

View in Web Browser		Summer 2008

In this issue: Cord Blood Used to Treat Cerebral Palsy, ViaCord's Laboratory Expands, In Their Own Words... What our Employees Want you to Know

Introducing ViaCord Connections™, our new quarterly e-newsletter connecting ViaCord families
with important news and information on cord blood banking.

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Featured Articles

A Promise of Chinese Food; A Promise of Hope

A re-infusion of cord blood stem cells helps Talya Miskin make huge strides.

An Insurance Policy of a Different Kind

To be a mother, wife, employee and ViaCord parent educator, Erinn Foster stays ahead by planning ahead.

ViaCord's Processing Lab Continues to Innovate

See what's new at ViaCord's state-of-the-art cryopreservation facility.

ViaCord Voices | Meet the Team from ViaCord's Processing Laboratory

We recently asked some of the dedicated team at ViaCord's Processing Lab, "What do you most want ViaCord families to know?"...

Cord Blood in the News

Lifetime Probability of Needing a Stem Cell Transplant is Much Higher Than Previously Reported, Data Shows

Stem Cell Transplant Changes NorCal Boy's Life

Cord Blood Stem Cells And Cardiovascular Disease

Bill Seeks to Save Stem Cells

Creating a Cord-Blood Lifeline

The Parent Review Report

ViaCord is pleased to bring you The Parent Review Report, a partner publication that bridges science and parenting by reporting on the most compelling research-based findings on child development issues.

• What’s the Point of Infant Gestures?
• Early Signs of Autism Identified
• Pound for Pound
• In Development: Ongoing Research

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*Although the potential use of umbilical cord blood is expanding rapidly, the odds that a family without a defined risk will need to use their child's umbilical cord blood are low. There is no guarantee that the umbilical cord blood will be a match for a family member or will provide a cure. As with any transplant therapy, therapeutic success depends upon many factors beyond the stem cells themselves including patient condition, type of disease, recipient-donor relationship and matching, and other factors.

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