World Health Day 2014: Prevention and controlZee NewsHowever, dengue can be transmitted to the other person via infected blood transfusion and organ donation. Here are a few tips to prevent dengue: -Dispose solid waste properly. -Cover and clean all wa…
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Cancer victim’s parents want terminal patients to be able to opt out of being …
Birmingham Mail Vickie, a self-employed beautician, was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in September 2012. She underwent a stem cell transplant on Christmas Day at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The youngest of four children, Vickie was told she … |
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Bob Saget on his first dirty joke and first time meeting Rodney Dangerfield
A.V. Club DC BS: That would be the worst thing ever. I always thought from the very beginning that Barney was going to wind up being the mother. Somehow they were going to do some crazy thing where he did some stem cell transplant or something. They’ve done crazy … |
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Teen’s cancer battle reminds us how lucky we are
Fraser Coast Chronicle … with a photo of their niece Ashleigh Collins who is battling the rare Ewing’s sarcoma and has endured 10 rounds of chemotherapy, 55 doses of radiotherapy, a hemipelvectomy operation to remove the pelvis to radiate it and a stem cell transplant … |
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Tinana fundraiser in honour of teen battling rare cancer
Fraser Coast Chronicle … when first diagnosed with the rare Ewing’s sarcoma but had endured 10 rounds of chemotherapy, 55 doses of radiotherapy, a hemipelvectomy operation to remove the pelvis to radiate it and a stem cell transplant, to enjoy almost six months free of cancer. |
UPDATED: Two deaths force MSK to hit the brakes on engineered T cell cancer …FierceBiotechSix patients died of either disease relapse or progression, said MSK, while two patients died in remission from complications related to allogeneic bone marrow …
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Unborn test-tube baby to save thalassemic sibling
Khaleej Times “We used all the necessary medical technologies — IVF, screening of embryos for thalassemia and immune system genes, HLA screening etc to ensure the woman conceives a baby whose stem cells can be used to carry out bone marrow transplantation for … Doctors at DGFC perform unique procedureGulf Today |
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Paralyzed Ohio man determined to skate again
News & Observer So if anything changes, or if he has a stem cell transplant, he is in really good shape.” She and Sylvania resident Amy Meader were putting the finishing touches on the brightly colored center pieces, and ensuring everything was in place for the silent … |
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Paralyzed Ohio man determined to skate again
Lexington Herald Leader So if anything changes, or if he has a stem cell transplant, he is in really good shape.” She and Sylvania resident Amy Meader were putting the finishing touches on the brightly colored center pieces, and ensuring everything was in place for the silent … |
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Milwaukee woman battling MS and her insurance provider
WDJT There was new hope recently when her doctor told her she was an excellent candidate for a stem cell transplant study at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago which uses ms patients’ own stem cells. Dr. Richard Burt developed the treatment and is … |