Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries (News-Medical-Net)

A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they’ve developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover.

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Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries (News-Medical-Net)

Family stricken by cancer helps organize bone marrow drive in Elizabethtown (Louisville Courier-Journal)

A family stricken by cancer twice in one year is helping put on a bone marrow donor drive on Friday and Saturday in Elizabethtown.

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Family stricken by cancer helps organize bone marrow drive in Elizabethtown (Louisville Courier-Journal)

ETEX receives FDA marketing clearance for CarriGen Porous Bone Substitute Material (News-Medical-Net)

ETEX Corporation, an advanced biomaterials company, announced today that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance of CarriGenĀ® Porous Bone Substitute Material. CarriGen is available for immediate sale through ETEX’s independent sales force.

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ETEX receives FDA marketing clearance for CarriGen Porous Bone Substitute Material (News-Medical-Net)

Young mother needs bone marrow transplant (WVVA Bluefield)

Be the Match Marrow Registry is a national bone marrow donor program that helps 5,000 people receive transplants every year.

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Young mother needs bone marrow transplant (WVVA Bluefield)

Genetic variant greatly increases lung cancer risk for light smokers (PhysOrg)

Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has concluded.

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