood Organ Donation Myths Challenged at the Workplace.
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- AScribe Health News Service
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- April 11, 2006
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Byline: Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The television and motion picture industries are scaring people away from donating organs, says a Purdue University health communication expert.
"Fictitious story lines that focus on a black market for organs or doctors who murder patients for their organs are taking their toll," says Susan Morgan, an associate professor of communication who is tracking how organ donation is portrayed on television.
To combat such myths, Morgan is taking a more personal approach to informing people about organ donation through the New Jersey Workplace Partnership for Life, which ...