December 2009 - Posts

• Dr. Oz Recommends Saving Cord Blood Posted: Dec 22, 2009

  In a just-released book on pregnancy that is getting a lot of attention, bestselling authors Dr. Mehmet Oz - who Oprah calls "America’s Doctor" -- and Dr. Michael Roizen highlight the value of cord blood stem cells and recommend that expectant parents save this important medical resource.  The newly released book, YOU: Having a Baby, is the latest of the popular “YOU” series... Tags: cord blood, You: Having a Baby, Dr. Oz, banking, oprah, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates

• Study Result: Sheep’s Own Cord Blood Helps Heart Damage Posted: Dec 18, 2009

  Based on data recently published in Cell Transplantation, researchers demonstrated that in a study with sheep, self-donated – also called autologous – cord blood stem cells played an important role in heart repair following surgery. Human patients undergoing surgical repair for a common congenital heart disease called... Tags: cord blood, stem cells, umbilical cord blood, heart damage, Cell Transplantation, TOF, ScienceandResearch

• Brandyn Orr Celebrates 10 Years Cancer-Free Thanks to Brother’s Cord Blood Posted: Dec 14, 2009

  Brandyn Orr was only two years old when he was first diagnosed with leukemia. Determined to do whatever it took to save his life, Brandyn’s family embarked on what would turn out to be an agonizing, three-year course of chemotherapy. Brandyn’s leukemia eventually went into remission, but just six months after completing chemotherapy, he relapsed... Tags: cord blood, umbilical cord blood, leukemia, stem cell, Brandyn Orr, InsideCBR, RealPeopleRealStories, NewsandUpdates