thus a stem cell from a liver will begin the foundations for a new liver‚ whilst skin stem cells will grow to produce more skin. Regenerative medicine is key to the advancement of emergency medical procedures and the eventual eradication of chronic organ diseases. Organ and tissue transplantation has come a long way since the first confirmed successful kidney transplant in 1954. Since then‚ doctors have been able to transplant a wide array of organs including hearts‚ livers‚ pancreases‚ and lungs
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declared too ill by the doctors for heart transplant but artificial heart did wonders for them. This invention has proved to be ground breaking in the field of medical science and was named Time’s invention of the year. Artificial Liver One of the most important and complex organs of human body is liver. Liver removes the toxins from the blood and manufactures great amount of proteins‚ and also play part in metabolism. The device to replace original damaged liver is now in its final stages.
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human body‚ from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplant (Wikipedia). What is Organ Transplantation? Often the only treatment for end state organ failure (WHO‚ Human Organ Transplantation). Canadian Organ Donation Statistics: There are more than 4‚500 people waiting for organ transplants in Canada Today. 256 people on the waiting list for a transplant died before receiving transplants (2012) - a third of them needed a kidney. You can donate certain organs and
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removed only after the patient is declared brain dead and within 12 to 24 hours‚ the organs are removed for transplantation. * The success rate of organ transplantation on an average is between 75% to 85%. * Kidney‚ lungs‚ heart‚ skin‚ pancreas‚ liver‚ bones‚ eyes and intestines etc. can be donated. The donor family doesn’t have to bear the cost of the surgery. * Anyone from a newborn to a 65 year old can donate their organs. Up to 95% of eye donation receivers can see again. * According
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talk about organ donation. Romania was the last places in Europe to organ donation‚ only one donor per million inhabitants‚ compared to the European average of 20. Over 2‚000 people waiting for a kidney transplant‚ 40 people waiting for a heart transplant‚ and 400 people a liver transplant. Organ donation is an important and complex decision. On the pro side‚ donated organs save lives. Contrary‚ organ donation process is confused and misunderstood. A thorough understanding of the pros and cons
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Everyday about twenty-two people die waiting for a life saving transplants‚ which doesn’t make sense then there are so many opportunities for them to be saved. The only thing keeping them from being able to live is that not enough people are registered organ donors. Ninety five percent of people agree that being an organ donor is the right thing to do but only about fifty two percent are actually registered donors. Becoming an organ and/or a tissue donor has no cost the the donor’s family or estate
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DECLARATION I Neha Verma hereby declare that this report is the record of authentic work carried out by me during the academic year 2008-2010. Neha Verma
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esophageal varices is a disease process it is mainly caused by other conditions. Most notably are liver cirrhosis (caused by either alcohol abuse or hepatitis infection) and deep vein thrombosis of the mesenteric or portal veins. Because the only real symptom of esophageal varices is bleeding it is often only diagnosed after an episode of bleeding or as part of a work up for another condition such a liver cirrhosis. due to late diagnosis and the asymptomatic nature of this illness it can be fatal.
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Hepatitis C is a liver disease that is caused by hepatitis C virus. The virus enters into the liver cell‚ use the cell’s genetic to make copies of itself which then affects more cells. Causes Hepatitis C is usually transmitted through blood to blood contacts. It can be transmitted by sharing needles when injecting‚ toothbrushes and razors‚ tattoo or body piercing with equipment that has not been properly sterilized. It can also be sexually transmitted. It is not passed on by everyday contact
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he can have a rummage around inside to see if there are any organs anyone else might want. This is wrong. He shouldn ’t have to ask. Compulsory organ donation may seem somewhat extreme but every year a thousand people die waiting for an organ transplant. That ghastly number‚ the number of those who die needlessly‚ is only increasing. They die because others neglect to do the right thing. Negligence is a crime. As a society we accept that there are a lot of things the state can legitimately ask
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