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Nobel laureate, bone-marrow transplant innovator Dr. E. Donnall Thomas dies
Q13 FOX News OnlineNobel Prize winner and medical pioneer E. Donnall Thomas, M.D., died Saturday at the age of 92. Thomas won the Nobel Prize in 1990 for his work in bone-marrow transplantation to cure leukemias and other blood cancers. In 1974, Thomas became the first...Tags: Medical Research, Oncology, Health Organizations, Leukemia, Cancer
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Series Of Caregivers Saw Marks On Child, 3, Before Death
The Hartford CourantEarly childhood educators, doctors at a clinic and state child-protection workers had interaction with an often bruised and injured Athena Angeles and her mother in the weeks before the 3-year-old was allegedly beaten to death last year by the mother's...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Early Learning, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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GMA Host Robin Roberts' Mother Dies, ABC News Says
CNNNEW YORK -- The mother of "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts has died, ABC News reported early Friday. Roberts made it home to Mississippi to see her 88-year-old mother, who died Thursday evening, according to the news network. The morning show...Tags: Blood, Bone Marrow, ABC (tv network), Good Morning America (tv program), CNN (tv network)
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Researcher hunts for sickle cell anemia cure with gene targeting, stem cells
Halfway around the world in India, Sivaprakash Ramalingam had heard of Johns Hopkins researchers using a promising new technique for gene therapy that he hoped to integrate with stem cells to cure diseases.
After getting a doctorate in biochemistry in...Tags: Blood, Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Robin Roberts Fighting Blood Disorder
WGNO NewsGulf Coast native Robin Roberts announced she's fighting a rare blood disorder on "Good Morning America" Monday morning. Roberts has myelodysplastic syndrome. In her case the syndrome is a rare reaction to the chemotherapy treatments that helped her...Tags: Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Good Morning America (tv program), Robin Roberts, Chemotherapy
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product Soliris®...Tags: E. coli Infection, Germany, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Fatigue
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Red Cross blood collection workers to head back to work
PETOSKEY — Blood collection workers with the American Red CrossGreat Lakes Region are expected to head back to work today, Thursday, after an 11-week strike. About 200 workers from Local 580 and OPEIU Local 459 walked off their jobs on March 30...
Tags: Blood, Strikes, Employees, Charity, Relief and Aid Organizations
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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... -
Local blood drives still on despite strike
PETOSKEY — Despite a strike involving blood collection workers with the Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross, blood drives in Charlevoix or Emmet counties have not been canceled or postponed. Biz Bauer, senior donor recruitment...
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Firefighter Meets Girl He Saved in a Miracle Donor Match
pix11.com | @wpixThere were tears and hugs at FDNY headquarters, where a little Iowa girl met the firefighter who saved her life three years ago. James Wildes, 37, a former police officer who switched to the Fire Department nine years ago, didn't rush into a burning...Tags: Blood, Genes and Chromosomes, Bone Marrow, Charity, Human Body
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Hampton educator on her way to running 50 half marathons
Fifty by 50 is the mantra that guides Brita Hampton's fitness regimen. Translated, her goal is to run 50 half marathons, one in each state, before she turns 50. As she's now clipping out at least four a year with the necessary geographic range, the 39-...Tags: Blood, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lion (animal), Wildlife
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All children in the U.S. are tested for sickle cell trait, but few athletes know they have it
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark is a man of faith. But he wasn't looking for his doctor's prayers while sick in a hospital bed, suffering from a mysterious condition that sent sharp pains under his left rib and caused him to quickly lose more than...Tags: Blood, Gallbladder, Sickle Cell Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, College Football
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