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Umbilical Cord Blood Banking?
Maestro writes "There must be many parents (and soon-to-be parents) here at Slashdot. What are your thoughts on umbilical cord blood banking? This seems like a major question for our newborn; the question is almost as stressful for us as naming the baby. Given Obama's stance on stem cells, the topic is timely. My understanding is that while the current uses for cord blood are limited, the sky's the limit for the future of stem cell therapies. But with the initial cost over $1000, and ongoing yearly fees, is it worth it?"
You mean on Second Life??
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
With the other arm, presumably?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Without the Bush, I would never have been a father.
Something you probably would never understand.
It could be worse, it could be Monday.
A friend of mine lost a limb in a accident with a lathe. When he tried to get a prosthesis, Bluecross/Blueshield denied the request because he wasn't covered. He now beats himself for having wanted to save $30/year on insurance.
Yeah, but it feels like someone else is doing it.
It's all relative. On the subject of bad tastes, yo mama.
/. invited me to drink from the firehose>.> I hope there isn't some type of vampiric code running here.
I'm only not sure whether you can claim your own back, though.
To eat it like a true Scientologist?
Om nom nom nom.
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
And have you any idea how much it can cost if an elephant falls on you? I have a small rock here that repels elephants. Normally $1000, but to you, only $1500 if you buy today.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
Without the Bush, I would never have been a father.
Oh, you can get a girl pregnant without the Bush. Trust me. Shaving doesn't change one damn thing in that regard!
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Or the $15500 you invested over 18 years could be worth $2800 as a typical stock investment.
There, fixed that for the new economy.
That seems rather odd. Either it's a scam or its not; how does a scam become not-a-scam if it's done with tax money?
-jcr
Haven't you been paying attention? Tax money is FREE! It's unlimited! It's not like real money that people actually have to earn, you know.
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