Article: Initiative promotes organ donation

Article: Attitudes and beliefs about organ donation among different racial groups
Journal of the National Medical Association;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......people on the waiting list for organ donation die each year without receiving...likely to support or consent to organ donation. This investigation was undertaken to study racial factors in organ donation, by focusing on differences...

Article: Fifty Per Cent increase in organ donation possible within five years.
M2 Presswire;  January 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Government: Fifty Per Cent increase in organ donation possible within five years(C)1994-20...back the recommendations of the Organ Donation Taskforce, which could see a 50 per cent increase in organ donation in the UK within five years - resulting...

Article: Fifty per cent increase in organ donation possible within five years.
M2 Presswire;  January 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Government: Fifty per cent increase in organ donation possible within five years(C)1994-20...back the recommendations of the Organ Donation Taskforce, which could see a 50 per cent increase in organ donation in the UK within five years - resulting...

Article: Kidney recipient who developed cancer following transplant suing Life Connection of Ohio
Transplant News;  February 14, 1997 ;     508 words ......hemorrhage. Slaughter contends that Life Connection of Ohio should have been suspicious...seeking $7 million in damages. Life Connection had asked that the case be dismissed...it might discourage families from organ donation. While unusual, Slaughter's case...common during the ...

Article: Increasing awareness on organ donation
New Straits Times;  March 3, 2003 ;     351 words ......03-03-2003 Increasing awareness on organ donation Edition: 2* Section: City News A CAMPAIGN...undergraduates' awareness on the importance of organ donation. The joint initiative of UPM students...Donor's Card in December 1999, a National Organ Donation Transplantation Committee was ...

Article: Vic: Move to put organ donation on the political agenda
AAP General News (Australia);  January 5, 2004 ;     237 words ......01-05-2004 Vic: Move to put organ donation on the political agenda MELBOURNE...AAP - A health group wants organ donation to be placed on the political...record one of the world's lowest organ donation rates. Kidney Health Australia...

Article: Roles of Religion and Geography in Organ Donation in the African-American Community
Journal of the National Medical Association;  January 1, 2007 ;     631 words ......Association. Having been skeptical about organ donation in the past, I was riveted by the original...religion in making decisions about organ donation because it was a major hindrance in organ donation campaigns. A study in the Journal ofTranscultural...

Article: Chinese lead in organ donation
New Straits Times;  September 8, 2003 ;     310 words ...00-00-0000 Chinese lead in organ donation Byline: Alina Simon Edition...education sub-committee on organ donation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye...were generally aware that organ donation was allowed in Islam, they...

Article: Exploring the relationship of hospital and market characteristics and organ donation in U.S. hospitals.
Journal of Healthcare Management;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......part, a result of low rates of organ donation. While the transplant community...diligently to improve rates of organ donation, patients on waiting lists...are associated with rates of organ donation at U.S. hospitals. We analyzed...

Article: Organ donation in Jordan More public awareness needed, THE STAR
The Star (Jordan, Middle East);  April 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Star (Jordan, Middle East) 04-06-2000 ORGAN DONATION is certainly the highest expression...successful transplant surgery took place, organ donation and transplants have become routine...public awareness of the significance of organ donation is still far below the hoped for level...

Article: New findings reported from University of Illinois describe advances in organ donation.(Report)
Blood Weekly;  March 26, 2009 ;     270 words ......review of ABC, CBS, and NBC news coverage of organ donation: implications for organ donation campaigns,' is the subject of a report...content analysis represents news coverage of organ donation from January 1990 to December 2005. Specifically...

Article: Families overriding relatives' plans for organ donation.(Practice Trends)
Family Practice News;  August 15, 2007 ;     317 words ...ORLANDO -- Patient wishes for organ donation were overridden by family members in...Medical Center reviewed 3 months of organ donation referrals at their center. They estimated...of motor vehicles (DMV) related to organ donation designations. The researchers analyzed...

Article: WEBWIRE---SENATE APPROVES DURBIN MEASURE TO IMMPROVE ORGAN DONATION
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  September 10, 1997 ;     277 words ......SENATE ACCEPTS DURBIN MEASURE TO IMPROVE ORGAN DONATION Washington, D.C. - Noting that nearly...amendment to help improve hospitals' organ donation programs. The amendment was accepted...estimated 70 million Americans receiving organ donation cards in this year's federal tax ...

Article: Lessons from the Organ Donation Playbook
Applied Clinical Trials;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Successful efforts of the organ donation sector could serve as a model...analogous health care sector: organ donation. Clearly there are many ways...Image repair Two decades ago the organ donation movement suffered from poor...