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10 Aug 08 You Can Swallow, If You Really Want To

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While it may prove a bit more difficult to break down than organic , gets no special treatment from the .

figure this ’ tale was invented to prevent kids from swallowing the rubbery substance.

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04 Aug 08 Heard On The Street

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I was telling my about a recent of my .
“The told me to quit eating ,” Shirley said,
“Well, did you quit,”? I replied, “Sure I did. You think I’m a or something? I haven’t had a drop of on my since!”

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29 Feb 08 My Liver, With Love

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was dying from primary sclerosing cholangitis, which was diagnosed more than ten year ago. The only way forward was to have a liver transplant. and doctors said he needed one within a year.  In the UK, like the , the list of those waiting for a transplant far exceeds . saved her ’s life by donating more than half her liver. It was the first of its kind in , and took place in January this year.

The risks were high, said experts. The procedure at the lasted about 10 hours. was discharged from hospital after 6 days, and also her husband too, who is on the road to a full recovery.
The liver is capable of . The right lobe can be removed and transplanted into a . This is followed by regeneration in both the and the donor so that the liver has the potential to grow to full size in both patients.

8,000 patients across the UK wait for a life-saving transplant, and about 1,000 die or are taken off the waiting list because their has deteriorated to the point where a transplant is no longer viable.

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