Sunday, April 14, 2013

[Health] Bioengineered rat kidney could lead to treatments for people

Bioengineered rat kidney could lead to treatments for people
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/artificial-kidneys-scientists-take-two-major-steps.1365960574
A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has engineered functional rat kidneys by stripping donor kidneys of their cells and then repopulating the remaining collagen substructures with new cells.

Manda expands its tainted meat recall
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/louisiana-company-recalls-468k-pounds-of-meat
Baton Rouge area based Manda Fine Meats has expanded its tainted meat recall from a little more than 20,000 pounds to about 468,000 pounds, the company and federal officials have announced.

First medical marijuana school in Nevada opens
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/First-medical-marijuana-school-in-Nevada-opens-202924361.html
Nevada Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, testifies at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Friday, March 29, 2013. Segerblom has introduced a measure that would permit businesses or individuals to open for-profit medical marijuana ...

11-year-old Richland boy saves mother's life with CPR
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/11-year-old-richland-boy-saves-mothers-life-cpr/nXL6K/
The Tri-City Herald reported the boy came home from school Friday and found his mother unconscious. After calling 911, he started performing CPR on his mother as the dispatcher was giving him instructions.

Tainted meth believed to be endangering lives in East Metro
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2997814.shtml?cat=10151
Since Thursday night, 13 people have been hospitalized with hallucinations, high temperatures and racing hearts. One man jumped off a building.



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