. >> reporter: taking those drugs for the rest of her life is something lindsay porter has been able> my kidneys weighed about eight pounds a piece. all of my other organs were sort of being crushed together. >> reporter: her stem cell infusion allowed her to gradually wean off the drugs after only a year. she has been off them now for more than two years. it's a significant financial savings as well. the average transplants patients will spends up yards wa*rdz of $2,500 a month on pos postoperae medications. for craig and the nearly 100,000 people in the u.s. still on the kid any donation waiting list, it means a chance at a better quality of life at a greatly reduced cost. al jazerra, chicago. >>> and in some cases a person's body may reject the transplanted kid any that case they have to go back on die alice or have another transplants. >>> saving people who suffer from sudden cardiac arrest is a race against time where ever minute can be critical. there is an unusual new effort in seattle aimed at helping to improve the survival rate. alan explains. >> reporter: james seu a veryj

. >> taking those drugs for the rest of her life is something lindsay porter has been able to avoid. >> my kidneys weighed about eight pounds apiece. all of my other organs were sort of being crushed together. >> her stem cell infusion allowed her to gradually wean off the drugs after only ayear. she's been off the drugs for two years. it's a significant savings as well. the average transplant patient will sav -- spend $2500 a month. >> still on the kidney donation waiting list it means a chance of a better quality of life at a reduced cost. usher karishi, al jazeera chicago. >> this guy is a key piece to the st. louis attack and the big question is will he or won't he play tonight? >> he's in the lineup. >> carlos will play. >> at least he's in the lineup. we'll have more on that in a moment. last night's 8-1 win over the cardinals gave the red sox nine straight victories. but boston made it to this year's world series after collecting 69 wins in 2012 and finishing last in the american pleeg tuition, include at the top of the coaching staff. after the nightmare that was the 2012 sea

. >> taking the drugs for the rest of her life is something lindsay porter has been able to avoid. >> my kidneys weighed about eight pounds apiece. all my other organs were being crushed together. >> her stem cell ipp fusion allowed her to wean off the antirejection drugs for a year and has been off them for more than two years. it's a financial savings as well. the average transplant patient spends upwards of $2500 on post-operative medications. >> for craig ginnan and 1,000 in the u.s. on the kidney donation waiting list, it means a chance at a better quality of life at a greatly reduced cost. >> the food and drug administration wants to make it tougher to get pain-killers like vicodin. that drug and others contain the nar cottic hydrocodone. the most widely prescribed drug and highly addictive. patients would be required to take the prescription to a pharmacy instead of having a doctor filling it in. if approved the regulation could take effect as early as next year. >> an unusual sight in the nation's capital. pink lightion on the white house to honour breast cancer awareness mont