The US House on Saturday December 20th. passed 413-0 an amended version of a bill (HR 2520) that would authorize $79 million in federal funding for the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood. Objective: To provide for the collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research….
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Medical student writes about his own stem cell transplant
I received this story today about Greg Lipski a medical student at the University of Washington who had a stem cell transplant last August. He received stem cells from his sister who turned out to be a full match (lucky guy..). I guess this is what it would be like if Andy could write about…
Stem cell cloning race is on..
Big news back in May about the south Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk who claimed to have made stem cells tailored to match an individual. Then big news again claiming that Hwang used the same picture for what was supposed to be different cells. So now the race is on according to Gareth Cook from…
Happy Holidays
Best wishes for the holiday season! .
The Christmas Index – Christmas since 1999
The Christmas Index: AT HOME = three and a half times IN THE HOSPITAL = three and a half times 1999 – in the hospital (Hospital ABC) 2000 at home with NG tube and parenteral nutrition (nutrition via his veins). 2001 in the hospital (Children’s Hospital Boston – Seven East) 2002 at home 2003 at…
Gammaglobulin infusion costs
Following the NY Times article “When Health Insurance Is Not a Safeguard“, here’s very good advice regarding gamma globulin infusions I received via email. Gammaglobulin prices vary greatly depending on how much insurance pays, the number of grams used and the place of the infusion. The least expensive option is to have the product shipped…
Hey Mom, I have another reader!
Just received the following comment, Andres – You do such a fantastic job putting relavent information on Andy’s web site! I learn so much here! This NY Times article is exactly what we are dealing with. Our son has been rceiving IVIG for 14 years and we have amassed many bills like the article describes….
Track Santa via Google Earth
We did this last year from Six West, Andy’s hospital room at Children’s Hospital Boston, we used Google Earth to track him. This year Google (visit Google Blog – This just in) negotiated the rights to track S. Claus on his big trip again. If you have Google Earth you can too. Get Google Earth…
Chuk Sung Tan / Sung Tan Chuk Ha
This one for Dr. Pai and her family, Chuk Sung Tan / Sung Tan Chuk Ha .
Mark Porter “Look at that idiot” – Miles for Miracles
Coming soon… The fundraising letter from Mark Porter who will run the Marathon in honor of Andy. Here’s the title of the letter and the first paragraph: LOOK AT THAT IDIOT We have all made the above statement one time or another mostly in the winter when it is snowing or raining from the heavens…