Could your child's milk tooth save them from leukaemia ?

Is your child about to lose their milk tooth? Instead of throwing it away, you can now opt to use it to harvest stem cells in a dental stem cell bank for future use in the face of serious ailments. Now that's a tooth fairy story coming to life!.

Dental stem cell banking is fast gaining popularity as a more viable option over umbilical cord blood banking.Stem cell therapy involves a kind of intervention strategy in which healthy, new cells are introduced into a damaged tissue to treat a disease or an injury.

"The umbilical cord is a good source for blood-related cells, or hemaotopoietic cells, which can be used for blood-related diseases, like leukaemia (blood cancer). Having said that, blood-related disorders constitute only four percent of all diseases," Shailesh Gadre, founder and managing director of the company Stemade Biotech, said.

Read more: Your Child's Milk Tooth Can Save Her From Leukaemia http://www.sooperarticles.com/health-fitness-articles/dental-care-articles/your-childs-milk-tooth-can-save-her-leukaemia-980286.html#ixzz1yBEUvYA6

Head lice shampoo may be linked to Child Leukaemia Risk

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Using chemical shampoos to get rid of head lice could almost double the risk of children developing leukaemia, scientists have claimed.Exposure to other insecticides while in the womb or as a child could also double the risk of contracting the cancer, they said.

The findings will fuel concerns about the increasing incidence of childhood leukaemia in Britain. Around 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the illness each year.

To Read more Click HERE to visit the daily Mail Online.

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Vatican masts blamed for causing cancer in children

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Radio masts operated by the Vatican's radio station are causing cancer in children, a medical

expert has told a Rome court – resulting in six officials of the station being investigated for manslaughter.

The claims of Professor Andrea Micheli, from Milan's National Tumor Institute, focus on 19 child deaths from leukaemia or lymphoma between 1980 and 2003 in the Cesano area, north of Rome; Vatican Radio operates masts nearby in Santa Maria di Galeria.

Micheli, a professor of cancer epidemiology, says in his 300-page report: "The study suggests there was an important, coherent and significant link between residential exposure to the Vatican Radio structures and an excess risk of death from leukaemia and lymphoma in the children."

To read the full story click HERE to visit the Independent Newspaper Website.

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Concert for life 12th April 2009

Just to remind you that this years Concert for life is being held at Rock city in Nottingham (UK), and starts at approx 5pm.Tickets are 10 quid in advance (contact me if you want some!) or 12 quid on the door.This year's charity event is to be 'Concert For Life' supporting the 'CLIC Sargent' charity building a home from home for families with children who have cancer, as part of 'Billy's Appeal.

To learn more about this event, just follow the link below:

http://www.thejuliecottonfoundation.co.uk/