MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'harvesting'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086477&cid=t_393806_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Flast-day-of-summer.html Rosy orbs of sunlight and dewhang heavy in the last weak summer sunA bite of heavenor a jar of jewelsThe earth harvest-heavyfor the ten-thousandth timeHands of the thousandth generation scratched and oldand aching for rest in the soil they tendThe sun sends one last beckoning lightand returns to the other side of the earthturns another world into dayand ours into night. (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086477 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:32:00 +0100 4086477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786247&cid=t_393806_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcircle.html She was my mother's friend; she received Christ through my parent's college ministry; she was my babysitter. Even at 4, I envied her blond curls and carefree ways with people.  She is one of my childhood heroes.I remember exactly how I felt inside when she handed me her bouquet for this photo taken at her wedding.  Like someone had just really loved me in a way I never expected.  I remember watching my mother hand-stitch the last details of the wedding dress sewed in the wee hours the night before the big day.  Mama sewed my dress, too.  And the little suits my brothers wore.Her kids were born, the first a friend-twin for my youngest baby brother.  I lived for 12 years in baby heaven, from Jared's arrival when I was 6, until I quit babysitting the 6 York kids ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786247 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:52:00 +0100 3786247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702934&cid=t_393806_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-much-are-your-organs-worth%2F2010.06.27 I don’t plan to sell my organs on eBay, but as organ transplantation, lack of donors, and illegal organ trafficking gets more and more serious, this infographic comes just in time. It provides some interesting answers to questions like, “How much does a liver cost in South Korea?” and “How many patients are waiting for transplants?” Click on the image for the original larger version: *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702934 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:18:51 +0100 3702934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313775&cid=t_393806_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FuuKoVK-2TFk%2F So many stories about transplants really tug at your heart, but ones that include children and babies can be incredibly poignant. When I put out an appeal to speak to people about organ transplants, I was contacted by Ed Weir. He told me his story of their 1-month-old daughter, Rachel. Rachel died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 22 years ago. Most often when a child dies of SIDS, the child is discovered too late for their organs to be used in transplantation. In this case, Rachel’s death was discovered immediately. And because of that, many other children were saved or their lives were improved by Rachel’s gift. Here is Ed’s story, in his words: My wife was at the veterinarian with our dog just before we were to kennel them and leave on a vacation.  She was in one... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313775 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:52:17 +0100 2313775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711812&cid=t_393806_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FExvduVHLqv8%2F This is a really interesting study. It has been thought that the heart should be stopped for 5 minutes following a cardiac death in an infant heart before harvesting for organ donation- that has been since 1997. It is now being said that only one minute is needed, as the heart is irreversibly dead after 6o seconds. Shortening the interval reduces the time that transplantable organs are deprived of oxygen, which likely increases the success of transplants. It may also help to increase the number of available organs for donations. This is important because as many as one in four babies awaiting a heart transplant dies while on the waiting list, according to the New England Journal of Medicine study. to read more  Tags: babies, harvesting organs, heart-disease, heart-transplant, infants, pe... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711812 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:18:42 +0100 1711812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367894&cid=t_393806_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F04%2Fformer-hague-prosecutor-accuses-ethnic.html If this is true, why wasn't it prosecuted? The former war crimes prosecutor at the Hague--who I believe botched the prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic--is accusing ethnic Albanians of a Nazi-level crime against humanity; the killing of prisoners in order to sell their organs. From the story:According to the sources, senior figures in the Kosovo Liberation Army were aware of the scheme, in which hundreds of young Serbs were allegedly taken by truck from Kosovo to northern Albania where their organs were removed. Miss Del Ponte provides grim details of the alleged organ harvesting, and of how some prisoners were sewn up after having kidneys removed."The victims, deprived of a kidney, were then locked up again, inside the barracks, until the moment they were killed for other vital organs. In t... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367894 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:40:00 +0100 1367894