Living kidney swap chain starts with Michigan donor
Matthew Jones donated to a Phoenix woman in 2007 triggering a chain of living donor transplants that has set 10 new kidneys into patients over a year. Dr. Michael Rees says the program could expand nationwide, reducing dialysis costs and the waiting list. UNOS plans tests later this year with two donor pairs and aims for national chains by late 2010.
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Utah and Oklahoma Lead in Cell-Only Households
The CDC estimates at least 26 percent of Oklahoma and Utah households rely on cell phones only, with nine other states and the District of Columbia at 20 percent or more. Younger demographics drive the trend while New York shows 11 percent cell only. overall wireless substitution for landlines rises locally and nationwide, with a 2007 base and 2009 growth expected.
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Peking Man Endured Glacial Climate 770000 Years Ago
New dating shows Peking Man fossils from the 1920s are about 770k years old, placing him in a North China glacial period. Purdue scientist Darryl Granger notes the dry cold resembled Calgary winters, suggesting early Homo erectus tolerated frigid conditions. Smithsonian expert Rick Potts comments on modern humans’ compared fragility.
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Defendant pleads guilty in kids bridge deaths case
In a note from last week Luong writes I am no longer want to live. Federal court records show Luong pleaded guilty to the deaths of two children in a bridge collapse incident. The plea highlights responsibility for the fatal incident and potential sentencing details are pending.
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Army to review hurt troops' treatment
Army officials will review how injured soldiers are treated amid reports from Nebraska and other states. The investigation follows an earlier disclosure about evacuation and medical care delays affecting troops.
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