Word: stems
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Christina Crosby is twice blessed. She just may get to save one life in the course of giving birth to another. Her cousin Bobby Cooper, 33, learned last spring that he has a rare form of leukemia and might be a candidate for a stem-cell transplant. Duke is one of about a dozen hospitals and blood centers in the country that is collecting blood from umbilical cords and using the cells to treat cancer patients. So Christina has agreed to donate her cord blood, in hopes of raising the odds that her cousin will find a match when...
...treatment is based on the belief that the placenta and umbilical cord are rich in powerfully therapeutic cells, called stem cells. Frequently discarded, the placenta and umbilical cord from a few new mothers, like Christina Crosby, are now being donated right in the delivery room...
...both estimate a hefty 60 Democratic defectors to the GOP proposal. That's not surprising, given the number of Dems in swing districts who might be fatally wounded at the polls next month if they appear to be soft on impeachment. Party leaders can do nothing to stem the flow, says Kanjorksi: They "recognize it's an individual conscience vote...
Cooke said the financial changes also stem in part from discussions last spring with the Undergraduate Council...
...think our troubles stem from mental preparation," Browning said. "Penn has a very good team, they have a good offense and they have yet to give up a goal all year. They'll be extremely fired up and confident. For us to win, we'll have to match their emotion...