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Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs |
 ...Several Italian doctors have transplanted to three recipients organs that were infected by HIV. The information was provided by the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus.
The chief of Careggi hospital, Edoardo M... |
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Chemical Found in Cosmetics, Soaps and Lubricants is Hazardous for Men |
 ...ls of testosterone. Recently, while performing their studies on humans, scientists have found that the hazardous chemicals are linked to poor quality of semen in men. This also refers to reproductive organs in boy babies.
A group of scientists, working together with Stahlhut, launched a hypothesis that phthalates could be the cause of obesity because low testosterone seems to increase belly fat and pre-diabetes in men. ... |
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World's First 4D CAVEman to Help Treat Various Diseases |
 ... themselves working together on further development of the model.
The human body computer model is created according to the basic anatomy books. The graphic artist transformed the main systems and organs of a human body into animated images and then converted them into Java 3DTM. Thus the 4D human atlas was bought to life inside the CAVE environment. The virtual body can be sized at any scale and at the same time scien... |
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Woman's kidneys become a super-prise in TV show |
| ...ey had to wait for it in real life, their chances would be far too lower.
The show itself was founded by a man who died of kidney failure operations and the channel is aimed to focus on the donor organs problem. However, many viewers don't like the TV show but the idea is spreading quickly with the appearance of the new shows like Spuiten en Slikken (Shooting and Swallowing) were the participants will present various ... |
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Doctor Removes Gall Bladder through Woman's Mouth |
| ... patients recovered sooner with no complications noticed. The doctor says that surgery holds minimum risks of abdominal cavity infection, it is still more effective than traditional methods. Removing organs through orifices quickens recovery period, with no scars and less pain.
Oral surgeries are considered more innovative and effective. There are cases when organs were removed through vagina, through the nose and thro... |
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Woman lives with needles inside her body |
 ...er body soon after birth by her grandparents, who were disappointed she was not a boy. After she arrived at hospital, X-ray showed numerous sewing needles all over her body, some very close to vital organs: lungs, bladder, liver, kidneys, head, neck, shoulders and others. One needle in her brain had broken into several pieces.
Though woman never complained of any health problems until she gave birth, performing an op... |
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Evolution of Animal Vision - New Facts Discovered |
 ...tivity for finding prey. Hydras use opsin proteins all over their bodies, but they are concentrated specifically in the mouth area, near the animal's tip. Hydras have neither eyes nor light-receptive organs, however, the animals have worked out the genetic pathways that allow them to sense light.
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Glowing Pig Gives Birth to Glowing Piglets |
 ... A pig that was cloned by Chinese scientists passed its genes to the piglets. This discovery will be helpful for the development of human transplant organs.
The researchers from Chinese university said that the birth of fluorescent piglets proves that cloned pigs are fertile and they can pass their genes to their offspring. Liu Zhonghua, a professor at Northeast Agricultural University claimed that this breakthrou... |
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Man with Dead Brain Recovers |
 ...terrain vehicle crash but could not remember the accident. After the doctors Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, Texas found there was no activity in the brain, he was declared dead and his organs were prepared for transplant, with the approval of his family.
The last thing he recalled after the accident happened was hearing doctors declaring him dead.
'I'm glad I couldn't get up and do what I wanted to d... |
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TV Dust Carries Harmful Chemical |
 ... have harmful effect on individual's health. The latest studies on animals showed that PBDEs interferes with the normal functioning of nervous system and hormonal function, may also harm reproductive organs and was found to cause cancer in lab rats.
Scientists are concerned about the results of the study considering that many TV sets are expected to switch to digital signals that will cause even greater use of flame re... |
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NY Plans to Introduce Transplant Ambulance |
 ...that this can considerably increase the number of donors.
Usually, only people who die at hospitals were allowed to become organ donors, because doctors have the necessary equipment to remove the organs before they become unsuitable for transplant. It can take just a few hours or less for a doctor to remove the vital organ such as liver, or kidneys to save someone's life.
The "organ removal" ambulance is the firs... |
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Woman Accused of Cutting Unborn Baby from Mother's Womb |
 ...overed with her uterus sliced open. According to authorities, the woman was nearly at full term pregnancy. Authorities also mentioned that Johnson had been partly eviscerated and most of her internal organs were removed.
The country coroner said that police found a placenta at the crime scene. After a short court appearance Andrea Curry-Demus was found guilty of child endangerment and trading newborns. Besides being held... |
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