21. Howstuffworks "How Organ Transplants Work" Today, organ transplants are relatively simple procedures, yet thousands of people die every year waiting for their turn. Find out about transplants and http://health.howstuffworks.com/organ-transplant.htm

TCDA("cc=hlt; dt"); Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff ... Shop for Stuff Top Subjects Cholesterol Dieting Nicotine Sleep ... Tattoos Sponsored By: Subjects Diseases and Conditions Drugs Fitness Health Care ... Browse the Health Library Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Stuffo.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter ... Health Care How Organ Transplants Work by Tom Harris Table of Contents Introduction to How Organ Transplants Work The Screen, the List and the Match Getting on the List The Surgery Living with a New Organ Acute Rejection Improving the System Lots More Information Shop or Compare Prices Sixty years ago, scientists were on the cusp of a revolutionary scientific breakthrough. In the preceding decades, researchers had had some success transplanting organs in animals, and there had even been a few failed attempts at human organ transplants. Numerous studies showed that human organ transplantation was feasible, and that it would be enormously beneficial to thousands of patients, but nobody had been able to make it work. Success finally came in the early 1950s, when several

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25. TRANSPLANTS ARE MIRACLES IN PROGRESS Story about one man's recovery from multiple myeloma. http://www.greatattitudes.com/transplant-miracles.htm

TRANSPLANTS ARE MIRACLES IN PROGRESS We must still understand that we are dealing with CANCER and not a common cold, so, there are discomforts and challenges, but they are manageable. You may lose your taste buds, your hair and some dignity, but you regain time and a whole bunch of fresh, virgin stem cells that are collected from your own body and then put back. Here is my spin on how my wife and I have worked with Myeloma, (and a spinal operation), and continue to do so everyday. We had the Transplant and came out the other side just fine; I am walking, carrying golf clubs, working out in a gym, eating, drinking and living a very happy, and probably, a higher quality of life than before. There is GREAT living after Chemo, Radiation, Hickman lines, Stem Cell Transplants and all of the other stuff you might experience. Establish a GREAT, POSITIVE ATTITUDE and sincere TRUST that you CAN get through it and you will. Only you can really believe and help you . Others can support you, but whatever you think in your own mind is the most important.

26. Organ Transplants From Animals Examining The Possibilities Organ transplants from Animals Examining the Possibilities by Rebecca D. Williams "You'll need a liver transplant " Dr. Zeno says. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

27. Meniscal Transplants However, the risk of complications from meniscal transplants is very slight Orthopaedic surgeons have been doing meniscal transplants for several years. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=414&topcategory=Knee

28. Organ Transplants From Animals: Examining The Possibilities Today, human organ transplants are commonplace. For example, more than 10000 Americans received kidney transplants last year, with a threeyear life http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/596_xeno.html

Organ Transplants from Animals: Examining the Possibilities by Rebecca D. Williams "You'll need a liver transplant," Dr. Zeno says. She scribbles quickly on her prescription pad and dates it: April 17, 2025. "Take this to the hospital pharmacy and we'll schedule the surgery for Friday morning." The patient sighshe's visibly relieved that his body will be rid of hepatitis forever. "What kind of liver will it be?" he asks. "Well, it's from a pig," Zeno replies. "But it will be genetically altered with your DNA. Your body won't even know the difference." Obviously, this is science fiction. But according to some scientists, it could be a reality someday. An animal organ, probably from a pig, could be genetically altered with human genes to trick a patient's immune system into accepting it as its own flesh and blood. Called "xenotransplants," such animal-to-human procedures would be lifesaving for the thousands of people waiting for organ donations. There have been about 30 experimental xenotransplants since the turn of the century. Rebuilding Bodies Xenotransplants are on the cutting edge of medical science, and some scientists think they hold the key not only to replacing organs, but to curing other deadly diseases as well.

29. Bone Marrow Transplant - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Learn about bone marrow transplants and the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program. The BMT service starts with the donor search process and includes post transplant services. http://www.dana-farber.org/how/donatebone/

Home How to Help Donate Bone Marrow Make a Gift ... Katie Goldberger - A special donor story Your generosity as a bone marrow or stem cell donor could help a patient win his or her battle with cancer. Stem cell and bone marrow transplantation are procedures that help patients with primary bone marrow failure or with malignancies of the bone marrow and lymph nodes, such as leukemia and lymphomas. Related Story read more Watch Video (WCVB-TV 5) Dana-Farber's Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Program is one of the largest and busiest in the United States, performing more than 250 transplants each year. For more information on the program, go to our BMT page. BMT Program The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is one of several international registries that help to find unrelated donors for patients who need bone marrow or stem cell transplants but have been unsuccessful finding matches within their own families. At Dana-Farber, healthy platelet donors between the ages of 18 and 59 may have their HLA-tissue type tested after three platelet donations to determine whether they are potential bone marrow donors. The NMDP now facilitates two different types of stem cell collections and transplants: Bone marrow is the source of all blood cells (red cells, white cells, and platelets) and the marrow collection process is a surgical procedure that occurs in a hospital operating room while you receive general or regional anesthesia.

30. EMedicine - Transplants, Renal : Article By Richard Sinert, DO transplants, Renal Emergency department (ED) physicians encounter transplant patients at 2 critical stages. They first meet the potential donors and then http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic607.htm

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31. CNN.com - Kidney Transplants And Donated Organ Distribution - October 17, 2000 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/mayo/10/17/kidney.transplants/index.html

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32. EMedicine - Transplants, Heart : Article By Steven A Conrad, MD, PhD transplants, Heart Orthotopic heart transplantation has become an accepted and definitive therapy for end-stage heart failure. With advances in surgical http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic786.htm

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33. Medical College Of Wisconsin Healthlink Topics: Transplants/Organ Donations Specialists offering the latest news and information on organ transplants. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/organ-transplants/

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Receive HealthLink via email! Subscribe now >> List all articles under Transplants/Organ Donations alphabetically or by date Transplants/Organ Donations Latest articles on Transplants/Organ Donations Cell Transplants Can Cure Diabetes, But Drawbacks Abound Replacing insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas can now be done in two ways, through a whole pancreas transplant or through a less invasive and less costly process of injecting just the islet cells. Umbilical Cord Blood Provides New Hope for Leukemia Patients Transplantation of cord blood - normally discarded after a baby's birth - provides leukemia patients with stem cells, enabling them to produce healthy blood cells in a procedure shown to be highly effective in children with the disease. Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research To improve transplant access and outcomes for patients, the National Marrow Donor Program and MCW's International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry created the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. MCW Researcher Studies Role of Gallium as Anti-Cancer Agent The Medical College has been at the forefront of research in the use of gallium nitrate to treat lymphoma. "In the future, we intend to combine gallium nitrate with other chemotherapeutic drugs in the hope that this will improve the results of treatment and increase the cure rate in this disease," says Principal Investigator Christopher Chitambar, MD.

34. CNN.com - Transplants And Personal Responsibility - March 5, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/03/05/ethics.matters/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Transplants and personal responsibility by Jeffrey P. Kahn, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director, Center for Bioethics University of Minnesota Whenever we face shortages of particular types of medical care we need to decide how best to allocate those scarce resources. Nowhere is this more acute than in our decisions about who should receive organs for transplant, particularly for life-saving transplants. The problem becomes especially prickly when there aren’t enough organs to go around and some patients need transplants because of their lifestyle or behavior. For instance, the need for a liver transplant can be caused by a variety of factors: congenital problems, disease or, most controversially, by unhealthy habits such as drug and alcohol abuse. In fact, the majority of liver transplants are for Hepatitis C infection (often a result of intravenous drug use) and alcoholic liver disease. To address the issue of personal responsibility, many transplant programs require that potential recipients of liver transplants be drug- and alcohol-free for a specified period of time before transplant. This requirement often includes the drug methadone, a treatment for heroin addiction. But a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association presented data that requiring a methadone-free period may actually encourage renewed drug use among liver transplant recipients. So how far should we take personal responsibility when it comes to receiving organ transplants? Should smokers be denied heart or lung transplants? Should drinkers be denied liver transplants?

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36. CNN.com - Prisoners And Transplants - February 4, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/02/04/ethics.matters/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Prisoners and transplants by Jeffrey P. Kahn, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director, Center for Bioethics University of Minnesota A heart transplant performed on a prison inmate in California is creating a debate about whether prisoners deserve access to any and all medical care, and whether they should receive equal access to extremely scarce resources, such as organs for transplants. As the prison population in the U.S. ages, demand for health care services will increase, just as it does in the rest of the population. The combination of high rates of chronic diseases that affect the kidneys and liver, and an aging prison population mean that more prisoners will need transplants to survive. But should such scarce resources be offered to those who forfeit their rights as convicted criminals? How much health care should prisoners receive, and should their priority be different than those who are not incarcerated? A right to health care?

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38. Welcome To UK Transplant Supports transplant units throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Includes information about transplants, donor cards and the NHS organ http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/

@import url("/ukt/css-p/sections/home.css"); Skip to content Home Newsroom Become a donor ... Campaigns You are here: UK Transplant document.write (document.title); Since 1 April 2005 document.write(dsSolidTx) people have received transplants document.write(dsSolidDonors) people have donated organs document.write(dsWaiting) people are still waiting for transplants an additional document.write(dsCorneaDonors) people have donated corneas document.write(dsCorneaTx) people have received the gift of sight Search: Sign up now sign up online Just in... Freshers' Fairs 2005 Shortcuts Sign up News releases Order leaflets, posters and stickers Find NHS services nhs.uk helps you find your nearest doctor, dentist, hospital and other local services. NHS Direct Online offers high-quality advice about health and healthy living document.write ("" + document.title); Thanks a million - we've done it! On 6 October 2004 a challenge was set to add one million more names to the NHS Organ Donor Register during its anniversary year. With three weeks still to go - we've reached our million Find out more More about the tenth anniversary year Gary is just one of many celebrities backing us during the 10th anniversary year Transplants save lives At UK Transplant we are doing everything with one focus - to save or improve the lives of thousands of people every year through organ transplantation.

39. CNN.com - Live-donor Liver Transplants Carry More Risks Than Thought - Feb. 27, CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/27/liver.transplants.ap/index.html

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Live-donor liver transplants carry more risks than thought Story Tools (AP) Adult liver transplants that use partial organs taken from live people carry a higher-than-expected 1-in-7 chance of serious complications for the donor but a lower risk of death than doctors thought, a study says. The controversial live-donor procedure involves giving the donor's right liver lobe, the larger one, to the transplant recipient. Each lobe grows to the size of a full liver in about six weeks. The first detailed study of the increasingly common operation found just one donor death in 449 such transplants done in the United States from 1997 through late 2000. Fourteen percent of donors, however, had serious complications such as major infections and the need for rehospitalization, another operation or a blood transfusion, according to doctors at Columbia University. "The risk of (donor) death is less than people thought. The risk of problems is probably more than people thought," said Dr. Robert S. Brown Jr., medical director of Columbia's Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation. With roughly 1,000 U.S. live-donor adult liver transplants done to date, two other donor deaths have been reported, one a suicide.

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