Archive for June 2009
A very small price to pay say NZ parents of cancer survivor after treatment with her own cord blood
In an article published recently in the Sunday Star-Times, a New Zealand doctor questioned the likelihood of the use and value of cord blood banking. In response, the parents of the child successfully treated with her own cord blood for a neuroblastoma, wrote to the paper to express their concern at the inaccurate information published.…
Read MoreExpat New Zealanders choose to bank in New Zealand while living in Singapore
When Danielle, now living in Singapore with her family, was due to deliver her second baby she was certain of one thing – she wanted her baby’s cord blood stored with CordBank in New Zealand. With the support of our efficient, international couriers, the process was seamless – here’s what the family had to say:…
Read More“Why we banked our son’s cord blood”
Congratulations to our March promotion winners – Kylie and Tristan Dean and their beautiful new addition to the family, baby Boston. They entered the ‘register by 31 March’ draw and won the full $5,000 worth of registration, processing and storage: We banked Boston’s cord blood because we wanted to do everything possible to ensure Boston’s…
Read MoreCord Blood May Repair Hearing Loss
Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting cord blood stem cells according to new research from Italy published in the journal Cell Transplantation. The work shows that a small number of cells can migrate to the damaged cochlea and repair sensory hair cells and neurons. For their study, the research team…
Read MoreMaia’s a “Little Treasure”
Cord blood banking has been in the spotlight once again with a three page feature in the June/July edition of Little Treasures magazine. The story focuses on Maia Friedlander’s treatment using her own cord blood for a brain injury sustained at birth and the amazing progress she has made and continues to make on a…
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