Orthopedic Cancer & Transplants Program Rush specializes in bone transplantation, the use of bone substitutes and complicated tumor reconstruction. Rush has the largest practice for bone and soft http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-R11734.html
Extractions: Working with a team of dedicated nurses, oncologists, radiation therapists, radiologists, pathologists and physical therapists at Rush, Drs. Steven Gitelis and Walter Virkus address the many needs of patients with bone and soft tissue tumors. With vast experience in the care of both adults and children, Drs. Gitelis and Virkus are recognized leaders in the field of orthopedic oncology. For more information about Drs. Gitelis and Virkus, see the link at right.
Extractions: at Mayo Clinic Bone marrow transplant (BMT or blood and marrow transplant) is offered at all three Mayo Clinic locations. Begun in Rochester in 1982, the bone marrow transplant program expanded to Jacksonville in 1992 and Arizona in 1993. The BMT program follows the Mayo Foundation vision of a unified system on multiple campuses. The transplant teams at all three clinic sites use similar policies and procedures and participate in identical research protocols. The bone marrow transplant program at Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most experienced in the world. BMT team physicians are hematologists/oncologists who have experience and expertise in treating and caring for patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. These physicians are also members of other disease-oriented groups at Mayo. Therefore, they can help evaluate patients based on their extensive knowledge of specific diseases as well as their understanding of transplantation. Treatment in Jacksonville, Fla.
Medical Hair Restoration - Hair Transplants Information on hair transplantation as a permanent hair replacement method. Our micrograft hair transplants are natural looking and hairlines are virtually http://www.medicalhairrestoration.com/education_hairtransplantation.asp
Extractions: Hair transplantation is the only permanent method of restoring hair. And, when it comes to hair replacement, we all want the same result - a natural one. And with micro-surgical hair transplants, the most advanced technique used in restoring hair, this is achieved. With this method, the process of hair growth is not altered. The result is completely natural and virtually undetectable. Donor Area Follicular Units and Micro-grafts separated from the Donor Strip When performed by experts, hair transplants are easy for the patient, but requires that the surgeon have refined artistic skill. The process begins with an evaluation of the donor area. This area on the back and sides of the head contains healthy hair follicles that are genetically programmed not to shed. Sufficient donor hair is needed for successful hair transplantation. A small section of tissue is removed from the donor area and is then dissected under magnification into individual hair follicular units and micro-grafts. After the hair grafts are carefully prepared, they are strategically placed into bald or thinning hair areas. Single-hair follicular units are placed at precise but varied angles in the frontal hair zone to create a soft, natural looking hairline.
Healthfinder® - Bone Marrow Transplants Address to International Congress on Organ transplants, Cloning Address to International Congress on Organ transplants, Cloning, Pope John Paul II, August 29, 2000. http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=1841&refine=1
ACOR Leukemia Links: Bone Marrow Transplant Resources They publish a book by Susan Stewart, Bone Marrow transplants a Book of Basics Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell transplants a Guide for Patients is an http://leukemia.acor.org/bmtctrs.html
Extractions: . This non-profit organization formerly called the BMT Newsletter provides some of the most useful information for patients undergoing or considering a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. They publish a book by Susan Stewart, Bone Marrow Transplants: a Book of Basics for Patients They also mail out a series of very informative newsletters. Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplants: a Guide for Patients is an updated version of their book. The site contains a
Information About Renal Transplants Addenbrooke s Hospital Cambridge UK Kidney Transplant Unit renal transplants Organ donation Living donors cadaveric transplant. http://www.cambridge-transplant.org.uk/program/renal/renal.htm
Extractions: Transplant Unit Information about renal transplants Index Assessment Being contactable Clinics Contacts Counselling service Dental care Diet Drugs Eye care Infections Items to take home Living donation - your questions answered Living donor assessment Living donor guidelines Living donors Men's health Operation Physical activity Referrals policy Sexual activity Statistics Support Thanking your donor's family Vaccinations Women's health Assessment
Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Story Tools RELATED Dialysis patients' care questioned Sweet root good for diabetics Why so many are getting diabetes Journal of the American Medical Association HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library Diabetes Pancreas transplants YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Diabetes Transplant Pancreas or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) Diabetics who stick with insulin injections and blood-sugar monitoring have better odds of survival than those who choose to undergo a pancreas transplant, a drastic but increasingly common option, a study suggests. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce or properly use insulin, a blood sugar-regulating hormone produced in the pancreas. In most caseas, a pancreas transplant can essentially cure diabetes. Patients who received pancreas-only transplants had a one-year survival rate of 97 percent and a four-year rate of 85 percent, compared with 98 percent and 92 percent of those who tried to control their diabetes by conventional means while awaiting a transplant, according to a government study in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Many doctors reserve pancreas transplants for patients who also need a kidney transplant because of kidney failure, a common life-threatening complication of diabetes. Those patients get both organs in one operation.
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Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Story Tools (AP) A common genetic variation appears to reduce the risk of a serious complication after a bone marrow transplant, new research shows. RELATED Family searches for rare cells to save child HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? People who had the gene variation were half as likely as other patients to develop severe graft-versus-host disease or die from the transplant, according to a study of 993 bone marrow recipients in Seattle. The researchers said testing for the genetic variation could help determine treatment options for patients who are considering the risky procedure and could help their doctors adjust their medication afterward. "People have assumed for a long time that genetic differences between patients will affect outcome of cancer therapy. This is clear, clinical evidence that supports that hypothesis," said one of the researchers, Dr. John A. Hansen of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington.
Bone Marrow Transplants transplants of bone marrow are increasingly being used to treat Most failures of autologous marrow transplants occur because of failure to get all the http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/MarrowTransplants.html
Extractions: Bone Marrow Transplants Transplants of bone marrow are increasingly being used to treat: Bone marrow contains the hematopoietic stem cells from which all the types of blood cells are made. [ Discussion High doses of chemotherapy and radiation can be used to kill off the cancerous cells in a patient, but they also destroy the patient's bone marrow, and the patient will die without a transplant of healthy marrow. Two types are used: allogeneic marrow. This is marrow removed from someone else, usually a close relative. Allogeneic marrow avoids the problem of lurking residual cancer cells but must be closely matched to the major histocompatibility loci (MHC) of the patient. If not, the donor cells will attack the recipient causing often-fatal
Organ Transplants This article discusses organ transplants The Rosicrucian Fellowship. http://www.rosicrucian.com/zineen/organs.htm
Extractions: Every atom of each physical body is the unique possession of the Ego inhabiting that body. The condition of the physical vehicle and its organs mirrors the way in which the Ego has lived his previous Earth lives and has been able to construct the archetype of his physical vehicle during the postmortem period. For this reason, transplanted organs, certain types of blood and some artificial substances may be rejected by a particular Ego. No Ego will accept physical insertions into his dense vehicle which are too much at variance with his own singular makeup. The Ego must dominate the cells of foreign matter brought into his physical body, whether in the guise of food, transplant or transfusion. If the Ego cannot dominate the foreign matter, then it will be rejected. The patient should be as sure as he can, therefore, of his ability to dominate any foreign matter before its insertion into his body. To receive a transplanted healthy organ for a hopelessly diseased or malfunctioning one might give an Ego the wherewithal and the incentive to live a more useful life. The use of a transplanted organ, however, no matter how well its atoms may harmonize with the rest of the recipient's dense body, will not help that person make the archetype of a better organ for use in its next life. The ability to do this will spring from the spiritual progress he is able to make in the present life. If he does not correct the underlying spiritual cause of debility in the organ concerned, it is to be expected that similar or worse trouble will plague him in a forthcoming life.
Internet Public Library: Donors And Transplants This collection, All of the IPL, Advanced. Information about donating blood, organs, tissue, and organ transplants in general. http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea16.00.00/
Extractions: Education ... Donors and Transplants This collection All of the IPL Advanced Information about donating blood, organs, tissue, and organ transplants in general. You can also view Magazines Associations on the Net under this heading. All About Blood http://www.aabb.org/All_About_Blood/FAQs/aabb_faqs.htm "TransWeb is a collection and directory - a collection of reliable transplantation and donation-related information, from real-life transplant experiences to frequently asked questions. The directory part is where we catalog all transplantation-related sites on the Internet (that are valid sources of information)."
