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All parents want the best for their families, especially when it comes to their health and fitness. So we nag our children into eating their greens or to take up different forms of exercise. But one thing we cannot do is to predict what will happen to our loved ones in the future. Unfortunately, accidents or disease can strike down even the fittest of us.
But now doctors have a new weapon in the ongoing fight against disease in the form of stem cells: microscopic miracles, which are found in each and every one of us.
Stem cells are our most powerful cells, genetically unique to each of us. As the building blocks of the body, these cells have the potential currently to treat an exponentially growing number of diseases. Already, stem cells are being used to treat inherited blood disorders, and cancers of the blood, like leukaemia and lymphoma. In the future it is hoped that stem cells will be used in gene therapy or to fight heart disease and degenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s. Positive results have already been indicated for diseases like Parkinson’s and diabetes. There is even evidence that stem cells can be used in serious spinal injuries to help repair damaged nerves.
The best stem cells come from our cord blood; blood that remains in the umbilical cord after it has been cut. If this blood is collected soon after the birth, it can be stored so that the precious stem cells can be used as a life-saving resource later on, for what you are not expecting, should they be needed.
- What exactly are stem cells?
- How can stem cells be used?
- Why should you store
your baby’s cord blood
stem cells?
- How does the process
work?
- How long can these cells
be stored?
- What about adult stem cell banking?
- How much will it cost?
But how do we collect and store these stem cells? It is not as though we can keep them in the fridge next to the ketchup. Luckily for the people of Thailand, the kingdom’s first cord blood cell bank has been opened in Bangkok. Thai StemLife is now providing affordable and comprehensive stem cell collection and banking services as well as channelling to appropriate institutions for therapeutic applications in cardiology, diabetes and skin diseases.
Operating around the clock, Thai StemLife will collect cord blood from your baby’s umbilical cord after the birth and then take it to the company’s state-of-the-art storage facilities, where it will be kept and monitored until the day comes when it is needed.But to ensure the best possible service for its customers, Thai StemLife also:
- Counsels clients and provides specialist training for medical professionals.
- Operates an around-the-clock collection and courier service, 365 days a year, as well
as a 24/7 hotline where you can talk to highly trained representatives.- Liases with family doctors to ensure that the best possible use is made of stored
stem cells.- Tests maternal and core blood for contaminants and infectious disease before storage.
StemLife has an established track record and has been operating successfully in Malaysia for nearly five years. It is one of the largest and most experienced family cord blood banks in the Asia-Pacific region.
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