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Robin Roberts has MDS: What is it?
Good Morning America host Robin Roberts told viewers in an emotional announcement this morning that she has the rare disorder myelodysplastic syndromes. She will soon get a bone marrow transplant from her older sister. It's probably fair to say that...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Breast Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Mayo Clinic, Blood Cells
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Robin Roberts: I have myelodysplastic syndrome
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRoberts said that she would have the bone marrow transplant later this year. "Bone marrow donors are scarce and particularly for African-American women," she told viewers. "I am very fortunate to have a sister who is an excellent match, and this greatly... -
10-year-old marrow transplant survivor celebrates with first pitch at Sox game
TribLocal - Oak Park & River Forest » NewsTen-year-old Nina Petrosino spent the weeks leading up to Wednesday night’s White Sox game at a local park, tossing the ball 90 feet to her …... -
Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma
When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.
A natural reaction for a man who had been practically living as a recluse since a 1997 gun accident took off his nose, chin,...Tags: Flu, Richard Lee, Immune System, Politics, Bones and Joints
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Lives depend on more blacks becoming bone marrow donors
That day when Yvonne Lawrence glanced into the crib she immediately knew something was wrong.
Babies aren't supposed to be blue.
What she soon would learn at the hospital is that her 3-month-old son was cursed with sickle-cell anemia. The inherited...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Human Interest, Economy, Business and Finance, Leukemia, Minority Groups
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K-State students both a match for bone marrow donation
It was no big deal to swab a cheek and give some spit a few months ago. After all, the odds of one's spit matching someone else's are less than 1 percent. But now, two Kansas State University Salina students have been asked to give a lot more than saliva....
Tags: Kansas State University , Human Interest, Charity, Human Body, Leukemia
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Study: Cadmium, breast cancer tied
From Tribune NewspapersIn a finding that strengthens the link between environmental pollutants and rising rates of breast cancer, new research finds that women whose diets contain higher levels of cadmium are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who ingest...Tags: Weight, Breast Cancer, Environmental Pollution, White Bread, Environmental Issues
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Indiana Blood Center partners with Indiana Pacers for blood drive
Press ReleaseIndiana Blood Center and the Indiana Pacers are teaming up for the annual "Drive to the Hoop," a blood and bone marrow drive that will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone who participates as a donor in...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Leukemia, Health, Lymphoma
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Transplant technique opens door to patients forgoing anti-rejection drugs
Since she was first diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at age 19, Lindsay Porter, now 47, has had to face the reality that she would someday need a kidney transplant. "It really didn't affect me very much at all until my early 30s, when I developed...
Tags: Kidney Disease, Human Interest, Diabetes, Immune System, Trials
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Bella needs 'the match' to live ... you might be her find
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBella O’Dell is still fighting to receive “The Match” that will save her life. The 4-year old, of Elkhart, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) a year ago and recently relapsed and is in need of a bone marrow...Tags: Charity, Human Body, Leukemia, Lee Johnson, Blood
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Recipient of synthetic trachea dies
A Maryland man who became the second person in the world to have a synthetic windpipe transplant died Monday, nearly four months after having the rare operation done in Sweden.
His mother, Dorne Lyles, said Tuesday that her son died at Franklin Square...Tags: Cancer, Harvard Bioscience Inc., Chemotherapy, Human Body, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Bone Marrow Drive at South Street Seaport For Ailing 3-Year-Old Boy
PIX11.com / @MarksPIX"Bodies…The Exhibition" is typically a big draw on Sundays. On this Sunday, even more people than usual showed up at the South Street Seaport attraction because of a little boy in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. The Gift of Life Foundation...Tags: Human Body, Immune System, Health
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