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PATIENTS' STORIES SHED LIGHT ON THE NEED FOR MORE AFRICAN AMERICAN BONE MARROW DONORS:

Two former Howard University students share mission to save lives

(MINNEANAPOLIS - February 16, 2010 - BlackNews.com) -- Jennifer Jones Austin has been an advocate for women and children for more than 20 years. But today Austin, 41, is fighting for her own life.

Austin was recently diagnosed with leukemia and her only hope for a cure is a transplant from an unrelated bone marrow donor or umbilical cord blood unit. Like 70 percent of patients, Austin does not have a matching donor in her family, so she is depending on the Be The Match Registry® - the largest listing of volunteer marrow donors and donated cord blood - to find a match.

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Healing the Pain: Natalie Mercer of Penn-North Acupuncture:
Penn-North Acupuncture is in the business of healing Baltimoreans Read in Full >>

Delegate Dan Morhaim, M.D. Hosts Health IT Panel at JHU:
Information Technology: "Getting quality health care to the people who need it" Read in Full >>

Sarita, Val, Nicole & Baltimore county AKA's on WOLB w/ Doni Glover:
Wrap-up of news talk show on 10.13.09 with BMORENEWS.com publisher Read in Full >>

Chesapeake Urology's Dr. Siegel at Liberty Rd. Festival:
Dr. Sandy Siegel, Chesapeake Urology offer free prostate cancer screenings Read in Full >>

JHPIEGO’S DR. HARSHAD SANGHVI RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AWARD:
Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is pleased to announce that Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, Vice President and Medical Director of Jhpiego, has been awarded the 2009 Award for Best Practices in Global Health from the Global Health Council.
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Prince George's County Exec Jack Johnson Speaks, 5.15.09:
Exec Johnson speaks about Tri-County Golf Tournament to bring awareness to our kidneys Read in Full >>

Diane Bell-McKoy Speaks at "Woman Power" at XSCAPE Hair Studio:
President and CEO of Associated Black Charities discusses "empowerment", 4.20.09 Read in Full >>

Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones Speaks at BMORENEWS' "Women Power":
Event empowering women held at XSCAPE Hair Studio in Owings Mills, 4.20.09 Read in Full >>

BMORENEWS.com presents "Woman Power": Featuring the A-Jays:
Event focused on the empowerment of women held in Baltimore County at XSCAPE Hair Studio, 4.20.09 Read in Full >>

Mrs. Diane Bell-McKoy, Pres. and CEO of Associated Black Charities of Maryland, Inc.

TGR: 1st "Woman Power" Is A Success: BMORENEWS.com Event Touches NW Baltimore County ... And Beyond!:
BMORENEWS.com’s first “Woman Power” event of the year was held at XSCAPE Hair Studio at 9419 Common Brook Rd. in Owings Mills, MD on Monday. The theme was "Health, Wealth, Beauty and Community". Read in Full >>

BTV Archives: Doni Glover in Ethiopia with www.GlobalVessels.org:
In January 2006, BMORENEWS traveled to Ethiopia in the heart of East Africa to scout land to build orphanages for children who lost both parents to the pandemic of HIV/AIDS Read in Full >>

Place Matters: Brian Smedley of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Visit Baltimore:
National initiative measures social health and compares health access of Baltimore's upwardly mobile white Roland Park vs. poor black Park Heights, 4.29.09 Read in Full >>

TGR: Historic West Baltimore TOWN HALL Meeting Set for Tonight at Sharon:

Call it a situation of class if you want. Many of the city’s Westside residents could, however, live anywhere they so choose. Yet, for any number of reasons, they choose to live in the vicinity of Pennsylvania Avenue, West Franklin Street, Warwick Avenue, Reisterstown Road and North Avenue. And they tend to believe that it’s not where one lives, but how one lives. For some odd reason, some tend to have the audacity to think that there is still some beauty – beauty worth investing in – right here in the heart of the ‘hood.

Tonight, we’ll talk about these and other issues at the TOWN HALL Meeting at Sharon Baptist Church, 1373 North Stricker Street in Historic West Baltimore from 6 to 8 pm. Representatives of various Baltimore City agencies will be present.

FMI, call Doni Glover at 443.858.2684.

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