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Research Investment in Bone Marrow Failure Disease - DigitalJournal.com (press release)



Research Investment in Bone Marrow Failure Disease 
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
OTTAWA, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Two research projects focused on a bone marrow failure disease recently received funding from the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada (AAMAC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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'Miraculous' Find May Solve Murrieta Boy's Ailment - Patch.com



'Miraculous' Find May Solve Murrieta Boy's Ailment 
Patch.com
Doctors will insert it in hopes of restoring his immune system from severe aplastic anemia. By Maggie Avants Ricky Martinez with parents Oscar and Cynthia. A bone marrow donor registration drive was held on Ricky's behalf Jan .14, 2012, ...
REGION: Surprise cord-blood find is 'godsend' for ailing boy North County Times

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Bulldogs back Hamilton teen's fight with blood disease - Hamilton Spectator



Bulldogs back Hamilton teen's fight with blood disease 
Hamilton Spectator
This story is about 13-year-old Austin Huinink, who was diagnosed with life-threatening aplastic anemia and recently received a bone marrow transplant. It's a disease in which the body's bone marrow doesn't make enough new blood cells.

 


Utah State Golfer Chanse Godderidge Getting a `Second Chanse' after Defeating ... - Utah State Aggies



Utah State Aggies 
Utah State Golfer Chanse Godderidge Getting a `Second Chanse' after Defeating ... 
Utah State Aggies
Godderidge had severe aplastic anemia, a disease that causes bone marrow to slow down its production of blood cells: the red blood cells that carry oxygen, the white blood cells that fight infection and the platelets that help clot blood and control ...

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'Sammies' finalists publicly honored - Washington Post (blog)



'Sammies' finalists publicly honored 
Washington Post (blog)
Neal Young is a blood specialist at the National Institutes of Health and a leading expert on aplastic anemia, a rare and deadly blood disorder. One of his patients was a Princeton University running back who was able to return to the gridiron.

 


Woman donated bone marrow, hopes others will do the same - Pueblo Chieftain



Woman donated bone marrow, hopes others will do the same 
Pueblo Chieftain
They are desperately seeking people of different ethnic backgrounds to help those with leukemia, aplastic anemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, immune deficiency disorders and some types of breast and ovarian cancers. Kristin Taylor truly believes everyone has the ...

 


Rustico Ristorante to host a meal and a cause for Murrieta boy - Southwest Riverside News Network



Rustico Ristorante to host a meal and a cause for Murrieta boy 
Southwest Riverside News Network
Nine-year-old Ricky Martinez, nicknamed Smiley for his infectious grin, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia ? a bone marrow disease that prevents the marrow from making enough red and white blood cells and platelets for the body.

 


Karen Huppertz: Person using handicapped parking might surprise you - Atlanta Journal Constitution



Karen Huppertz: Person using handicapped parking might surprise you 
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A good friend's son nearly died of aplastic anemia a few years ago. You'd never know his life is fragile by the looks of him. But he too has a handicapped parking pass and uses it on those days when he might not make it through the day's tasks without ...

 


SLU Hospital to break ground on $3 million bone marrow transplant center - St. Louis Business Journal



SLU Hospital to break ground on $3 million bone marrow transplant center 
St. Louis Business Journal
The treatment is used to treat diseases such as leukemia, lymph node tumors, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma and certain inherited blood diseases. ?The bone marrow transplant program at Saint Louis University Hospital offers hope for cancer patients ...

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Lawsuit: Superfund site's plume of pollution has spread to East Hill - Pensacola News Journal



Lawsuit: Superfund site's plume of pollution has spread to East Hill 
Pensacola News Journal
News Journal file photo Long-term exposure to radium increases the risk of developing lymphoma, bone cancer, and diseases like leukemia and aplastic anemia. These effects usually take years to develop. Excessive consumption of fluoride may lead to ...