Viacord called Dr. Pai regarding the authorization of release of medical information. Paulina and I decided to authorize the release of medical information ONLY for Viacor/Viacell internal use, not for presentations and publication concerning the history, treatment, examinations and diagnostic studies from Andy. ATF
Author: Andres Trevino
Italian health minister & PGD
Politics & PGD. Italian minister in troubleCalls for his resignation abound after stem cell transplant announcement. Politicians and scientists in Italy are calling for the resignation of health minister Girolamo Sirchia this week, over a contentious law on assisted reproduction. … While reporting on the “historic outcome” at a press conference, Sirchia did not mention…
Umbilical cord stem cell banking in China
This will be a BIG bank…if they win the trial.. A local blood bank filed its second lawsuit against the Shanghai Public Health Bureau, after the latter banned its business of storing umbilical blood stem cells in January “The company conducted blood collecting without any authorization and has broken the Blood Donation Law of the…
Reproductive Genetics Institute
REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS INSTITUTE I received a call today from Olga Dragunsky, who works at Reproductive Genetics Institute Chicago to remind us of the party dedicated to the babies born through IVF & PGD on Sunday September 19, 2004 in Chicago, Ill. She also talked about helping other couples who might benefit from PGD by making…
National Marrow Donor Program Increases Cord Blood Units Available for Life-Saving Transplants
Addition of Public Cord Units Grows Cord Blood Registry by 20 Percent Now listed on the NMDP Registry are units from the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; the StemCyte Taiwan National Cord Blood Center; and the ZKRD German National Registry. As a result, the NMDP has expanded access and…
Study Finds That Declines in Mental, Physical Skills Following Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant Are Temporary
Neuropsychological changes from pretransplant to one year in patients receiving myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Karen L Syrjala et al. Research indicates that myeloablative hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) impairs neurocognitive function. However, prospective studies on long-term effects are lacking. This longitudinal study examined neurocognitive changes over the first year in 142 adult allogeneic HCT recipients…
Datos y hechos sobre transplantes de células madre en EUA
Cada año más de 30,000 niños y adultos en Estados Unidos obtienen un diagnóstico con enfermedades terminales, como el de Andy, a los que un transplante de células madre ofrece una cura. Más de 70 enfermedades son tratables con un transplante de células madre. En EUA hay alrededor de 170 transplantes al mes, 2,000 transplantes…
Information and facts about stem cell transplants in USA
Every year, more than 30,000 children and adults in the United States are diagnosed with a terminal illness, like Andy’s, which may be cured by stem cell transplant. More than 70 diseases can be treated by a stem cell transplant. In USA, around 170 transplants are carried out each month; 2,000 a year. There are…
Blood smear
Blood smear. In this test, a drop of blood is spread (smeared) on a slide and stained with a special dye. The slide is then examined under a microscope. The numbers, size, and shape of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are recorded. Blood cells with unusual shapes or sizes can help diagnose…
Platelet count
Platelet (thrombocyte) count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are the smallest type of blood cell. They play a major role in blood clotting. When bleeding occurs, the platelets swell, clump together, and form a sticky plug that helps stop the bleeding. If there are too few platelets, uncontrolled bleeding may be a problem. If there are too many…