Umbilical cord banking news

Hi, here are some news headlines on cord blood banks.

National cord blood bank launched (The Peninsula)
DOHA: The Virgin Health Bank under the Qatar Science and Technology Park has become the first national cord blood bank in the world with its launch here. The inaugural board meeting of the newly formed partnership between VHB and QSTP was held in Doha yesterday. (Read More)

NBB COLLECTS 6,674 UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD STEMS LAST YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) — The National Blood Bank (NBB) had collected 6,764 units of umbilical cord blood stems last year to be processed for blood related treatment. (Read More)

Payment for babies?€™ stem cells banned (Times Online)
NHS hospitals are banning mothers from paying to collect blood from their babies to use as a possible source for future medical treatment. (Read More)

Qatar: National cord blood bank launched (Zawya)
18 March 2009 DOHA: The Virgin Health Bank under the Qatar Science and Technology Park Qatar Science and Technology Park has become the first national cord blood bank in the world with its launch here. (Read More)

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