Umbilical Cord Blood News

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Environmental speaker sheds light on toxins (Daily Southtown)
When the Environmental Working Group commissioned a study of 10 people to find if any of 413 toxic chemicals were in their bodies, the group was surprised 287 chemicals were detected. Make that "very surprised," president and founder Kenneth Cook said, because the tests were conducted on umbilical cord blood from 10 newborns. (Read More)

NeoStem Reports Positive Stem Cell Industry Research Trends From The Journal of the American Medical Association and . (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NeoStem, Inc. , which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need, today reported on several positive research conclusions and industry trends presented in The Journal of the American Medical Association and at the recent Third Annual Stem Cell Summit hosted by RRY Publications LLC, in New York City. (Read More)

Saving cord blood (The Trenton Times)
Dr. Margaret Lambert-Woolley has a warning for expectant parents. "You only have one chance to do this," she says. "There's no second chance." That single opportunity? (Read More)

Vietnam to establish first stem cell bank (People's Daily)
Vietnam's first stem cell bank will be set up in southern Ho Chi Minh City by the end of April, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Tuesday. The bank, to be established by Vietnam's Mekophar Chemical Pharmaceutical Co. and Singapo . (Read More)

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