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Injection of Umbilical Cord Blood directly into pelvic bones of patients with leukemia appears promising

Helena — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Italy have reported that the injection of umbilical cord blood directly into the pelvic bones of patients with leukemia appears promising. These results were recently published in an early online publication of the Lancet Oncology on August 9, 2008.

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French newborn's umbilical cord blood stem cells saves Perth teenager

Helena — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:10:00 GMT

A baby no more than a few months old from somewhere in France could have saved the life of a once desperately sick Perth teenager.

Two weeks ago, doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital were able to tell 15-year-old Ryan Lilburne and his family the news they had prayed for — that his body had “turned French”.

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Bright future for leukaemia girl after umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant

Helena — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:04:00 GMT

EVERY time three-year-old Bethanie Thomson looks at her little brother, she will be staring at the boy who saved her life.

The young leukaemia sufferer is recovering after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from her baby brother – without which she would have faced certain death.

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Boy's Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Saves Sister with Leukemia

Helena — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:45:00 GMT

A toddler with cancer is improving after receiving umbilical-cord stem cells from her baby brother.

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Son's Plight Spurs Parents to Urge People to Become Umbilical Cord Blood & Bone-Marrow Donors

Helena — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT

They were just bruises.

Or so Evan MacNeil’s doctor thought when he examined the purplish marks on the young boy’s legs last fall.

After all, bruises were just a rite of passage of an active nine-year-old boy. They were nothing a gentle scolding from Evan’s parents, Tim and Nicole, to be more careful couldn’t cure.

Still, the fact that the marks appeared only below their son’s knees didn’t sit well with the couple, who work for the Niagara Health System. Tim and Nicole’s concern became downright alarm when they discovered a ring of pinprick-like bruises, called petechia, on Evan’s neck less than a month later.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stemcell Transplant a Lifesaver for Ryan

Helena — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Ryan Lilburne, the brave Perth teenager struggling to beat a deadly blood disorder, has been given an 11th-hour lifeline after doctors performed a lifesaving stemcell transplant using umbilical cord blood flown from France.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Helps Missouri 'Bubble Boy' Move Out of ICU

Helena — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The first year of any baby's life is full of firsts.

But a 9-month-old baby has blessed his parents with a second round of remarkable milestones as he tries to conquer a rare immune condition that has thousands of people praying for him and more than 2,000 willing to share their bone marrow, if he needs it.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Transport Anti-Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors

Helena — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Newswise — Kansas State University researchers are working on a method of delivering cancer drugs that promises to be more efficient and reduce the side effects patients have to deal with.

The photo shows the human umbilical matrix stem cells loaded with nanoparticles containing doxorubicin,
a widely used chemotherapeutic drug that can damage the heart when given as the free drug.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Help Boy Fight Immune Disease

Helena — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Umbilical-cord blood has transformed Granton Bayless from a frail, nearly immobile patient into a bubbly baby who plays with everything within reach, The Associated Press reported.

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Umbilical Cord Blood May Treat Hepatitis

Helena — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT

A new study has revealed that stem cells derived from human umbilical cord may offer a treatment option for hepatic diseases.

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Scottland Boy Saved from Leukaemia by Spanish Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells

Helena — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The package of blood from Spain would barely have filled a thimble. But for little Jordan Harden, the stem cells it contained meant the difference between life and death.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Will Help Rebuild These Twins' Diseased Bone Marrow

Helena — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

TWINS Connor and Jared McCartin sadly share more than their cherubic looks. The 19-month-olds are identical right down to their extremely rare leukemia.

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Suze Orman Discusses the Benefits of Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

Helena — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:14:00 GMT

Suze Orman discusses the benefits of cord blood storage and stem cell research!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HN4lbDF4Wg

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Cure Boy's Fatal Disease

Helena — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers have apparently cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, which could open the door for other stem cell treatments.

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Cord Blood Banking and Childhood Brain Diseases and Injuries

Josephine — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:38:00 GMT

Stem cells 'could have helped Lorenzo Odone'

Evidence that brain injections of stem cells could help to treat cerebral palsy and many other severe childhood neurological diseases is published today.

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