Far too many people ignore when their bodies are telling them that something is wrong. While we all wish that our bodies would simply tell us what was wrong, our bodies use the mechanism of pain to indicate when something is amiss.
Sunday 28 February 2016
Sunday 7 February 2016
Stem Cells In Use
In 1968, doctors performed the first successful bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow contains somatic stem cells that can produce all of the different cell types that make up our blood. It is transplanted routinely to treat a variety of blood and bone marrow diseases, blood cancers, and immune disorders. More recently, stem cells from the blood stream (called peripheral blood stem cells) and umbilical cord stem cells have been used to treat some of the same blood-based diseases.
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