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How Ontario’s stem-cell transplant waiting list failed a dying teen – MetroNews Canada

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2016-04-23 NEWS

MetroNews Canada

How Ontario’s stemcell transplant waiting list failed a dying teen
MetroNews Canada
Whether the money Cancer Care Ontario had targeted for stem cell programs was actually flowing into those programs is another question. Stem cell transplant chiefs at Princess Margaret, The Ottawa Hospital and Juravinski all told Torstar they’ve

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2016-04-23 NEWS

My Eastern Shore

Horse farm eyes stem cell partnership as edge on future
My Eastern Shore
This year he’s embarking on the second year of a partnership with Equi-Stem LLC, an equine stem cell preservation company, which has a research lab in Lancaster, Pa. Executives from Equi-Stem spent most of Friday, April 15 at the 3,000-acre horse farm …

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2016-04-23 NEWS

Latest:Catholics support stem cell research, but not embryo harvesting, Bishop says
Antigua Observer
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of St John’s Basseterre the Most Reverend Kenneth Richards said the church would welcome stem cell research in the country, albeit conditionally. He said the church has no issues with stem cell research; however, “what we …

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2016-04-23 NEWS

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Morrisville State student ‘matched’ to donate stem cells
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Four days prior to the donation, he will receive injections to enhance his stem cell count. After his final injections, he will be hooked up to an apheresis machine, which will separate his blood from his stem cells. Human bodies replenish the marrow

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2016-04-23 NEWS

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Morrisville State student ‘matched’ to donate stem cells
WSYR
Four days prior to the donation, he will receive injections to enhance his stem cell count. After his final injections, he will be hooked up to an apheresis machine, which will separate his blood from his stem cells. Human bodies replenish the marrow

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2016-04-23 NEWS

Scottish Daily Record

Desperate plea for stem cell donors as cancer victim’s pals are told they are too old to volunteer
Scottish Daily Record
COLLEAGUES of a man who needs a life-saving stem cell transplant are searching for a donor after being told they are too old to be eligible. Dave Reynolds, 49, is undergoing treatment for aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma at Edinburgh’s Western General …

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2016-04-22 NEWS

Teen Feels ‘Hopeful’ After Experimental Stem Cell Procedure on Damaged Heart
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A North Carolina teen said he’s feeling “hopeful” after getting an infusion of stem cells during an experimental procedure that may help heal his heart and extend his life. Caleb Sizemore, 19, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy 12 years ago.