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Opinion | By August 27, 2008 | By Sajid Surve, DO | 3 Comments
The Gift of Life - Part 2
In my previous post, The Gift of Life, I detailed the events surrounding my ongoing process of becoming a bone marrow donor. For this entry, I wanted to spend some time discussing the specifics of the process, in hopes of demystifying the concept of bone marrow donation and perhaps inspiring others to join the National Marrow Donation Program and potentially give their own gift of life.
In order to join, as I mentioned previously, all that is needed is a blood sample using the same techniques as you would for routine bloodwork. The vials are collected and analyzed, and your 6-marker screening information becomes accessible in the national database. Read more →
- The Gift of Life - Part 1
I’m going to make a departure from the usual Brain Blogger content today to discuss an event that has arisen in my personal life which I wanted to share. When I was in college, there was a student on campus who had leukemia, and the campus held a drive asking students to donate some blood to be... Read more →
Thursday, January 8, 2009
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- The Bipolar Trend
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- Are You Vegetarian? How Do You Get Enough Protein?
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- Is War A Psychosis?
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Health Care and Politics II - The Democrats
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Pleasure
- Recent Drug Warnings About Suicide
- Sleeping on the Job - A Program Director’s Take on IOM Recommendations
- Work and Mental Health
- Why a Smartphone is a Dumb Idea
- Sometimes It’s Good to Be Cold - Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Recognizing the Man in the Mirror
- Brain Blogging, Forty-Second Edition
- Happiness is Contagious, If Not For a Fleeting Moment
- Look Me in the Eyes - From Eye Contact to “Fear Blindness”
- The Doctor Can’t See You Right Now, He’s Napping
- Suicide Rates Could Rise
- Gingko Study Proves Nothing
- Exercise to Keep Your Brain Healthy and Increase Cerebral Blood Flow
- Personal Health Records and Mental Health
- New Option for the Management of Acute Pain
- Depression and the Risk for Cardiovascular Events
- Beating the Biological Clock - Clinical Trials of Tasimelteon
- Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective for Preventing Dementia
- A Special Thanks - Remembering a Man Who Remembered No One
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