Plain DealerNew stem cell transplant technique shows promising resultsPlain DealerBetween 15 and 25 patients will be enrolled, said Dr. Marcos de Lima, lead study author who joined UH in the fall to become section chief of hematologic malignancies and …
Chroma Gallery to Hold Fundraiser for Guilford Native Battling LeukemiaPatch.comDown in far away Nashville, Tennessee, Dave is receiving chemotherapy for his diagnosis of leukemia and preparing for his stem cell transplant. His younger brother, Brian, …
 Times of India |
Suriya in ‘Chennaiyil Oru Naal’?
Times of India Produced by Radhika Sarathkumar the film is based on a real life incident that was reported in Chennai and urges the need for organ donation. While any official confirmation is awaited Suriya has almost completed shooting for ‘Singam 2’ and is gearing … |
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Banner cancer center to grow
Arizona Republic The expansion also will provide space for Banner MD Anderson’s stem-cell transplant and cellular therapy, also known as a bone-marrow transplant. When Banner Health relocated its bone-marrow transplant program from Banner Good Samaritan Medical … |
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Saskatoon man celebrates beating cancer anniversary by meeting donor
News Talk 650 CKOM He needed a stem cell transplant, but finding a donor was difficult and doctors didn’t think they would find one, Labrecque said. Labrecque had to go through five rounds of chemotherapy while they waited. “Days when I was weak, he was strong. Days when … |
 Glasgow Evening Times |
City’s kidney education project to go nationwide
Glasgow Evening Times Peer educators from the same ethnic background were recruited to help spread the message about kidney health and boost numbers of the organ donation register. Glasgow MSP Hanzala Malik, who is … In all, the project reached more than 4500 people from … |
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How human biology can prevent drug deaths – opinion – 17 December 2012 …
New Scientist For example, in 2006, six people enrolled in a UK trial of the drug TGN1412 were hospitalised after developing multiple organ failure. Many clinical trials are now conducted in India, where, according to India’s Tribune newspaper, at least 1725 people … |
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Umbilical cord blood establishes blood supply in patients more quickly after …
pharmabiz.com Only about 25 per cent of those needing a blood stem cell transplant have a matching donor – the ideal situation for a transplant. Double-cord blood transplant is one of the main options for the rest, which includes a higher proportion of those with … Bad to the BlooddailyRx |
Bat mitzvah gifts bring joy to kids at community centreMontreal GazetteBut doctors were just starting to use bone-marrow transplantation to treat leukemia. It was an arduous procedure, one that kept him in hospital for months, but he recovered and went…
Helping to Transplant Hope – New Hyde Park, NY PatchPatch.comFor questions about joining the bone marrow registry, call the North Shore-LIJ bone marrow transplantation center at 718-470-3460. Related Topics: Bone Marrow, North Shore-LIJ Health System, …