US may regulate hand, face, other complex transplantsLos Angeles TimesAccording to this Emory University website, vascularized composite allotransplantation involves transplanting multiple tissues (such as skin, muscle, bone, nerves and blood vessels) …

Zolinza Tallies Mixed Results In Relapsed And Refractory Multiple Myeloma …The Myeloma BeaconAll patients had previously received Velcade, 85 percent thalidomide, 71 percent Revlimid, 4 percent pomalidomide, and 74 percent a stem cell transplant. As …

Syrian Arab News Agency2 MOUs Signed with Iran on Training Cadres in Liver and Bone Marrow …Syrian Arab News AgencyThe two memos provide for training medical and nursing cadres in the educational hospitals specialized in liver and bone marrow transpl…

Athersys Receives U.S. Patent Covering the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease …MarketWatch (press release)The Company currently has several clinical stage programs, including for treating damage caused by myocardial infarction, bone marrow transplan…

Outbound Lower Makefield supervisor, Greg Caiola, reflects on six-year term …Bucks Local NewsA stem cell transplant beat back the cancer and he went into remission. He remains in remission today. “I'm blessed that I have served this community a…

As Charlie Knuth heals, his family prepares to adopt another child with EBAppleton Post CrescentCharlie Knuth and his mother, Trisha, play in their Darboy home nearly a year after Charlie underwent a stem cell transplant. Charlie has the life-threateni…

'I didn't think I'd make it to 2012'Herald SunShe had already beaten lymphoma with a stem cell transplant, but it would take the help of a stranger donating an organ to save her from liver cancer. Karin: "For the first time in 10 y…

Healthy and doing well: Bone marrow transplant from Europe gives Bemidji man …Bemidji PioneerSchmidt said a stem cell transplant was recommended to him because it offered the best chance for a long-term remission. A stem cell transplant, also called …

For the Herd's Sake, VaccinateNew York TimesThree months ago, I underwent an allogeneic stem-cell transplant, in which my wise, 52-year-old white blood cells were replaced by bewildered, low-functioning cells from an anonymous European donor. For t…

Everyday miracles: Local residents share stories of holiday hope and …KeepMEcurrent.comIt's taken Bruce Fleming of Old Orchard Beach more than a year to recover from a stem cell transplant he underwent to fight the blood cancer known as multiple …