Umbilical Cordblood - Articles
The Belly Button Series
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Karen H.
When my daughter was born she nursed fast and furiously. It was as if she had places to go -- people to see. She was a child who wanted to do absolutely everything. Fearless. Precocious.Talented. Utterly Joyful. Turns out my daughter is a very passionate and confident performer. Poise, grace, charm, humorous and dramatic are just a few of the wor ...
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Karolina Kurkova Belly Button Mystery
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Dr. John D.
Pic Source Karolina Kurkova seems to be minus one belly button and there are those out there trying to blame a plastic surgeon. Big surprise. This looks like a problem relating to her birth or a hernia mishap. I don't think we can wag our fingers at a surgeon this time. lol. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD
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Kidney removed through belly button
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Katherine B.
What is it with kidney removal? Is there a contest going on I don't know about? First I wrote about the kidney being removed through a patient's vagina and now there's an article about a cancerous kidney removed via one incision in the bellybutton. I'm all for research but what's the deal here?
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Everyone has a belly button.
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Jacqui
... conversation. See, at the base, we are all human. We all had a mother. We all were connected to her when we began our lives. We shared her blood, her nutrients. Through our umbilical cord, our belly button. It is the seat of our life, our human-ness, our very beginning. The mother, whoever she may or may not be, having afforded us the ultimate of ...
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Patricia Heaton - Belly Button-less?
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Dr. Tony Y.
Several websites are posting photos of Patricia Heaton in a bikini and claiming she has no belly button after having a tummy tuck. Is this true? And if so, why? It's hard to tell from these photos if her umbilicus (belly button) was removed during her tummy tuck. If it was, this is actually not that uncommon, as many patients who have a tummy tuck ...
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Kidney Removed via the Patient’s Belly Button - Spain
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Medical Quack
... laparoscopy. The operation was carried out with material specially designed to be able to work from the navel, access that requires control and precision.The single-port transumbilical nephrectomy (the technical name for this operation) was carried out using a single trocar made by the company Olympus. This laparoscopic instrument requires consider ...
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33 Week Belly, and Musings About the Belly Button
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Clare
... They gross me out. I dread having mine turn into an outie. So far so good, though it's definitely become flatter and more stretched out. I hope I can deal with the whole umbilical-cord-falling-off thing. Did 2 miles (24 minutes) on the elliptical today, and then some squats and other things for my legs. All in all, an hour or so of working o ...
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"Naval Clash?"
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Richard Nikoley
Well, communications wise, it was by the book. (Disclosure: I used to stand as Officer of the Deck, underway, in both the U.S. and French Navies.) For my side, I'm gratified to know that my classmates who now command U.S. Navy warships are still gentlemen, while remaining naval officers. The former is more important. Those boats didn't need to be " ...
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Entertainment - A US Naval Academy Performance
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stuart
An amazing performance (long but very entertaining) Click to view: http://soonereyo.blip.tv/#1826380 Help to provide entertaining moments by sharing with others what you find entertaining to you. Send me the links for review... ============================================
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