Word: marrow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...confined to a small, sterile room in Houston for all twelve years of his fragile life. Born without a functioning immune system, David was sealed off from the world's germs, the slightest of which could kill him. Last week, 3½ months after he underwent a bone-marrow transplant intended to fortify his body's defenses, he emerged from his germ-free cocoon. It was, quite literally, a touching moment. For the first time in his life, he was hugged and kissed by his mother. "She was amazed at how thick his hair was," reported a spokesman...
...genetic defects that affect about 60 to 100 American newborns a year. Most die by age two. Children with SCID lack specialized white blood cells called Tcells, which help defend the body against viruses and other invaders. T-cells are ordinarily produced in an immature form in the bone marrow and come to maturity in the thymus (hence the T). The only cure for SCID is a transplant of healthy marrow, a bloodlike fluid found in large bones. But such transplants are difficult, since donated marrow must be carefully matched to the white-cell type of the recipient, far more...
After the game; victorious Coach Fern Flaman, who said he almost took a dive over the boards after Manchurek's goal, said he thought that the presence of his son Terry-who is dying of bone marrow cancer-and his wife, Jean, inspired the team...
...duck or goose liver, some accented with sauerkraut, seaweed, prunes and green grapes. Duck is to the southwest what steak is to Texas, observes Wolfert, whose 30 or so recipes for the bird range from duck sausage with green apples and chestnuts to duck breasts with capers and marrow. Above all, the region is unified in its passion for confits, or preserved meats...
Meyer is suffering from hairy cell leukemia, which prevents his bone marrow from manufacturing enough white blood cells to combat the infection, according to Dr. Thomas J. Ervin, medical director of the Dana-Farber blood components laboratory...