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DIED. HENRY HAMPTON, 58, Emmy-winning documentary producer; from a bone-marrow ailment brought on by lung cancer; in Boston. Hampton produced 60 films, many chronicling the lives of the poor, but he was best known for the 1987 civil rights opus Eyes on the Prize. Of the series, which won a Peabody Award for excellence in journalism, he said, "A hundred civil rights stories had been told, but it was always black people being saved by whites. In Eyes, we brought our people up in history...
...Grilled Filet Mignon with Melting Marrow, Vegetable Ragout and Green Pepper Bordelaise ($27) looked succulent and quite fabulous under the floating fork of the adjacent table, as did the Grilled Veal Rib Chop with Marbled Mashed Potatoes and Natural Sage Jus ($29). The boldness of the flavors that come close to overwhelming the more delicate entree options would be perfectly tailored to accent the richer meat and fowl. Vegatarians need not feel unattended to: the Harvest Risotto of the night and the Sugar Pumpkin and Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Sage and Mascarpone are mouthwatering in the mere description...
Leukemia and other cancer patients who need bone-marrow transplants may now have a larger pool of potential donors. Israeli and Italian doctors say they have vastly improved the odds of a successful transplant between family members whose tissue types don't match perfectly. It's done by transplanting large numbers of stem cells--the bone-marrow cells that make blood. In Japan, doctors report that sophisticated DNA analysis is enabling them to better match donors and recipients who are not related...
HRCS was founded in 1995 and directs its energies towards fundraising, volunteer projects and public education. Some of the organization's projects include an annual Marrow Drive and volunteering at Ronald McDonald house and with Chilton House Hospice...
...produces the full array of effective blood cells the body needs to defend itself against germs, close wounds and transport oxygen. Scientists speculate that cord stem cells are more adaptable and will transplant more successfully, even in patients with imperfect biological matches, than stem cells harvested from adult bone-marrow donors...