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‘Serious health risks’ possible from cord blood stored at Edmonton facilityHealth Canada is flagging cord blood that was collected, processed, tested, and/or stored at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository (CCBR) between March 1, 2014 and the present.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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The hidden treasure in your kids’ baby teeth; are stem cells worth saving?Baby teeth end up with the tooth fairy or in the trash. But the precious stem cells inside might be worth storing.HealthMar 30, 2017
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Donated umbilical cord blood means babies can help save livesIt’s hard to imagine but a lifesaving cure, umbilical cord blood, is routinely thrown away as medical waste. These dedicated Canadians are working to save this resource and make it available to those who need it.HealthFeb 11, 2017
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Molecule boosts stem cells in cord blood: studyCanadian doctors have found a way to boost the number of stem cells in umbilical cord blood so patients with leukemia and cancers could receive transplants.HealthSep 19, 2014
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Edmonton hospital first in western Canada to offer public cord blood bankEdmonton's Lois Hole Hospital for Women has been chosen as one of only four collection sites for Canada's new national cord blood bank.HealthNov 20, 2013
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