San Francisco ChronicleOklahoma teen cancer patient fights insurance company onlineKOCO Oklahoma CityLorelei Decker was advised by her doctors to get a stem cell transplant, but her insurance refused to pay for it. So her family and friends launched a …
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Chennayil Oru Naal gears up for release
Times of India The film is a thriller film which is a story conveying message about organ donation written by Bobby and Sanjay and also Surya has made a special ‘cameo’ appearance in the film. The film is simultaneously being made in Kannada and Hindi under the … |
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Students launch organ donation scheme
Deccan Chronicle We had taken awareness classes on the need for organ donation. Following this, the students and their parents were convinced by the idea and they took it up as a campaign,” she said. About 850 students are currently studying at the school. Out of this … |
Closely-knit Tijan family rallies around eldest brother MikeAshland DAily PressHis younger brother, Andy Tijan, is poised to present it by donating his healthy stem cells to Mike in a procedure called an allogenic stem cell transplant. Mike, husband of…
Bill proposes adult stem cell research at University Medical CenterThe University Daily KansanAdult stem cells have been most widely researched because they are cheaper, easier to obtain, and less controversial than embryonic stem cells said Banupriya …
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Hunger relief is everyone’s responsibility
Duke Chronicle Though all of us would like to believe otherwise, hunger does not only affect the impoverished expanses of Haiti, India and Africa; it is an issue that upsets our very own communities including, but not limited to, High Point, Greensboro, Asheville and … |
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Phoebe inspires shave
Geelong Advertiser Thanks to two rounds of chemotherapy, body radiation treatment and a stem cell transplant from sister Nicole, Chris is now in remission. When Chris was receiving treatment in hospital, Mr Lynch’s father was also there undergoing treatment for lymphoma. |
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Brain-dead 17-year-old’s organs donated at Thane
Hindustan Times The donor’s father, who runs a stall outside a temple, was moved by the thought that his son’s organs will live forever and consented for the donation, sources said, adding that the family asked for brochures and forms for organ donation as they wished … |
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Beacon NewsFlashes – March 6, 2013
The Myeloma Beacon The study included 47 patients with lymphoma or myeloma who underwent a stem cell transplant. Half of the patients received G-CSF every day, while the other half received G-CSF every other day, after stem cell transplantation until their white blood … |
Independent OnlineRose-Leigh is ready for transplantIndependent OnlineDurban – Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher, the Wentworth girl fighting a rare, aggressive cancer, could undergo a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant within four to six weeks,…