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  • 1Cord blood bank — A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of… …

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  • 2Cord blood — Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Contents 1… …

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  • 3umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — stem cell collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could be treated by cord blood stem cell… …

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  • 4umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — haemopoietic stem cells collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could only be treated by cord… …

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  • 5John Scudder (physician) — Dr. John Scudder (1889 – July 11, 1971) was a medical doctor and blood transfusion specialist who worked with Dr. Charles Drew to get the plasma for Britain wartime plasma transfusion project operational. Early lifeScudder was born to John and… …

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  • 6University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Infobox Hospital Name = University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Org/Group = Caption = Location = 200 Hawkins Drive Region = Iowa City State = Iowa Country = US HealthCare = Medicare/Medicaid/Privatecite… …

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  • 7Human milk banking in North America — A human milk bank is a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant .[1] There are currently eleven milk banks in North… …

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  • 8Roller derby — For the skate brand of the same name, see Roller Derby (brand). Roller derby Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore, Maryland). Characteristics Contact Collision C …

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  • 9History of roller derby — The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which has undergone several boom and bust cycles throughout most of the 20th century. Although it was a form of sports entertainment for much of its… …

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