New use of cord blood to treat childhood leukemia: study


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070105/hl_afp/ushealthcancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070105/capt.sge.fpl70.050107183643.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=NJhhiV6B_HAh5nNKB.jFeQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo courtesy the University of Minnesota, Dr. John Wagner (R), a University of Minnesota cord blood specialist, poses with a successful cord blood recipient (L) in 2000. A three-year-old leukemia victim was given a life-saving infusion of her own cord blood, marking the first time a child with this disease served as their own blood donor, American doctors said.(AFP/UM-HO/File/Mark Engebretson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A three-year-old leukemia victim was given a life-saving infusion of her own cord blood, marking the first time a child with this disease served as their own blood donor, American doctors said.</p><br clear="all"/>