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Girl in urgent need of bone marrow is saved by the sister born to help her liveBy Alison Smith Squire and Nick McDermott Last updated at 11:58 AM on 20th October 2008 Playing in the autumn leaves, Saskia Graham and her little sister Imogen look like any other happy, healthy

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From Justin’s Mom: Please continue to pray for Justin. That he will not find GVHD, and no more pain. Who is Justin?Justin Cilia is an 8 year old boy. Who underwent transplant on June 22nd. He has been sick since he was six weeks old. He has had a

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(AGI) – Madrid, Oct. 14 – His brother has a rare hereditary disease, beta-thalassaemia major: Javier, 3 kilos and 400 grams at birth, was genetically engineered to cure him. Javier was born on Sunday morning at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville “with the hope of being able

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NEMO – 72 cases worldwide  From Simon’s Mom blog: This is no way for a 3 year old active boy to live. It pains our hearts. Our docs are working with our Washington (NIH) and Philadelphia (NEMO) expert docs to see if there is something else or another drug

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said Nancy Koehn, a historian at the Harvard Business School referring to the US bank intervention. Same should apply for stem cell research. The goal is to cure devastating diseases as soon as possible.  Link to article.

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Chemical found to simplify production of stem cellsHarvard team hopes technique cuts tumor riskBy Maggie FoxReuters / October 13, 2008WASHINGTON – Researchers trying to find ways to transform human skin cells into stem cells said yesterday that they found a shortcut by adding a chemical to the cells.The chemical allowed the

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http://men.style.com/gq/features/moty/allengoldberg Nominated by: Laurie Strongin, Washington, DC  “Allen is someone making the world better for seriously ill children. This started when our son, Henry, came into the world in 1995. Henry brought with him a winning smile, a zest for life, and a rare disease, Fanconi Anemia (FA). Allen

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A breakthrough, then a surge, in stem cell research A year after report, research into new type of stem cells continues to grow By Jeremy Manier | Chicago Tribune reporter October 9, 2008 Less than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison

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Taken rom Rhys Dad Blog. I knew Ward 23 Newcastle was the ‘last chance saloon’ as it is for all those kids.  And was not a dignified death, however where there is life there is hope, and I believed in the Prof and Mario,, but most of all I

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The makers of cold and cough medications announced yesterday they are voluntarily warning parents not to give their products to children younger than 4 Link.

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