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ght now cord blood is used to help replace the healthy blood that radiation and/or chemotherapy destroyed while trying to treat the disease. Researchers are working endlessly with cord blood stem cells in an effort to research new ways to use cord blood to help cure and treat other serious diseases. Hopefully in the near [...]
ell, there was the when and why cord blood is used. Cord blood stem cells are currently used to treat more than 70 chronic or life-threatening conditions. Here is a list of some of the more commonly known illnesses that use cord blood therapy and what they are.
Leukemia - is a cancer of [...]
So the cord blood is now cryogenically (fancy word for using nitrogen to freeze things) frozen and banked, now what? Under what conditions would the cord blood be used? The stem cells found in cord blood are used mainly for transplants and stem cell research. Serious illnesses like certain cancers, immune system disorders, and blood [...]
The big day has arrived, your contractions are minutes apart, and you’re on your way to the hospital. The idea of finally getting to hold your perfect baby in your arms helps you through the contractions. Already your mind is dancing with visions of your baby’s future — first smile, first tooth, first word, first [...]
One of the hardest things for a new mom to go through is watching her baby get sick and not being able to do anything to make it go away. Whether it is a simple cold, or something more serious it is very hard to watch your baby feel bad, cough, sneeze or run a [...]
Even most new mom’s know that their baby will be receiving a lot of shots during the next couple of years at their well-checks. But even most of the experienced mothers don’t know what each vaccine is specifically, and in many cases what it is used for. We thought we would break it down for [...]
In many ways, a fussy baby may be worse than having a colicky baby. At least with a colicky baby you generally know that your baby will be screaming from 6pm to 9pm, or whatever hours you have been “blessed” with, and that there is probably nothing you can do about it. With fussy babies, [...]
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