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Unrelated cord blood transplantation for patients with advanced myelodysplastic syndrome

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:06:13 +0000

Cryopreserved umbilical cord blood (UCB) contains sufficient numbers of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) to engraft younger pediatric patients with leukemia. Recent data demonstrate promising results in larger children and adults, as well as in patients with nonmalignant disorders. As a result, the number of UCB transplantations (UCBT) being performed is increasing dramatically. UCB has the clear benefits of rapid availability and a reduced stringency of requirement for HLA match. Furthermore, new... Readmore

CP can now be treated with Cord Blood and shows improvement

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:34:25 +0000

Now incurable diseases have a treatment, NO WORRIES!!!!!!!! Cerebral Palsy is experiencing dramatic improvements in disability after an experimental procedure involving a stem cell transplant. Dallas Hextell, a 2-year-old from Sacramento, received an infusion of his own umbilical cord blood as part of a Duke University clinical trial. Within 5 days, he showed improvements in the limitations caused by his condition, and his parents are hopeful that a full recovery may be possible for Dallas by th... Readmore

Benefits of Cord Blood to be know by Expectant Parents

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:40:43 +0000

The blood in a baby’s umbilical cord has the power to save lives. By choosing to bank this cord blood, parents could help their child, a family member or even a stranger. Expectant parents need to know more about cord blood benefits and called it for more education amongst expectant parents about cord blood banking. “Stem cells from umbilical cord blood are a medical resource that is increasingly being used to save lives, and our new brochure is designed to ensure that more pregnant women ha... Readmore

Should we store Baby’s Cord Blood for treatment?

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:35:57 +0000

On Feb 2009, I was watching the repeat telecast of Channel 8 drama “Baby Blues” (starring Chen Li Ping, Michelle Chong). There was this part where Michelle Chong starred as the mother of a girl who had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant urgently. Both Michelle and her husband were not suitable donors for the bone marrow transplant. Plus they did not store their daughter’s cord blood when she was born. And Michelle happened to be heavily pregnant with her second child. Her daughte... Readmore