Cord Blood

Archive for October, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Aldagen obtains orphan drug designation for blood transplant drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

Aldagen, a biopharmaceutical company, has received orphan drug designation for ALD-101 from the FDA. The designation was granted for the use of ALD-101 to improve patient outcomes by decreasing time to platelet and neutrophil engraftment in patients with inherited metabolic disorders undergoing umbilical cord blood transplantation.
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Friday, October 31st, 2008

Christopher Gavigan: “The Change” Our Children Need: REACHing for Kid Safe Chemicals (HuffingtonPost)

At the local hospital near you, right now, babies are being born with over 200 industrial chemicals in their cord blood.
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Friday, October 31st, 2008

Blood Recipient Matthew Long Returns to New York Marathon (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

FDNY Survivor of Bus Accident Returns after 68 blood transfusions, 3-year recovery
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