Kidneys and other organs donated for transplants can now be recycled
Dr. Lorenzo Gallon, transplant nephrologist and medical director of the kidney transplant program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, talks with Cera Fearing, left, her brother Ray Fearing, right, and Erwin Gomez, three patients involved in an unusual kidney retransplant case after the three met for the first time at the hospital. Failing kidney transplant [...]
Man wakes up in pain mid-surgery, unable to tell doctors to stop operating
April 27, 2012 Comments Off
Simon Rosenqvist, unable to tell doctors he had woken up, was forced to watch as they operated. 22-year-old says ‘it was terrible, my worst nightmare’ A young man in Sweden says he woke up in the middle of surgery when his anesthesia wore off — and then endured 35 minutes of living hell because was [...]
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Turns Out Smoking Weed Is Bad for You A new study indicates that cognitive function is impaired by chronic marijuana use. (“Chronic,” like “frequent,” you stoner.) Looks like your older brother was wrong when he told you that pot was harmless because “it’s from the earth”! Chronic marijuana smokers did worse on tests of cognitive [...]
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Athletic Propulsion Lab Concept 1 Shoes banned by NBA: For the first time in its 64-year history, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has banned Athletic Propulsion Lab Concept 1 Shoes due to the claims from the producer of an increase in vertical lift due to the shoe. The sneakers cost a reported $300 retail price [...]
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Krav Maga, on the other hand, is a regulated form of combat. In fact, the point of Krav Maga is to take the enemy down as quickly as possible. Some teachers of Krav Maga explain it as “the art of going home alive,” which means that groin strikes, choking, and headbutts are considered acceptable moves. [...]
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