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North Wales kidney patient in desperate wait for op - 01.07.12
A KIDNEYpatient is desperate for an operation to help her avoid going onto dialysis.Mum of three Janice Lloyd, 54...
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Organ donation: Opt-out bill is published in Wales - 01.06.12
The number of organ donors in Wales will increase by about a quarter under a change to the law, the Welsh government es...
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NHSBT and Facebook colaborate to encourage organ donation - 01.05.12
A new collaboration to help boost the number of people on the Organ Donor Register was announced today by NHS Blood and...
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Double transplant patient's "miracle" kidney finally starts working - a year after surgery - 01.05.12
Philippa Stone had almost given up hope when a life-changing double kidney transplant failed to function.But in ...
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Give and you shall receive - new rules give priority to organ donors in Israel - 01.05.12
Struck by the unfairness of Israel's transplant system, a surgeon has rewritten the rule book, writes Ruth Pollard in ...
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Four litres of water a day -How Lesley Garrett beat cystitis - 01.05.12
Lesley Garrett drinks a huge amount of water – up to four litres every day. It’s something the opera singer ...
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83-year-old gives away one of his 'Formula One' kidneys - 01.05.12
He has given blood 57 times, he is a volunteer driver for a local hospice, and now Nicholas Crace has scored a double f...
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Will a £1 suncream protect your skin? Read our expert guide to find the perfect sun lotion to suit - 01.05.12
There’s one surefire way to know that summer has started in Britain — and that’s the sight of lobster-red, sorry-...
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One kidney, three bodies, in two weeks. - 26.04.12
• Kidney donated by Cera Fearing, 21 to her brother Ray, 27• After Ray's body rejected transplant, kidney ...
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FDA announces plans to pilot end-stage kidney disease technology in new program - 25.04.12
Innovation Pathway aims to reduce time and cost of bringing safe and effective, breakthrough technologies to patients. ...
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Transplantable Blood Vessels Woven from Lab-Grown Human Tissue - 23.04.12
More than 382,000 people with kidney disease in the U.S. are on dialysis, a painful procedure that can wreak havoc on b...
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New renal unit in Llandrindod cuts patient journey time - 26.03.12
A renal unit set up to reduce the journey times for dialysis patients by up to an hour has opened.The unit at Ll...
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GWYN IS STILL WALKING TALL - 20.03.12
25 years ago Gwyn Parry from Gwaenysgor, near Prestatyn, received a life saving kidney transplant. This year he will b...
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Walk For Life 2012 - 19.03.12
Once again people all across Wales will be putting their best foot forward to help raise much needed funds. K...
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First Kidney Transplant - 16.03.12
This may be an old article first published December 2011 but it is such an interesting read I thought it should be rep...
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Northern Ireland debates Opt Out - 19.02.12
The UUP's John McCallister calls for organ donation opt-out system. The deputy leader of the UUP has called for r...
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Church leader supports opt-out organ donation - 31.01.12
The General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (PCW) is supporting the proposed changes to the law on organ ...
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Public Consultation Meetings - Organ and Tissue Donation White Paper - 15.11.11
Please contact the CHCs to register interest on 0845 644 7814 or enquiries@waleschc.org.ukABERAVON - Wednes...
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Opt Out organ donation Welsh Government White Paper - 08.11.11
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Protect yourself from flu this winter - 05.10.11
Having your annual flu jab before winter arrives is your best defence to prevent flu. This is the message from the Bets...
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Rate of organ donation higher in Wales than rest of UK, research says. - 03.10.11
There is significant variation across the UK in the number of organs donated for transplant, research suggests.
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Archbishop of Wales under fire over 'un-Christian' views on presumed consent. - 26.09.11
TRANSPLANT patients have described the Archbishop of Wales' views on presumed consent for organ donation as “un-Chris...
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British woman asks for kidney online - 29.08.11
A British woman is set to become the first to receive a kidney after advertising for a donor on an American website
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From Doctor to Donor - 21.08.11
Independent.co.ukFrom doctor to donor: How does a renal consultant ...
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Transplant surgeon's call for donors before retiring - 03.07.11
Transplant surgeon's call for donors before retiringA leading surgeon who performed Europe's first successful heart-lung t...
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Australians achieve kidney stem cell world-first - 18.05.11
MELBOURNE: With their wizardly power to conjure up any type of body tissue, embryonic stem cells promise spare parts fo...
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An apple a day could keep kidney disease at bay - 20.04.11
New research funded by Kidney Research UK has found that foods containing pectin, such as apples, oranges and jam, coul...
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Why it's never to early to wear sun cream - 19.04.11
IT may not yet be Easter, but soaring spring temperatures have led to warnings that the suncream should most definitely...
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Politicians urged to exercise caution over organ donation - 17.04.11
EACH of the four main political parties has pledged to use Wales’ new law-making powers to change the organ donation ...
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Kidneys are created in stem cell breakthrough - 11.04.11
It raises hopes that kidney disease patients will one day be able to grow their own new organs with no risk of rejectio...
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Newport pair start bike tour of Transporter Bridges - 04.04.11
A NEWPORT woman who has undergone four kidney transplants set off on a challenge to ride across seven transporter bridg...
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Record numbers in Walk for Life - 29.03.11
Supporters of Kidney Wales gathered in record numbers at Ammanford on Sunday to take part in the charity's annual Walk ...
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Health Minister to open Cardiff Transplant Unit - 29.03.11
Health Minister Edwina Hart will today [Wednesday, 30 March] officially open the new kidney transplant centre at the Un...
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Blood test to spot diabetes - 22.03.11
LONDON: Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have suggested that measuring the levels of small mol...
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Mentors for Pre-diabetes patients - 22.03.11
Researchers in Norfolk are beginning a £2m project to screen 10,000 people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes.
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People Like Us Cymru goes live. - 10.03.11
Kidney Wales launches bilingual patient support website A new website dedicated to people with kidney disease ...
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World's first tissue-engineered urethras hailed success - 09.03.11
The world's first tissue-engineered urinary tubes or urethras, grown in the lab using patients' own cells, have been ha...
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Health minister Hart drops organ donation request - 09.03.11
The assembly government has withdrawn a request to the UK government for permission to introduce presumed conse...
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New dialysis unit for Powys - 13.12.10
Health Minister, Edwina Hart has announced funding for dialysis services in north Powys after a long battle by local ki...
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Hi everyone,
My little girl was born 2 weeks ago with one mcdk and limited kidney...
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hi there, my name is david wyn evans and i live in llanelli. i am 60 years old an...
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