1. And the plan is generating intense debate among transplant surgeons, organ recipients and families of past donors. 2. And the plan is generating intense controversy among transplant surgeons, organ recipients and families of past donors. 3. And some potential organ recipients have worried about striking a donor deal with a murderer. 4. As the number of organ recipients grows, so will the danger of their passing a virus to the wider population. 5. AIDS drugs already are helping cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and people with a variety of infections that are hard to treat. 6. ALG was widely prescribed after organ transplant operations to keep the bodies of organ recipients from rejecting their new organs. 7. But for organ recipients in fragile health, as this man was, a transplant can be risky, and complications can happen, Moritz said. 8. Coordinators said no organs became available during the down time, and the center has made other arrangements to get in touch with organ recipients. 9. Ehrle could not give specifics about all the organ recipients, but said the heart and liver went to teen-agers. 10. However, it could lead to infection in individuals with damaged immune systems -- such as AIDS patients or organ transplant recipients, the company said. |