1 Know about the two common side effects that patients on Tecfidera may encounter: flushing and stomach problems. 2  Flushing can include redness, itching or rash, and stomach problems can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain or indigestion. 3  Both flushing and stomach problems generally decrease over time.
Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old mother of five, died of cervical cancer on 4 October 1951; and while her disease was a tragedy for her family, for the world of medical research â and beyond that, every one of us on the planet â it was something of a miracle.
These cells were then cultured by George Otto Gey to create the cell line known as HeLa, a line which is still used for medical research. The descendant of slaves and their white masters, Henrietta grew up in rural Virginia. After giving birth to two of their children, she married her cousin David Day Lacks.