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'Lion King' girl's search for bone marrow match in Yonkers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:49AMYONKERS — There's so much about 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez's story that defies expectation.
Schwartz’s summer defined by support, setbacks Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:16AMAfter completing an additional round of chemotherapy last week, Mandi Schwartz '11 is set to undergo a biopsy today, the results of which, due Monday, will determine whether Schwartz will soon receive a potentially life-saving transplant.
Young 'Lion King' actor doing well post-transplant Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:51AMA doctor says an 11-year-old with leukemia who played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway is in good spirits after a potentially lifesaving procedure.
Young Broadway Actress To Receive Life-Saving Operation Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 6:34AMA young Broadway actress fighting leukemia is set to undergo a life-saving operation next week.
Broadway child actress to get lifesaving surgery Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:00AMNEW YORK (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway will get a potentially lifesaving procedure. Shannon Tavarez, who has leukemia, will get an umbilical-cord blood transplant on Tuesday.
Sharon Square Jam: Orchestra Morphine blow out the lights Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:32PMResidents came out in large numbers for the16th annual square jam on Thursday, Aug. 5, to sample the epicurean delights of local restaurants and local working farms while grooving or even rocking to the sounds of a rarely seen band from the Boston/Cambridge area.
Yale Hockey Star Seeks Marrow Donor Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:00PM22-Year-Old Mandi Schwartz' Best Chance of a Match Is from the Blood from an Umbilical Cord, Rich in Stem Cells
House, Senate Put Forth Legislation to Renew Funding, Bolster Nation's Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Program Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:45PMMINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) today applauded the introduction of the "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010." Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Ensign (R-NV), and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the act in the U.S. Senate as S. 3751 on Thursday, Aug. 5 ...
Support comes in droves for Sgt. Carter Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 12:33PMThe outpouring support for Martinez police Sgt. Brian Carter has spread across the Bay Area. This was never more evident then when three officers from the San Leandro Police Department were the first people in line on Thursday when the Martinez Police Officers Association ( MPOA ) held a bone marrow drive at the Martinez City Council Chambers. “We have been taken aback by the amount of support ...
Schwartz '11 supporter faces scrutiny Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 2:20PMTedd Collins IV, a self-described clinical immunologist, has spearheaded efforts to find a donor for Mandi Schwartz '11, who is battling leukemia. But Collins's work has come into question since allegations of fraud and past legal troubles came to light this week.
Family rallies to find marrow donor for ailing teen Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:37PMSometimes in the most desperate of circumstances, ordinary people can be moved to do extraordinary things. Such was the case...
Statement Regarding New York Times Article on Efforts to Support Mandi Schwartz Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:02PMThe Yale University community – especially the Yale Athletics Department staff and Yale student and alumni athletes – has been dedicated to assisting Mandi Schwartz in her courageous struggle with leukemia since December of 2008, when she was first diagnosed with this life-threatening disease.
Man meets Hoffman firefighter who saved his life with marrow donation Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:52AMJack Rosenberg might have died if not for Hoffman Estates fire Lt. Donald Richter. It was something Richter had done 10 years ago that eventually brought the two together.
New Allegations in Madoff Case Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:54PMFollow Israel news on and . A prominent American financier has been accused of aiding the Bernard Madoff scheme.
ThermoGenesis Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results; Revenues Expected to Exceed $7 Million Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:00AMThermoGenesis Corp. , a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today it expects revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, to be approximately $7.3 million and to report a small net loss for the quarter, in the range of $150,000 to $450,000, subject to final audit adjustments.
How Saving Umbilical Cords Saves Lives Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 2:58PMNew mail-in donations aim to keep valuable stem cells out of the trash
Research and Markets: Stem Cells Market and Drug Discovery Applications, 2009-2015 - Now Available Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 6:53AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Stem Cells Market And Drug Discovery Applications, 2009-2015" report to their offering.
Kent teenager fights for her life against Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s Syndrome Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 4:14AMJayne Johnson’s house is like that of most 16-year-olds. There’s a television in the family room, and a computer well-stocked with video games in the den. There are her two wiggly little dogs, Taffy and Tyrone, whom she dotes on. There is her mom, Joey Sexton, who loves her very much. But for Jayne, that’s where her life, and that of a normal 16-year-old’s, sharply diverge. Jayne, one of a few ...
Seattle Children's Hospital researcher understands Kent teen's need for treatment Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 3:59AMKent teenager Jayne Johnson knows intimately the experience of living with Severe Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s Syndrome – a condition that means her bone marrow doesn’t work right, and her immune system is failing. But Dr. Akiko Shimamura of Seattle Children’s Hospital understands the disease on a level that is nearly as intimate. She has spent years studying it.
Search continues for perfect bone marrow match for Saskatchewan hockey player Mandi Schwartz Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:12AMThe friends and family of Mandi Schwartz are racing against time as the search for her hero becomes urgent. The 22-year-old is battling acute myeloid leukemia in a Regina hospital.
Ribfest gives patrons opportunity to 'be the match' Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 12:16AMThe Exchange Club of Naperville, which will host Ribfest from July 1 to 4 in Knoch Park near downtown Naperville, will partner with LifeSource, Chicagoland's blood center.
CASMED FORE-SIGHT Identifies Reductions in Cerebral Oxygenation in "Beach Chair" Shoulder Arthroscopy Patients Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 7:30AMBRANFORD, Conn. -- CAS Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that a new study published on-line in Anesthesia & Analgesia demonstrating the benefits associated with monitoring absolute cerebral oximetry using the FORE-SIGHT Absolute Oximeter on patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery1.
Efforts intensify to find donor for Schwartz '11 Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 6:43AMA local doctor, the Athletics Department and a former Yale men's hockey player are among those working to find a bone marrow or cord blood donor for Mandi Schwartz '11, the women's hockey forward who has battled leukemia for nearly 18 months. "If we don't do it now, we cannot do it later," the doctor said.
Advocates urge Congress to reauthorize C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and NCBI Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 6:58AMMore than 60 adult donors, transplant recipients, family members and medical professionals from 25 states met with lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill today to urge Congress for increased federal funding to grow and diversify the national registry of adult donors and publicly available cord blood units as part of the C.W. Bill Young Transplantation Program and the National Cord Blood Inventory.
Main Liner running four endurance events in 120 days Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 1:30AMMALVERN — Malvern resident Tom Kramer will be running four grueling endurance events in 120 days — putting his body through untold suffering — so his wife and others won’t have to anymore.
Grateful parents help organize 'Marrowthon' Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 9:31PMIan Dominic Case is a 5-year-old boy who gets a kick out of playing soccer and delights in showing off the four young chickens that live in the backyard of his Clintonville home.
Bone marrow donor drive scheduled in Osseo Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 1:30AMOsseo High Schools Opportunities In Emergency Health Care (OEC) Program is hosting a bone marrow donor recruitment event Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Osseo-Maple Grove American Legion Building on Fourth Avenue in Osseo.
Not All Races Are Equal in the World of Bone Marrow Transplants Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 2:15AMShawn Austin sits in the living room of his home in Prospect heights, Brooklyn. He grabs a photo of his wife from on top of the piano. It shows an African-American woman with long straight hair, a sl....
UNH Football Bone Marrow Testing Drive Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 5:25PMThe UNH football team is preparing to host a Bone Marrow Testing Drive.
Be The Match Seeks Marrow Donors In Long Beach Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 2:42PMEduardo Carlos, age 5, and Christopher Robinson, age 14, have something in common. Both have been diagnosed with leukemia and are looking for bone marrow donors.
Be The Match Seeks Marrow Donors In Long Beach Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 5:37PMEduardo Carlos, age 5, and Christopher Robinson, age 14, have something in common. Both have been diagnosed with leukemia and are looking for bone marrow donors.
Be the Match Donors Saving Ill Strangers Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 9:41AMIn April, Be the Match is launching a major awareness campaign about the need for bone marrow donors. Every year more than 10,000 Americans are diagnosed with leukemia or lyphoma and their best or only hope for a cure is a transplant from an unrelated donor.
Be The Match, Donate Bone Marrow Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 9:11AMIn April, Be the Match is launching a major awareness campaign about the need for bone marrow donors.
Pacific Grove High senior organizes bone marrow drive Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 10:59AMEight million aren't enough. That's the number of potential bone marrow donors enrolled by Be The Match, a national organization dedicated to fighting leukemia. The organization is building lists of potential donors for those who need bone marrow or blood cell transplants to fight blood cancer.
Dennis Todd appointed to marrow donor program’s board of directors Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 1:59AMDr. Dennis M. Todd, Ph.D., president and CEO of Community Blood Services of NJ/NY, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Marrow Donor Program, which works with bone marrow/stem cell programs throughout the U.S. to provide access to millions of donors, helping to get bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplants to patients who need them.
Iowa Family Pleads For Bone Marrow Donors Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 6:09PMTheir five-year-old daughter, Ella, got a second chance at life because of a donor.
Pregnant breast cancer patients can receive chemotherapy without endangering baby health Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 4:53AMWomen who discover they have breast cancer while they are pregnant can be treated with chemotherapy without endangering the health of their unborn baby, according to research to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday).
News in brief Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:53AMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:23PMHip replacement patients with metal-on-metal implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study.
Study Finds Elevated Levels Of Cobalt And Chromium In Offspring Of Patients With Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:29AMHip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Data showed there is a correlation between cobalt and chromium levels in the mother and those in her infant at the time of ...
Study: Hip replacement patients with MoM implants pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:56AMHip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
You have your MoM's ions Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:11PMHip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Data showed there is a correlation between cobalt and chromium levels in the mother and those in her infant at the time of ...
You Have Your MoM's Ions Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:26AMStudy finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implantsHip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Shaq Wants You to Help Save a Life Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:07PMAnd when Shaquille O'Neal wants you to do something, especially helping someone who needs bone marrow, you might just want to do it.
Mocs registering to donate marrow Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:19PMMore than two dozen University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football players and coaches, including head coach Russ Huesman and his wife, are joining the National Marrow Donor Program registry, which matches donors with patients who need bone marrow or cord blood.
Single men, unhappily married men may have higher risk of fatal stroke Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:01PMSingle or unhappily married men may have an elevated risk of fatal stroke in the coming decades, according to a large study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Hemet woman gets a rare chance to help a sick girl Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 8:28PMWhen Andrea Castro was a student at Cal State San Bernardino she learned that one of the professors had a life-threatening illness and needed a bone marrow transplant. That prompted her to participate in a City of Hope donor drive on campus.
Part-Filipino boy, 14, died Dec. 23 after 2 years of battling leukemia Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 5:36AMQUESTION: What ever happened to leukemia patient Joshua David Paul Maligro of Brentwood, Calif., whose relatives appealed to Hawaii residents last April to donate bone marrow or cord blood?
Crime spree results in house arrest Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:59AMThe Ontario Court of Justice, Criminal Division, convened in Pembroke on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at its Pembroke Street East location. Presiding was Justice Robert Selkirk. Representing the Crown attorney's office were Jason Nicol, Peter Hageraats, John O'Halloran and Federal Crown Tim McCann.[...]
Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Trial Begins Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 5:35AMU.S. scientists say they are starting a clinical trial to determine whether stem cells from umbilical cord blood can help children with cerebral palsy.