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More families banking cord blood
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When Robin and Tim Roach's son was born last August, they had his
umbilical-cord blood saved and sent to a private lab about 2,000
miles away for storage.
"We hope he never needs it," Robin Roach said as she sat with her
husband and Collin in their Cross Lanes home. "It's almost like an
insurance policy."
Such a decision became more important to Roach after losing her 21-
year-old cousin to leukemia three years ago.
"I couldn't imagine life without him," Roach said of Col...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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CORD-BLOOD BANKING ONLY MAKES SENSE IF IT'S A SHARED EFFORT
The Boston Globe
; How much would you pay to guard your newborn against the future risk of fatal cancer, heart disease, immune problems, and many other serious diseases? Companies such as Cord Blood Registry, Boston-based Viacord, and about 20 others are betting that anxiety about these illnesses will induce parents
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New life can bring new hope through umbilical cord blood
Chicago Sun-Times
; Newborn Sofia Hogue was just a few minutes old when she performed her first good deed: With her mother's permission, Sofia donated her umbilical cord blood, which some day might save a life. Donated cord blood is used in stem cell transplants for patients with leukemia, immune system disorders and
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Parents urged to donate cord blood
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; WASHINGTON -- Flyers in upscale doctors' offices portray it as the hot new baby-shower gift: a registry where friends and family chip in almost $2,000 to start privately banking a newborn's umbilical cord blood, just in case of future illness. That idea of biological insurance is a long shot that
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Pall Systems Play Key Role in Landmark NIH Study on Cord Blood
CCNMatthews Newswire
; EAST HILLS, N.YCCNMatthews - Aug 17, 2005) - As cord blood increasingly takes front and center stage as a critical source of stem cells for transplants, it has driven the need for consistent quality standards to ensure the safety and efficacy of this life-saving therapy. The newly published results
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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UMBILICAL BLOOD: UNTAPPED RESOURCE CONGRESS EYES A NATIONAL BANK FOR CORD BLOOD, WHICH CONTAINS STEM CELLS AND CAN HELP PEOPLE SURVIVE DISEASES.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Lauran Neergaard Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Blood saved from newborns' umbilical cords could help treat about 11,700 Americans a year with leukemia and other devastating diseases, yet most is routinely thrown away, a panel of influential scientists said Thursday in calling for a
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