May 2009 - Posts

• Safety Mom Helps Parents Get Smart about Cord Blood Banking Posted: May 21, 2009

  Safety Mom Alison Rhodes has been an active proponent of child health and safety issues ever since her first child died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in 1997. A fervent believer that parents are the best advocates for their children, Alison maintains a website and blog, and travels the country speaking on topics about children... Tags: cord blood, stem cells, family banking, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, Saftey Mom, SIDS, Alison Rhodes, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, The View from the Bay, InsideCBR, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates

• A Physician’s Perspective: Two Purchases That Can Be Lifesaving for Your Newborn Posted: May 15, 2009

  Increasingly, physicians and researchers are studying the use of a child’s own cord blood stem cells to help repair specific tissue or organs in the body damaged by disease or injury.  Referred to as regenerative medicine, this field of study has the potential to change the treatment of conditions that have no cure today. ... Tags: cord blood, stem cells, family banking, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, Dr.Marra Francis, ScienceandResearch, RealPeopleRealStories

• A Horse? Of Course! Using Cord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Race Horse Injuries Posted: May 07, 2009

  We may not be the only ones to benefit from banking cord blood. In a recent blog entry published at the Huffington Post, nurse practitioner Barb Dehn describes how the latest advances in regenerative medicine may have exciting implications for thoroughbred horses. For... Tags: cord blood, regenerative medicine, research, newborn stem cells, race horses, injuries, Barb Dehn, Huffington Post, ScienceandResearch

• Every Parent Has the Right to Know Posted: May 01, 2009

  Congresswoman Jackie Speier, a longtime champion of women’s and children’s health issues, introduced landmark legislation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week that advocates for the right of every parent to understand the value of cord blood stem cells and... Tags: cord blood, stem cells, research, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, Journal of Reproductive Health, Cord Blood Education and Awareness Act, Jackie Speier, ScienceandResearch, PublicPolicy