Creating Beauty From a Life of Chronic Pain
When I sit down to write these blogs each week, my creative self often takes me to surprising places. I’ve discovered last week’s theme of finding beauty is the beginning of a series of three blogs on beauty. It certainly surprised me to find two more blogs lurking in my mind. The more I reflected on the role of this particular quality in my own life, I realized it has many ramifications. For many of us who live with daily pain, creating beauty and participating in something beautiful has been a welcoming open door into a dark room and a way out of the pain.
Naturally, when you create a beautiful photo or picture you ...
Source: Life with Chronic Pain - March 14, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Sue Falkner-Wood Tags: Pain Management creating beauty endorphins Source Type: blogs
Next Steps
Fighting cancer may be easier when you break it down into smaller steps. For breast cancer survivors the journey can be composed of multiple stays since radiation, chemo, and surgery may be involved. Alexis is a 39 year old mother … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - February 17, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Living with Cancer Bone marrow transplant Breast cancer Chemotherapy Radiation Source Type: blogs
Anatomy of a Bone Marrow Transplant: Journey to Wellness
Following a seven-month wait for a bone marrow transplant and an unprecedented number of donors who reneged on their commitment, my friend Fred finally got his transplant.Contributor: Sharon Gloger FriedmanPublished: Feb 05, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - February 5, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
What is Cord Tissue Banking??
Both cord blood and umbilical cord tissue have been shown to be rich sources of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs). Whereas cord blood is exceptionally rich in hematopoietic (leading to blood and immunological cells) stem cells, cord tissue carries a more dense concentration of the MSCs. These cells have the ability to differentiate into a variety of different cell types, including bone cells (osteoblasts), chondroyctes (cartilage cells), ligament and tendon cells.
Although there are no current medical therapies using stem cells derived from umbilical cord tissues, there is ongoing research for their use in treatment of:
Diabe...
Source: Cord Blood News - January 18, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking bone marrow transplant breast feeding cord blood banking fees cord blood collection cord tissue banking Source Type: blogs
Notes from talk by Stephen J. O'Brien at #UCDavis
Stephen O' Brien talked at UC Davis a few days ago. I met with him in the afternoon before his talk. It was one of the more interesting discussions I have had in a long time. He has done some very interesting and important work (e.g., comparative genomics, HIV, feline evolution) though most of what we talked about was not work per se (e.g., we talked a lot about baseball and big cats since my kids are obsessed with big cats).
Anyway, below is a "Storification" of tweets from his talk. Best part - he signed a copy of his Tears of the Cheetah: The Genetic Secrets of Our Animal Ancestors
book with a dedication to my ki...
Source: The Tree of Life - January 9, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Hospital Pet Policy? Yes, You Can Bring Your Dog To The Hospital.
Over the last few years as a hospitalist I have had the honor of meeting some mighty fine service dogs in the hospital. These amazing animals bring an incredible sense of happiness and independence to their chronically debilitated masters. It's not only trained service dogs that bring such joy. I've seen some amazing family pets, mostly dogs, brought to the bedside of the healing patient as well.
I'm a dog lover. We call our Italian greyhounds, Marty and Cooper, our little angels! If I ever found myself sick enough to be in the hospital, I would hope my little pups would be allowed to ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - January 9, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Cord Blood Banking And Autism
This study uses a child’s own previously collected cord blood, not a sibling’s. This is a crucial point. When a sibling’s cord blood is used and it’s less than a perfect match, transplant rejection is likely and dangerous. The alternative is to use powerful drugs to suppress the immune system of the child receiving the transplant. This is a serious and potentially dangerous intervention. Few physicians would justify immunosuppression in non-life-threatening circumstances. This is particularly the case when studies have yet to show any clear benefit.
This research is new and relatively unexplored. Not only d...
Source: Cord Blood News - January 7, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking autsim autsim speaks bone marrow transplant cord blood banking fees cord blood news cord blood stem c Source Type: blogs
Why Pediatrics
About a month ago, a cousin's son, now in college, called me. He wants to go to medical school. The family, like mine years ago, is middle class . . . certainly not wealthy . . . and he is worried about how to pay for it. My long-retired debt is nothing compared to what he will likely face. He does not in any way want to burden his family. He wanted to know about "loan-repayment" for public service arrangements, and my cousin said, "Call Mary".He's an incredibly bright kid . . . and he asked questions I did not even dream of asking when I was his age. I was brutally honest, telling him that I would not encourage anyone who...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - January 20, 2007 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs
Why Pediatrics
About a month ago, a cousin ' s son, now in college, called me. He wants to go to medical school. The family, like mine years ago, is middle class . . . certainly not wealthy . . . and he is worried about how to pay for it. My long-retired debt is nothing compared to what he will likely face. He does not in any way want to burden his family. He wanted to know about " loan-repayment " for public service arrangements, and my cousin said, " Call Mary " .He ' s an incredibly bright kid . . . and he asked questions I did not even dream of asking when I was his age. I was brutally honest, telling him that I would not encourage a...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - January 20, 2007 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
