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Would you sell your kidney for $208,000?

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 4 Apr 16

Note: You might be wondering why I posted a photo of kidney beans instead of a human kidney. Many people are squeamish when they see photos of anatomical features.. Besides my funny bone saw the humor of it. The...

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Organ Donor

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 16 Mar 13

Can one be sure when receiving an organ transplant that the organ being transplanted is really going to help you? Or is it a risk one takes when using organ transplants? Should the doctor make sure there is nothing wrong with...

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"Once we can safely transplant animal organs into people, should we?"

RBBantiles @RBBantiles (347) • Philippines 30 Jul 11

Genetic engineering has so advanced that it will soon be possible to genetically engineer "humanized" animals to serve as a sort of living "human spare parts store." "Once we can safely transplant animal organs, should we?" is a...

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man dies of uterian cancer from transplant

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 28 May 10

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37381460/ns/health-cancer/ (NOT REF LINK) Man dies of uterine cancer from transplant of a kidney.. i guess they thought it wouldnt affect him because he was male but he waited FIVE YEARS for this...

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Why are some opposed to organ donation?

wheel416 @wheel416 (1019) • Canada 21 Dec 08

This is a topic near and dear to my heart. I'm disabled and use a wheelchair due to Cerebral Palsy, as a result I was frequently hospitalized for surgery and physical therapy. While I was there I met many children, some of whom...

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Do You Know Anyone Who Has Had An Organ Transplant?

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 14 Dec 08

In June of 2006 my Dad received a kidney transplant. He had been on the waiting list for several years and the day he got the call was a miracle. He had the transplant in St. Louis, Missouri at Barnes Jewish Hospital. I have to...

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organ tranplantation???

moneymatters2684 @moneymatters2684 (283) • Pakistan 17 Apr 08

how many of you have gone through organ trnsplantation??? is it true that the organ reciever makes some connection with the doner alive or dead???? i have watched the movie "the eye" featuring jessica alba in which jessica...

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"anaesthetic awarenes"

moneymatters2684 @moneymatters2684 (283) • Pakistan 17 Apr 08

how many of you have watched the movie "awake" starring jessica alba. in the start of ths movie the director has given some facts that are some persons who during their operation are not totally anaesthetic, they are awake but are...

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If a relative needed a kidney but you don't get along.

dreamy1 @dreamy1 (3811) • United States 8 Apr 08

If there was a family member that needed an organ donation from you and you didn't get along would you still donate the organ?

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Hospitals in UK will harvest organs from patients without permission

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 13 Jan 08

The British Prime Minister says this is a good thing. There is a shortage of organ donors, so there is a new plan under way to take dead patients organs without prior permission to use as donor organs. I'm not quite sure what I...

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Toy Air Plane Crashed Into Lake Michigan

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Jun 07

Yesterday, an aircraft from Toy Air took off from Mitchell Airfield in Milwaukee. A distress signal was sent shortly after take off. It hit the water of Lake Michigan around 4pm. Aboard the aircraft was a heart transplant team...

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Do people with organ transplants live a long and normal life?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 18 Apr 07

I recently saw a man who loves his brother so much, donating one of his kidneys to save the life of his brother who had to have a kidney transplant or die! It raised a lot of soul searching questions in my head-can someone with...

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Will you donate your body after death?Organs?

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 11 Apr 07

I once knew a man that meant alot to me.One morning he left my house to go to work.He was running late so he was going too fast on this Harley.He hit a dip in the road,lost control,the bike came around and hit him in the head.He...

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Scientists created a sheep that is 15% human!

Riptide @Riptide (2755) • United States 30 Mar 07

How far will they go with their genetic research? Apparently these sheep have been created for organ transplants. I think tampering with nature like this will cause nothing but trouble and could have unforseen consequences. Read...

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organ transplantation :: a gift of life

sranuradha @sranuradha (161) • India 28 Mar 07

The power to bring new hopes to a sick child; to be able to free a dialysis patient; to offer another human being the most wonderful gift: organ transplantation, a gift of life.. With this perception is that we have to approach...

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Trace86 @Trace86 (5030) • United States 24 Feb 07

I had a strange thought the other day. I was wondering if there was a market for uterus transplants. I am not using mine and don't plan to. Would there be someone who wanted to have a baby of their own who had perfectly fine...

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Can u donate your organ...?

ArienKing @ArienKing (4647) • India 6 Jan 07

Are you willing to donate your organs to the needed after your death

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Organ Donations

lauriefnp @lauriefnp (5109) • United States 14 Dec 06

If you were going to die within 1 year without an organ transplant (for example a liver or kidney) and the only available matching organ was from an HIV positive donor, what would you do? This is hypothetical, of course; at this...

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Would you save a strangers life by giving a bone marrow transplant?

meeoww @meeoww (1174) • United States 23 Nov 06

There are people all over the world with blood diseases such as leukemia or other blood cancers or disorders, whose lives may be saved with a bone marrow transplant. The best chance for a good tissue match is within the person's...

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