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You have your MoM's ionsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:12PMHip 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 IonsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:16AMStudy 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).

Shaquille O'Neal Challenges the Public to Step up and Save a LifeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:30AMMINNEAPOLIS----Shaquille O’Neal has teamed up with Be The Match® to tell the nation about the critical need for more bone marrow donors. In the Do Something BigSM campaign, the basketball superstar will challenge Americans to “Be the one to save a life.” Three public service announcements will hit the airwaves and the Internet starting in March.

Public hospital joins cord blood programThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:31AMThe Texas Cord Blood Bank (TCBB), a publicly and privately funded non-profit program established to create a public supply of umbilical cord blood, has begun collecting the life-saving resource from University Hospital in San Antonio.

Part-Filipino boy, 14, died Dec. 23 after 2 years of battling leukemiaSunday, 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 arrestWednesday, 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.[...]

Biologics, Inc. Selected To Provide Pharmacy Management Services In National Marrow Donor Program Clinical TrialFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:26PMBiologics, Inc., the leading cancer management company in the United States, announces that its Oncology Clinical Trial Services division has been selected by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that facilitates unrelated hematopoietic cell transplants. Biologics' Oncology Clinical Trial Services division is providing pharmacy management services for an NMDP Phase ...

Cord blood stem cells show promise treating cerebral palsyFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 2:02PMUmbilical cord blood has proven to save lives. Now scientists might be on the verge of using it to change the lives of children with cerebral palsy.

MCG To Conduct First FDA-Approved Stem Cell Trial In Pediatric Cerebral PalsyFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:52AMMedical College of Georgia researchers are conducting the first FDA-approved clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood can improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy.