Outcry over TV kidney prize
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A Dutch television show is criticised for offering a terminally ill woman's kidneys as a prize.
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Today more than 5,500 people in the UK are waiting for an organ transplant that could save or dramatically improve their life. Most are waiting for a kidney, others for a heart, lung or liver transplant.
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QUEBEC (CP) - The upcoming auction of a Quebec war hero's precious medals has triggered a spat among his family and drawn a stinging rebuke from a federal politician.
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A television show in which a woman would donate a kidney to a contestants was revealed as a hoax Friday. Presenters said they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws.
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Comment is free: Marina Hyde: As the Ofcom report makes clear, Channel 4 has a staggering and unabashed contempt for its viewers.
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Was it ever in repute in the first place? The premium rate industry has hit back at ICTSIS for the charge it imposed yesterday over misleading Big Brother voting rules.â¦
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When Dr. Robert Wachter&#39;s wife underwent surgery in October to donate a kidney to a friend, her chief anxiety, he said, was &quot;the possibility that she might be killed by a medical mistake.
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A dying woman will pick a "winner" from three people wanting her kidneys during a reality TV show on Friday that has been widely criticized as unethical and which the Dutch premier said has hurt the country's image.
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A television benefit show for  victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder,  Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities  has run into controversy in the United States before a note has  been played or a dollar pledged.
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Media & professional: Last week the BBC Trustees queried its impartiality. Not everyone agreed, writes James Robinson.
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The Dutch prime minister said a reality television show about a "dying" woman donating her kidneys, which turned out to be a hoax, was not the most suitable way of highlighting the need for more organ donors.
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Media & professional: Channel 4 may still have to refund up to Â£2.35m to viewers affected by phone quiz scandal despite protesting to regulator.
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"The Big Donor Show," set to air on the Dutch television network BNN, puts three contestants against one another in hopes of getting a kidney from a woman dying from a brain tumor.  Viewers can vote, but ultimately the winner is chosen by the dying wom...
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WASHINGTON -- Why is the subject of giving such a difficult thing to discuss? Some folks would rather ask someone for a kidney than for a donation to a charitable cause.
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A much-criticised Dutch TV hoax featuring a "competition" for a kidney boosts the number of organ donors.
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MPs, doctors and medical bodies have slammed offers of money to GPs for referring patients with compensation claims.
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Why did the large television company take such a controversial political stance?