http://kidney.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for kidney en Sun, 27 May 2007 04:43:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011519 unknown@Netscape.com Police arrested the owner of a private hospital in eastern Pakistan and three doctors after they were implicated in the illegal trade and transplant of kidneys, police said Saturday. Sun, 27 May 2007 04:43:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/20115196arrestskidneysellingcaseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1380210 unknown@Netscape.com Cases of kidney failure among cats rose by 30 percent during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold, one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals reported Monday. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:27:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1380210catkidneyfailureUP30percentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1135729 unknown@Netscape.com The accidental death of an east-Georgia sheriff's deputy triggered a new chance at life for a fellow deputy who received one of his co-worker's kidneys. Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength said Friday that deputy David James was recovering from transplant surgery. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:07:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1135729kidneyDeputyRichmondCountytransplantcaraccidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1035617 unknown@Netscape.com The system is inefficient. It wastes some kidneys. It favors some merely because of where they live. People with short expected life spans receive kidneys that could last much longer, and vice versa. It needs to change. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:08:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1035617kidneyWHOgetsittranplantsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/840041 unknown@Netscape.com A farmer persuaded doctors to remove one of his wife's kidneys so that he could sell it for money to buy a tractor, she has told police. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:37:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/840041kidneytractorwifeMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/583317 unknown@Netscape.com Byron Hamilton won't need a heart-shaped card from his wife on Valentine's Day to remind him of their love for each other.He will be receiving one of her kidneys instead. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:46:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/583317ByronhamiltonValentinesdaykidneytrasplantNews http://web2announcer.com/go/523838 unknown@Netscape.com ATLANTA -- Tough love from a grandma landed a shooting suspect behind bars Thursday morning. Police say a southwest Atlanta woman drove her grandson back to a shooting scene and then forced him to turn himself in to police. Investigators say the man was wanted for shooting another man in a dispute over a girl. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:36:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/523838toughlovegrandmaForcesshooterTosurrenderBulletwoundinkidneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/486266 unknown@Netscape.com The National Kidney Foundation of Florida will begin their walkathon this Sunday. Among the team captains, we have one of our own from Netscape. Here's the Scoop Du Jour from "Spadecallers Corner". Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:04:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/486266nationalkidneyfoundationWalkathononofusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/86823 unknown@Netscape.com The research predicts that a 10 year old child receiving a transplant can expect a transplant half-life of approximately 13.1 years from a living-related donor and one of 10.8 years from cadaveric transplantation. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:50:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/86823childrenkidneytransplantsurvivalrenalNews