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Claims Umbilical Cord Preservation A Waste Of Money by just 4 families Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 3:57pm Umbilical cord blood preservation makes the news yet again. The Brisbane Courier Mail has published an article that claims that many Australians are wasting their money through umbilical cord preservation using private companies. They cite the lack of use of preserved umbilical cord blood as their rationale. I am not in a position to dispute Read on »

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking and Storage by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Wed 28 Jul 2010 5:55pm When you hold your beautiful, healthy newborn for the first time, you probably are not thinking of any future health problems that this precious child may experience. Unfortunately, this is the time that you do need to think about... Read on »

Toxic Cosmetics: 300 Contaminants Found in Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Tue 06 Jul 2010 12:00am Read on »

subtitled-Do Cats Have Umbilical Cords? by Val B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:18am as requested: here is the one w/subtitles. Kids are so funny! Read on »

An Exploration Study of Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Treatment in Lupus by Duane P. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 21 Jul 2010 8:11am In animal studies, stem cells taken from the umbilical cord (which connects the mother to the baby during pregnancy) have been found to help treat a variety of diseases, including lupus. However, umbilical cord stem cells have not been given to humans before. The researchers hoped to determine whether umbilical cord stem cells could be given safely Read on »

An Exploration Study of Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Treatment in Lupus by Wick D. Posted Wed 21 Jul 2010 8:32am In animal studies, stem cells taken from the umbilical cord (which connects the mother to the baby during pregnancy) have been found to help treat a variety of diseases, including lupus. However, umbilical cord stem cells have not been given to humans before. The researchers hoped to determine whether umbilical cord stem cells could be given safely Read on »

Girl cured of brain cancer using umbilical cord stem cells by David Granovsky Posted Mon 07 Mar 2011 12:00am In the first transplant of umbilical cord stem cells in Spanish history, a four year old girl has been cured of a brain tumor… Alba Martinez was born in the province of Cádiz in 2007 and despite her good health, her parents say they decided to provide her with “life insurance” by means of preserving her umbilical cord in cold storage Read on »

Mercy Medical Center- A Catholic Hospital Opens the First Public Umbilical Cord Blood Bank by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 11 Oct 2010 12:06pm in Maryland where women can donate the stem cells from their babies' umbilical cords to be used to treat diseases. The Catholic hospital — which opposes embryonic stem cell research but not the use of umbilical cord stem cells — said about 10 mothers have agreed to donate umbilical cords after giving birth. St. Agnes Hospital is also close Read on »

Dispelling a Myth About the Umbilical Cord by Deb .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 09 Oct 2009 10:00pm My friend and future midwife, Jocelyn, passed this article on to me. I thought it was a great piece to post on the blog since I often hear women say, “Thank goodness I had a cesarean! The cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and was choking the baby!” I completely understand [...] Read on »

Lupus Study Shows Promising Results Using Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Scimitar Equity Blog by David Granovsky Posted Mon 07 Jun 2010 9:35pm Lupus Study Shows Promising Results Using Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells June 7th, 2010 Henry McCusker The new study shows that umbilical cord... to date or treatment-related mortality.” via Lupus Study Shows Promising Results Using Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Scimitar Equity Blog . Read on »