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I am sending this to every friend and relative on my lists to solicit your help in contacting NIH authorities to pursue special research to find a cure for neurological diseases like Parkinson's which is at hand. with Love on Valentine's Day. Michel -----Original Message----- From: Camilla Flintermann [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 1:54 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Action request Friends-- others may have received this also, but I wanted to be sure you see it in case you are moved to respond--- Camilla *********** Dear Living Longer and Loving It! Subscriber, If you want to personally have a hand in speeding the applications of scientific discovery for the sake of finding cures to devastating disease that could strike you or a loved one, here's your chance . . . Currently, the National Institutes of Health(NIH) have proposed guidelines that would hasten the day when lifesaving benefits of stem cell research are available to you and your family. The guidelines are subject to public comment, however, and it is important that you express your support for them. Without hearing from people like you-individuals with a strong interest in living longer and loving it--it is very possible that development of stem cell research will stall. A Bit Of Background . . . Stem cell research, a recent discovery with unprecedented promise for finding cures to cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and many other life-threatening conditions, must receive federal funds and oversight if it is ever going to provide relief to tens of millions of suffering Americans and their families, plus save the country billions in health care dollars. SCIENCE Magazine, the publication of the highly