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This is the Update for July 12th, 2002. Tomorrow is the Seattle to Portland bicycle ride. 7,000 riders covering 200 miles in two days. Bill Bell and I, along with 60+ others, will be riding it for Parkinson's awareness and funding. Consider making a donation to support this effort! The number riding is 50% larger than last year, and we hope to raise nearly $75,000. Every piece of support helps - checks should be sent to the address below. Thanks to generous sponsorship by Lumbermen's Building Supplies, every dollar we raise on this ride will go directly to our Parkinson's efforts. The Northwest Parkinson's Foundation A 501(c)3 organization 1206 123rd Ave SE Bellevue, WA 98005 (877)980-7500 All articles at www.nwpf.org -------------------- July 7th New York Times Editorial on Stem Cell Advances Congress remains stuck over whether and how to impose a ban on human cloning. Meanwhile, researchers have been reporting significant progress in experiments on stem cells, the key ingredient needed for therapeutic cloning and other cell therapies. -------------------- Action Alert - Time to Call Your Representatives The President’s Council on Bioethics Released Their Report on Human Cloning. The Report Calls for a Four-Year Moratorium on Therapeutic Cloning for Important Medical Research. -------------------- Report on Behavioral Disorders After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus may be accompanied by aggravation of pre-existing behavioral disorders, according to this report. (copyright WEMOVE) www.nwpf.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn