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October 12, 2008

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Gabriel Haas, MD

Topic: PROSTATE CANCER

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Jeffrey Bogart, MD

Topic: CALYPSO 4D RADIATION SYSTEM

ABOUT the HOST—

DECEMBER 10th: Internist Kathy Faber-Langendoen is the director of Upstate's Center for Bioethics and Humanities and addresses ethical quandries in medicine, one of which is organ donation.

For more information on the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University, go to www.upstate.edu/bioethics.

Health Information Center Resources on This Week's Show

Books:

"Organ Transplants: Making the Most of Your Gift of Life", by Robert Finn. Published by O’Reilly, 2000.

"Staying in Charge: Practical Plans for the End of Your Life", by Karen Orloff Kaplan and Christopher Lukas. Published by Wiley & Sons.

"To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world.”—Anonymous, quoted in " What Every Person Needs to Know"PDF file, United Network for Organ Sharing.

Books available through bookstores, libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

Web Sites:

United Network for Organ Sharing

Patient Brochures

Transplant Living

Donate Life, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Support Groups

Transplant Awareness Group of Central New York (TAG)

Transplant Awareness Organization of Greater Rochester

News

UNOS Considers Prioritization Kidney Transplants For Younger Patients

Is It Ethical For Patients With Kidney Disease To Purchase Kidneys From The World's Poor?

New York Times articles on Transplantation

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 at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Tutorial: How to Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet

Medical Speak Word of the Week — DIALYSIS

Definition: The process of removing toxic substances from the bloodstream.

December 10th's Headlines... External link

December 11 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Conference, from 8 am to 3:30 pm at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse. This event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates the 20th anniversary of SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic. To register, call 464.3104 and leave a message.