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RICHMOND, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Donate Life America, the national organization dedicated to increasing the number of registered organ, eye and tissue donors that save and heal lives, today announced a major initiative with Facebook. Today, Facebook launched an upgrade to its Timeline structure, which asks users to check their organ donor status and directs them to Donate Life America's National Registration Page -- allowing them to designate a donation decision...

DENVER, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donor Alliance, the federally-designated, non-profit organ procurement organization and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accredited tissue bank serving Colorado and Wyoming today announced results from a Colorado initiative designed to study the public's perception of organ, eye and tissue donation. The two-part survey aimed to increase knowledge and overall awareness about reasons people don't register to be organ, eye and tissue...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Spring will be in the air on March 22nd when local nonprofit Memorial Blood Centers and NBC-affiliate KARE 11 come together to host the 15th annual KARE 11 Community Blood Drive. All eligible donors are encouraged to step up to make a blood donation and receive a coupon for a free 6-pack of annuals, courtesy of Linder's Garden Center. As time allows, presenting donors also may be eligible for a tour of the KARE 11 studios....

A Michigan State University anthropologist who spent more than a year infiltrating the black market for human kidneys has published the first in-depth study describing the often horrific experiences of poor people who were victims of organ trafficking. Monir Moniruzzaman interviewed 33 kidney sellers in his native Bangladesh and found they typically didn’t get the money they were promised and were plagued with serious health problems that prevented them from working, shame and...

Chicago Self Storage Is Partnering With LifeSource To Host A Blood Drive During The Facility's Merchant Day Event Chciago, IL (PRWEB) March 06, 2012 LifeStorage, Chicago self storage provider for home and business, records management and office solutions, is hosting a Blood Drive and Merchant Day event at its Hermosa location at 4500 W. Grand Ave. in Chicago, on Saturday March 10th from 10am to 4pm. Partnering with LifeSource, Chicago's Blood Center, LifeStorage Hermosa Store Managers...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Blood Centers (MBC), Minnesota's oldest and largest nonprofit community blood center, today announced the receipt of a $5,000 grant from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) that will be used to benefit patients served by Metro area hospitals. "For the third consecutive year, Ameriprise Financial has again demonstrated its confidence in Memorial Blood Centers and its support for our mission to help save lives...

There is good news for the 27,000 plus people around the world who donate a kidney each year. A study which followed living kidney donors for 10 years found that they were at no greater risk for heart disease than the healthy general population. Led by Dr. Amit Garg, a researcher at Lawson Health Research Institute and nephrologist at London Health Sciences Centre, the results provide important safety reassurances to donors, their recipients and health care professionals. In the general...

Research: Cardiovascular disease in kidney donors: Matched cohort study Living kidney donors are at no greater risk of heart disease than the healthy general population, finds a study published on bmj.com today. The results provide important safety reassurances to donors, their recipients and transplant professionals. In the general population, there is a strong link between reduced kidney function and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Given that people who donate a kidney...

Across the globe, several charities are finding Helpcup easy to use. Raising $2500 in the Successful Human Movement alone, Helpcup has become the newest trend in charitable donations. Most importantly, charity members can join Helpcup free of charge. Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 26, 2012 Helpcup is a new social media platform designed to connect individuals and charitable organizations throughout the United States who are interested in receiving or donating charitable donations or services....

Desiring to have a “dragonbaby”, many in the Asian community are planning to start their families this year which is considered the luckiest year on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. A sharp increase in the need for Asian egg donors to fulfill these parents needs has been seen in the past 90 days. The countdown is on to conceive before May 19th. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 15, 2012 The Donor Solution, http://www.thedonorsolution.com, a Texas-based egg donation agency, has stepped up...