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  • Health: Potential Benefits Of Umbilical Cords

    08/29/2006 9:33:38 PM PDT · by Coleus · 4 replies · 296+ views
    CBS News ^ | 08.29.06 | Stephanie Stahl
    In health, a growing number of families are investing in a potential lifeline that comes with a new born baby and Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has the details. When a baby is born, families can save blood from the umbilical cord that can be a treatment for a variety of diseases and it's been a life saver for some.  Twelve-year-old Brandyn Orr is healthy today, but as a toddler he had leukemia.  "He fought tooth and nail in the beginning," said Brandyn's mother, Susan Jarvis-Orr.  Years of chemotherapy led to remission but, "Brandyn relapsed," said Susan. He needed a stem...
  • Beginning of the End for Embryonic Stem Cell Research?

    02/12/2005 9:32:12 PM PST · by Coleus · 16 replies · 1,649+ views
    Michael Fumento.com ^ | 02.11.05 | Michael Fumento
    Beginning of the End for Embryonic Stem Cell Research? By Michael Fumento Tech Central Station, February 11, 2005Copyright 2005 Tech Central Station Supporters of expanded federal funding for embryonic stem cell research were disappointed by President Bush's State of the Union Address, which indicated no softening of restrictions. Instead, he said he’d work to “ensure that human embryos are not created for experimentation.” But those who truly believe ESC research will bring medical breakthroughs have naught to fear. For there’s a far more promising approach, likelier to produce more benefits and much sooner.We're being flooded with exciting new developments from...