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Good Morning All, Here's the overnight "News & Views".... from the on-line media.... The bottom line is... "while these results are promising, clinical trials in humans are still between three and seven years away." and... in the meantime we must adapt to higher health costs.... Cheers ........ murray BBC News: Parkinson's Stem Cell Advance Stem cells transplanted into the brain seem to change into the type needed by Parkinson's patients. However, a UK expert warned that there were many obstacles to be overcome before they could be used as a treatment in humans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1748000/1748928.stm CANADA: Report Recommends Higher Health-Care Premiums Albertans, British Columbians, are the only Canadians who pay any premiums at all.... http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20020108/wl/canada_briefs_6.html NEWS: CANADA: Alberta study on medicare reform praised, condemned by different groups Families currently pay $800 per year for coverage. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020109/6/gsa7.html BBC News: Americans spent $1.3 trillion on health care Healthcare costs in the United States have risen to a new high according to a new report from the government's Department of Health. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1749000/1749526.stm NEWS: Rising Health Costs Could Squeeze Workers' Benefits The report, published in the latest issue of the journal Health Affairs, says several forces fueled the rise in health spending. But it singles out prescription drug costs and hospital care as the two big-ticket items. Prescription drug purchases rose 17.3 percent in 2000, to nearly $122 billion.... http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hsn/20020108/hl/rising_health_costs_could_squeeze_workers_benefits_report_1.html HealthSCOUT News: Stem Cells Show Promise for Parkinson's Embryonic stem cells transplanted from mice into the brains of rats that have the equivalent of Parkinson's disease become dopamine-producing neurons and restore lasting motor function, a new study says. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hsn/20020108/hl/stem_cells_show_promise_for_parkinson_s_1.html * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn