The mission of the UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank is to support patients in need of a bone marrow transplant by banking umbilical cord blood from a variety of ethnic groups with continuing quality improvement and in an environment that fosters research. - [Read more]

NYBC's National Cord Blood Program and its Milstein National Cord Blood Center remains the world's oldest and largest single public cord blood bank. We collect, process, test and store cord blood that is donated to us for use by anyone who might need it. - [Read more]

Unlike companies that only preserve cord blood, ViaCord is the only cord blood banking company that is also a recognized leader in cord blood research. - [Read more]

What is cloning? Why clone? Facts and links to resources about cloning. - [Read more]

Cord blood collection bank frequently asked questions by expecting parents. - [Read more]

A complete resource and guide to cord blood banking. Review and compare private cord blood banks to find the best match for your family. - [Read more]

We provide unbiased and competent information about all options for cord blood to present balanced education about cord blood banking. - [Read more]

Cord blood bank facility is being provided by both private and public centers. In a public cord blood banking center, the cord blood that is donated is tissue typed and added to a public database, where it is visible for any hospital facility to request for it in case of a need. The services are generally free of charge. - [Read more]

CordBanking.org is an information resource for parents considering banking their children's cord blood. - [Read more]

Storing your baby’s cord blood with a private company means that you own and are entitled to use the cord blood. There is a price tag that comes along with this ownership. Fees vary greatly between banks, ranging anywhere from $250 to $1,800 for the initial collection fee. There is then a yearly storage fee that ranges from $50 to $100. - [Read more]

A fact sheet that explains the step-by-step procedures of two types of transplantations used with high-dose chemotherapy, including their risks and benefits. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.41. - [Read more]

Information on the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia in Canada, located at the Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency. You will also find information about leukemia and related blood diseases, treatment, support, and additional online resources. - [Read more]

Perhaps the best-known stem cell therapy to date is the bone marrow transplant, which is used to treat leukemia and other types of cancer, as well as various blood disorders. - [Read more]

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new population of cells in human umbilical cord blood that have properties of primitive stem cells. - [Read more]

CorCell is a licensed and accredited private cord blood banking company who has been dedicated to and deeply rooted in stem cell preservation since 1996. Please visit our site today for answers to your questions. - [Read more]

The Cord Blood Society of Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about umbilical cord blood banking. - [Read more]

The story for the year 1997 was the cloning controversy, the public debate over cloning human beings. Ian Wilmut, the laboratory midwife to the world famous sheep, Dolly, never intended to clone a human being. - [Read more]

Dones says her story emphasizes the need to bolster cord blood supplies within the public cord blood network. Currently, only a handful of hospitals across the country are equipped to handle public cord blood donations. The option to pay tohave your own child's cord blood stored for personal use, meanwhile, is not only widely available, but competitive. - [Read more]

The UCSF Children's Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program provides transplantation for high-risk leukemia patients in first remission when a matched donor is available. In very high-risk patients, such as patients with leukemia who fail to achieve first remission with chemotherapy, an unrelated donor transplant can be done as soon as remission is achieved. - [Read more]

Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program - [Read more]

Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing your child's umbilical cord blood in order to use the stem cells contained within that blood. Many people are confused as to just what stem cells are and how they can help you. - [Read more]

Stem-cell research has enormous potential value in both medical and commercial terms. Stem cells are the progenitors of all specialized cells in the body. Blood stem cells (hematopoietic cells) reside in bone marrow and continuously produce a variety of blood and immune system cells. - [Read more]

The Promise of Stem Cells - [Read more]

Stem cells, which are often referred to as one of the body's "master cells," can grow into any one of the body's more than 200 cell types. Stem cells assist the body in maintaining, renewing and repairing tissue and cells damaged by disease, injury and everyday life. Stem Cell Research News is a website dedicated to providing information about usages and the science behind stem cells. - [Read more]

Consumer health care products and services from Johnson & Johnson. Your family's health and well-being is our passion. - [Read more]

As the leading makers of OTC medicines, our goal at OTCsafety.org is to help families safely and effectively use OTC medicines. Because all families’ needs are different and constantly changing, we hope that you can use this site to best understand the safe and appropriate use of OTCs. - [Read more]

FHI is at the forefront of public health research, prevention, care and treatment in the developing world. FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world's most vulnerable people. - [Read more]

Provides phone and URL contact information for private cord blood banking facilities in Canada and the United States. - [Read more]

Information and resources for donors, patients and physicians about bone marrow and cord blood transplants and the latest news about the National Marrow Donor Program. - [Read more]

Cloning and Stem Cells The Journal publishes peer-reviewed research papers on the remarkable new opportunities in medicine, biology, and agriculture that arise from the demonstration of far greater than expected developmental plasticity in mammalian cells. Papers cover all aspects of cloning along with the culture and differentiation of stem cells from all stages of development from embryo to adult. - [Read more]