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National Marrow Donor Program

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Name: National Marrow Donor Program

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach

Marissa Eve Ayala, who first drew national attention more than two decades ago as the child who was born to provide her sister a life-saving bone marrow transplant, graduated from Cal State Long Beach this week with a degree in speech pathology.Ayala, ... [Published Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Long Beach (California, United States), bone marrow, Donor

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dr. Patrick Stiff Named Chair of SWOG Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Committee

Source Newsroom:Newswise — MAYWOOD, Il. - Dr. Patrick Stiff of Loyola University Medical Center has been named chair of a nationwide committee of cancer researchers who design and conduct clinical trials involving bone marrow and stem cell transplant ... [Published Newswise - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cancer, stem cell transplantation, bone marrow

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

National institutes of Health

New Findings on Stem Cells from National Institutes of Health Summarized

(NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Stem Cell Week -- Investigators publish new report on Stem Cell Research. According to news originating from Bethesda, Maryland, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Survival after hematopoietic ... [Published NewsRX - May 17 2013]

Entities: Stem Cell, National institutes of Health, National Marrow Donor Program, allogeneic, Stem Cell Research

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

University of California Irvine

I don’t want to save a life

“No thank you, I don’t want to join the national marrow donor program today. If you register, aren’t you forced to undergo an invasive, expensive surgery to save a stranger? I don’t want to risk my own health for someone else’s.”It's shocking that people ... [Published The Hill - May 16 2013]

Entities: Public Health, bone marrow, National Marrow Donor Program, Bone Marrow Transplant, University of California Irvine

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

My mom needs you: Nalini's story

Last fall, you could typically find my mom teaching, mentoring her students, nagging me to study for the SATs, taking my sister to soccer practice or cooking dinner.She took on one new responsibility as well: driving another mother and her son to and ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 16 2013]

Entities: bone marrow, Leukaemia, Thanksgiving

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Bone Marrow Drive

Location: James Buchanan Elementary School2200 Haines Rd, Levittown, PA When:May 18, 2013Time: 10:00 am–12:00 pmAndy Muzyka of Fairless Hills, PA was diagnosed with leukemia in February. In a few weeks, he will be undergoing a bone marrow transplant ... [Published Levittown Patch - May 16 2013]

Entities: bone marrow, James Buchanan, National Marrow Donor Program, Donations, Bone Marrow Transplant

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

National Marrow Donor Program

Carpino, Ziobron join bone marrow drive

HARTFORD >> State Reps. Christie Carpino, R-32, and Melissa Ziobron, R-34, participated in a Bone Marrow Drive at the state Capitol last week by submitting a sample for the registry in hopes of saving a life.The sponsors of the drive were hopeful ... [Published Middletown Press - May 11 2013]

Entities: bone marrow, Donor, National Marrow Donor Program, Hartford (Connecticut, United States)

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Teen is 1 in a million

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. --At first glance, Ginny Gipson looks like a typical teenager. The 17-year-old Bowling Green girl wears youthful trendy clothes, a little makeup and accessories and keeps her cellphone close.However, a war rages inside Ginny.At any ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 11 2013]

Entities: thrombocyte, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Abuse, National Marrow Donor Program

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

'ONE IN A MILLION'

At first glance, Ginny Gipson looks like a typical teenager. The 17-year-old Bowling Green girl wears youthful trendy clothes, a little makeup and accessories and keeps her cellphone close. However, a war rages inside Ginny.At any moment she could have ... [Published Individual.com - May 04 2013]

Entities: thrombocyte, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Abuse, National Marrow Donor Program

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Still Seeking Her Own Match, Marlboro Woman Plans to Find a 'Lid for Every Pot'

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.In spite of battling ... [Published Lawrenceville Patch - May 01 2013]

Entities: National Marrow Donor Program, lymphoma, Donor, Blood Cancer

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Northbrook conference to reveal latest treatment options for blood diseases

The Treatment Options for Blood Cancer Patients Conference will be held 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook. Parking, a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided free.Article ... [Published Northbrook Star - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Patient, Leukaemia, hairy cell leukemia, Blood Cancer

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

‘I never had a second thought’: Collegeathlete cuts career short to save stranger’s life

A man with blood cancer was desperate for healthy bone marrow and Cameron Lyle was the only match on a national registry of potential donorsCameron Lyle has asked a lot of his body over the years, but he never expected it to save the life of a strang ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: bone marrow, National Marrow Donor Program, Donor, Donations

Quotes

Her dream is to help enable individuals with communicative disorders to say: I love you, Ayala . Because, "how important is it for a parent or child to hear those words?"

Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach [Published Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago]

...According to news originating from Bethesda, Maryland, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Survival after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has improved and the number of allogeneic HSCTs performed annually in the United States is expected to reach 10,000 by 2015. The National Marrow Donor Program created the System Capacity Initiative to formulate mechanisms to care for the growing number of HSCT recipients."

New Findings on Stem Cells from National Institutes of Health Summarized [Published NewsRX - May 17 2013]

"We expect the innovative design will help to improve and accelerate patients? recoveries, while the home-like amenities will provide a comforting environment for patients and their families" said Patrick Stiff, MD, division director of Hematology/Oncology and medical director of Loyola?s Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center

Loyola Opens New Unit for Cancer Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplants [Published Chicago Tribune - May 17 2013]

"Her platelets were so low they thought she had leukemia," she said. "She spent her first birthday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville."

Teen is 1 in a million [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 11 2013]

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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates f... [Published Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago]
Waiting for life [Published Executive Magazine - May 20 2013]
Celebrating their greatest gift [Published Simi Valley Acorn - May 18 2013]
Dr. Patrick Stiff Named Chair of SWOG Bone Mar... [Published Newswise - May 17 2013]
New Findings on Stem Cells from National Instit... [Published NewsRX - May 17 2013]
Loyola Opens New Unit for Cancer Patients Under... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 17 2013]
Caryn Sullivan: Saving lives with a bone-marrow... [Published TwinCities.com - May 17 2013]
I don’t want to save a life [Published The Hill - May 16 2013]
My mom needs you: Nalini's story [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 16 2013]
Bone Marrow Drive [Published Levittown Patch - May 16 2013]
Here's Cameron Lyle, weight man and lifesaver [Published Forsyth County News - May 15 2013]
Teen is 1 in a million [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 11 2013]
Carpino, Ziobron join bone marrow drive [Published Middletown Press - May 11 2013]
Obituaries for Friday's edition, May 10, 2013 [Published Huron Daily Tribune - May 10 2013]
Loyola Opens New Unit for Cancer Patients Under... [Published Newswise - May 08 2013]
Pluristem (PSTI) Develops PLX-RAD Cells for Use... [Published Proactive Investors USA - May 07 2013]
Give Hope this Mother’s Day by Donating Umbilic... [Published Hawaiian Reporter - May 07 2013]
Pluristem Announces First Clinical Indication f... [Published Benzinga.com - May 07 2013]
Exponent Public Relations Adds Six New Staffers [Published Bulldog Reporter - May 07 2013]
'ONE IN A MILLION' [Published Individual.com - May 04 2013]
Still Seeking Her Own Match, Marlboro Woman Pla... [Published Lawrenceville Patch - May 01 2013]
Northbrook conference to reveal latest treatmen... [Published Northbrook Star - Apr 30 2013]
‘I never had a second thought’: Collegeathlete ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 30 2013]
College athlete cuts career short to save stran... [Published 3 WRCB-TV - Apr 30 2013]
College athlete ends career to save stranger [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 30 2013]
EDITORIAL: Cheers for a young man's selfless gift [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]
Cancer-struck Indian professor waits for donor [Published Sakaal Times - Apr 28 2013]
Cancer-struck Indian professor waits for donor [Published ProKerala.com - Apr 28 2013]
Editorial: Cheers for a young man’s selfless gift [Published Newbury Port News - Apr 25 2013]
Setting a life-saving goal [Published Individual.com - Apr 25 2013]

Blogs

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College Shot Put Star Ends Career Early To Dona... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - Apr 23 2013] “He has six months to live and I have the possibility to buy him a couple more years,” Lyle said. (via the Eagle-Tribune ) University of New Hampshire track and field star Cameron ("Cam") Lyle chose to forego the final championship meets of his senior ...
College Athlete Gives Up Final Event To Save So... [Published Crooks and Liars - Apr 23 2013] It might not sound like such a big deal (because bone marrow donation is a low-risk procedure), but to give up the final event of your college career because a stranger needs your help? Yeah, I'd say that's someone who qualifies as a real mensch. Always ...
IBM convinced clouds are the way to health [Published ZDNet Healthcare Blog RSS \| ZDNet - Nov 19 2010] This should be a bigger story than it is. But IBM is convinced that the future of health care is in the clouds, and it has been moving steadily, if quietly, in that direction for some years now. The importance of its deal with the National Marrow ...