he had very severe sickle cell anemia and his parents were told that joe might not live to his teens. so he had the procedure using his brother's umbilical cord blood cells, and joe is absolutely doing fine right now and has no sickle cell symptoms. and there's been two published studies for sickle cell, which is a very painful condition. this first study, six out of seven patients no longer have sickle cell symptoms. and another study at -- this particular study was by n.i.h. scientists and published in the "new england journal of medicine" in 10 adults with sickle cell anemia. and most of the patients -- nine out of 10 of these patients no longer had sickle cell symptoms. the last patient that i'dike to show is barry gowdy, and he hadultiple sclerosis. and he went to northwestern memorial hospital and he had symptoms of m.s., and they have disappeared. he was part of a larger study that was published in a peer-review journal in lancet, and these patients showed significant functional improvement, and no one got worse in this degenerative disease. >> dr. nelson, i would like to ask y

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and prices at the wholesale level rose more than expected last month, easing concerns economic anemia could lead to falling prices. >>> on the down side, the census bureau reported the number of americans in poverty climbed to its highest level since the 1960s with millions losing jobs thanks to the recession leaving a staggering 1 in 7 americans in poverty. >>> for the second time this week, gold swept to another all-time high and spot silver, the so-called poor man's gold reached its highest level since march 2008. >>> oracle rose more than 4 bers after the bell on quarterly results that topped wall street's expectations. >>> also after hours, blackberrymaker research in motion jumped more than 8% on results that beat expectations. >>> texas instruments rose more than 3.5% on extended trade after extending a stock repurchase and boosting its quarterly dividend. >>> timothy geithner promised lawmaker else on thursday he will rally other world powers to push china for trade and currency reform. finally, more about the power of twitter. angry police in johannesburg has posted thousands

. >>> a drug that's used to treat anemia is being recalled tonight. two of them. amgen is recalling them because they may contain glass flakes. the biotech company said the flakes are barely viible. one treats anemia and patients with chronic renal failure. patients on dialysis. the other is forpatients on chemotherapy and some hiv infected patients. >>> whether or not michelle rhee could stay or go. >>> and stranded whales off a remote beach. >>> and [music throughout] finding what you love makes you happy. saving up to 60% every day makes you homegoods happy. ♪ tell it to go on >>> today rescuers started to move 24 stranded pilot whales from a remote beach in new zealand. they were loaded on to a truck and taken 30 miles south where they'll be released. 80 pilot wales washed ashore. only 25 survived. they were on the way to antarctic feeding grounds in the southern hemisphere. boy, that's a bad thing to see. >> th's so strange how that happens sometimes. their radar goes off or whatever. they beach themselves. incredible. >> and the surviving ones getting trucke

we're checking for anemia and looking at nutrition. we want to keep them active. >> still for decades the main mission this to help children manage the pain because there is no treatment o cure for e.b., but that could soon change. >> we are extremely excited about the future. >> the doctor believes that his team could be ready for clinic trials using advanced skin grafting techniques. one involves genetically engineering. >> it takes a gene which the patients are missing, pting that gene into their cells, having the cells make the correct protein and grafting those cells back on the patient. >> in other words, replacing damaged skin with healthy tissue. they received another boost when they awarded a $11 million grant that will allow his team to use a similar grafting approach using stem cells. >> there is so much new opportunities that are coming through in this disease in the last three years then thereave been in the previous hundred years. >> if either strategy is successful, it would offer the first hope what som parents have cal

our communities are suffering from obesity, diabetes, anemia like myself, and other diet- related issues that keep me and my community at risk of having poor health and lower quality of life. fast food ads are aimed at our children all day. someone should be responsible for making a healthier option available for the kids. i would like the choice to come with a healthy meal to encourage healthy eating habits for our children so that children can make better choices as they grow on what they choose to eat. please support this order is for our children -- support this ordinance for our children to leave more active, better lives. mar --supervisor mar: were there any other parents here that have to leave? i want to continue to say that i have given out four minor amendments in language, and at the end, my hope is that we continue this for one week so we can have even more input from the industry, but also from neighborhoods and health advocate. the minor amendments i will just read into the record are -- what is we have removed all references to a single food items so it is focused on the m

they have to undergo a sickle cell anemia test. >> some opponents of the testing feel that you discriminategainst a very small number of athletes to carry the sickle cell. in the past decade, as many as 10 division 1 college football players and died. they died suddenly after worked out. -- after work out. at howard university, athletes prepare. he is a freshman. among the hundreds having to meet a new requirement. testing for sickle cell. >> i did not really know what it was. when i went to my doctor, they were surprised. >> it -- sickle cell is detected with a simple blood test. it is a serious chronic disease, especially for athletes. the risk of exercise related sunbath is 35 times higher. >> the trainers have him sit out a little bit. >> some fear that testing athletes for sickle cell will discriminate against minorities, particularly blacks were disproportionate carriers. >> what will happen if you have some false positives? will they be stigmatized? will the coach treat them differently? --the ncaa's new testing is >> it is for their safety. >> testing is only required for division 1

easing concerns economic anemia could lead to falling prices. >>> on the down side, the census bureauported the number of americans in poverty climbed to its highest level since the 1960s. with millions losing jobs, thanks to the recession, leaving a staggering 1 in 7 americans in poverty. >>> for the second time this week, gold swept to another all-time high and spot silver. the so-called poor man's gold, reached its highest level since march 2008. softwaremaker oracle rose more than 4% after the bell on quarterly results that topped wall street's expectations. also after hours, blackberrymaker research in motion jumped more than 8% on results that beat expectations. >>> texas instruments rose 3.5% in extended trade after increasing a stock repurchase. and boosting its quarterly dividend. elsewhere, treasury secretary timothy geithner promised lawmakers thursday he will rally other world powers to push china for trade and currency reforms. >>> and finally, more about the power of twitter. angry police in johannesburg, south africa, are on the lookout for pig spotter. he has over 7,00

he had very severe sickle cell anemia and his parents were told that joe might not live to his teens. so he had the procedure using his brother's umbilical cord blood cells, and joe is absolutely doing fine right now and has no sickle cell symptoms. and there's been two published studies for sickle cell, which is a very painful condition. this first study, six out of seven patients no longer have sickle cell symptoms. and another study at -- this particular study was by n.i.h. scientists and published in the "new england journal of medicine" in 10 adults with sickle cell anemia. and most of these patients -- nine out of 10 of these patients no longer had sickle cell symptoms. the last patient that i'd like to show is barry gowdy, and he had multiple sclerosis. and he went to northwestern memorial hospital and he had symptoms of m.s., and they have disappeared. he was part of a larger study that was published in a peer-review journal in lancet, and these patients showed significant functional improvement, and no one got worse in this degenerative disease. >> dr. nelson, i would like to

than those who did not. 70,000-80,000 african-americans in the united states suffer from sickle cell anemia. patients require frequent blood transfusions which is why the red cross has started a program to encourage more african americans to donate blood to help. we have the story. >> sammy is your average 11 year-old. there's one thing that separates her from her peers. she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. >> it is difficult as a mother to know that anything could happen. >> sickle cell disease distorts the share of blood cells and causes a multitude of problems. sam had a stroke at age 8. >> i think i have had one before. it flares up. it hurts really bad. >> the only treatment is a blood transfusion. she gets them every four weeks. they are acutely aware 14 need of donated blood. they are glad the red cross has started this program to encourage african-americans to give the force of cosell patients. almost all those affected are african-american. >> is critically important the blood be the closest match possible. like anything else, your hair color, eye color, blood is a genetic f

has personal experience with athletes who have died from complications brought on by sickle cell anemia. keith, are you there? >> i am. >> and there is talk about this and we want details. you are spearheading this as a matter of fact. first tell us why you are so involved and tell us about your personal experiences. >> i think any time a situation becomes relevant to you and you've had a experience with the issue, it becomes very special to you. i had the occasion in 1974 and then again in 1986 to see the effects and complications of sickle cell trait and the results of the reaction from strenuous exercise and both being in a preseason conditioning event. and when you've attended funerals for two players, 12 years apart, and the studies that initiated from 1974 and then when you see the same scenario repeat itself in 1986, you understand that one death is too many. and that if we turn away and we say, well, i don't to know or i don't want to know if i have the trait or what -- regardless of whether there is a percentage of one demographic group or those showing higher percentages or no

he had very severe sickle cell anemia and his parents were told that joe might not live to his teens. so he had the procedure using his brother's umbilical cord blood cells, and joe is absolutely doing fine right now and has no sickle cell symptoms. and there's been two published studies for sickle cell, which is a very painful condition. this first study, six out of seven patients no longer have sickle cell symptoms. and another study at -- this particular study was by n.i.h. scientists and published in the "new england journal of medicine" in 10 adults with sickle cell anemia. and most of these patients -- nine out of 10 of these patients no longer had sickle cell symptoms. the last patient that i'd like to show is barry gowdy, and he had multiple sclerosis. and he went to northwestern memorial hospital and he had symptoms of m.s., and they have disappeared. he was part of a larger study that was published in a peer-review journal in lancet, and these patients showed significant functional improvement, and no one got worse in this degenerative disease. >> dr. nelson, i would like to

meanwhile up to 80,000 americans in suffer from sickle cell anemia. cross started a program to encourage more african americans to help donate blood. >> sammy is your average 11-year-old but there's one thing that separates her from her peers. at birth, sami was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. >> it's tough as a mom to know that anything could happen at any time for her. >> sickle cell disease distorts the shape of blood cells and cause as multitude of problems. sami had a stroke at age eight. she has had her spleen removed. >> there's pain. it just flares up. it hurts really badly. >> the only treatment to prevent these symptoms is a blood transfusion. sami gets them every four weeks, so the cohen family is acutely aware of the need for blood. they are happy the red cross has started the blue tag program. almost all of those affected by the disease are african american. >> it's critically important that the blood be the closest match possible for you and like anything else your hair color, your eye color, your height, et cetera, blood is a geneti

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starting with foods you may not know about, garlic and onions have a suffied in them that can cause anemiaou give them food from your table seasoned with it, it can be harmful to your dogs. grapes and raises can cause kidney damage, plus a choking hazard for the puppies. take a look at this coffee and tea has caffeine, not great for your puppy but more pontly, you put this in the trash can, right your used coffee grounds. they get in the trash can and eat all of it, it can be a medical emergency. >> we know about chocolate. >> we do but most dangerous is the chocolate a half ounce per kilogram of dog can cause serious damage. >> gum. >> sugar-free gum which a vilatol, very good for us preventing cavities but can cause a severe dip in lieu koes and liver damage. >> who knew. certain plants to be wary of. >> keep all plants away from your dogs, they will chew on everything. put them up high. we bought a few that are particularly toxic. this right behind is beautiful but if they chew a few they are over in a minute. >> we talk about this every tall but people with their cars if you have antif

. >> otro paciente con una rara forma de anemia estÁ sometiÉndose a una terapia de genes.es impones? >> al de 14 aÑos le quito las salidas, le encanta la patineta, le quito las salidas y a veces me olvido, por ejemplo, esta semana no sales porque no hiciste el cuarto y quÉ sé yo y me olvido y hace algo bueno y me pide permiso y yo se lo doy. ahora pongo en la refrigeradora por quÉ lo castiguÉ y de qué fecha a quÉ fecha y cuando me pide permiso voy a la refrigeradora y luego veo si lo dejo salir o no. >> ese es el de 14 y los otros? >> al de dos lo meto en el cuarto para que se tranquilice... al de 4 lo meto en el cuarto para que se tranquilice y el de dos lo va a buscar para jugar a la puerta. >> cÓmo es la disciplina por las edades? >> a los niÑos entre dos y 5 aÑos tienes que darles instrucciones claras y concreta. ellos son de corta memoria. la disciplina es un trabajo de todos los dÍas. en cambio en los niÑos de diez aÑos puedes sentarte en familia y decir cuÁles son las tareas que hay que hacer en el hogar, hay que sacar la basura, lavar los platos y ok, quiÉn quiere

and pharmaceutical company amgen now recalling hundreds of lots of anemia drugs, this after discoveringg those voluntarily as a precaution. here is aly. >> you want it know why stars like sharon stone and demi moore look so good they turn to this man to stay young and beautiful and healthy ands' sharing his secrets with us, the "it" ingredient to help you looking young. >> thanks for having me. >> rez var trol is the "it" iningredient. doctors say it's in red wine and drink red wine and you found new ways to get it into the system. >> the red wine has 1/2 of 1 milligram of the active compound in it. so, a juice like this, that you can find at wal-mart or sam's club has 25 to 30 milligrams, so, about 50 times the amount than a glass of wine. >> can i taste it, you poured a cup there. >> absolutely. >> what's so magical about the ingredient. >> there's two main things that it does, it stimulate a gene in the human body, the gene that stops us from aging, slows down the aging process by approximately 30% and there's been a tremendous amount of research that's been done on this. the second

anemias plenty of sunshine arming those temperatures up to about 73 percent o concord.tioch, livermore. '70s ritter and the bay. same goes for hayward, here is that storm the we're keeping our eye on. by saturday should start to see a few sprinkles in the morning sun off to the north bay and then into the afternoon we could see that storm portion sulfur and may be bringing some raindrops. downtown san francisco could see a few sprinkles we're certainly not talking about a washout the we could get a few raindrops and continuing through your saturday and into your here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.. quick peek at your giant forecasts. when the dodgers tonight clear, cool the damages are into the 50s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. a bit of a warm-up the next couple of days and then the storm moves in by the weekend. george. >> thank you, let's see how things are tied at 11017 found it was an accident and north san pedro but the good news is just moments ago the crash was cleared off the freeway even the towed trucks are responding there but the dam

cord blood stem cell transplants can cure sickle cell anemia affecting one out of one out of 500 african americans in america. the outlook of the legislation i should say that is before us has cleared the senate and will be can down to the president for his signature. the legislature lace out many important goals and benchmarks so more patients will be able to receive the treatment that they so desperately need. a doctor recently recently stated in a review of the success of cord blood trans plantations. cord blood transplantation is an established field with enormous field and may emerge as the source of cells for cellular therapies focused on tissue repair it is a great bill and bipartisan and deserves the entire support of the entire body. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i reserve the balance of my time -- i'll go ahead and yield myself one minute and urge passage of s. 3751, the re-authorization of stem cell therapeutic and research act of 2005. the bill young cell transplant program supports patients with leukemia who need a marrow o

syckle cell anemia is a serious disease, in which the body makes syckle-shaped red blood cells.syckle-shaped means that the red blood cells are shaped like the letter c. normal red blood cells are disk shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. they move easily through your blood vessels. red blood cells contain the protein hemoglobin. this iron-rich protein gives blood its red color and carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. syckle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin. syckle-shaped cells do not move easily through your blood vessels. mr. ehlers: they are stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and get stuck in the blood vessels. they block blood flow in the blood vessels that lead to the limbs and the organs. blocked blood vessels can cause pain, serious infection, and organ damage. this disease affects an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 people in this country. approximately 1,000 babies are born with syckle cell disease each year in the united states. more than two million americans have syckle cell trait, and one in 12 african-americans carry the t