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AIDS activists have given a much needed boost to quickly bringing promising drugs into use without going through the usual FDA approval process. But....people with AIDS are dying, so if such drugs don't work effectively or only sustain life a little longer, the odds are still on the side of the victim. Parkinson's Disease is different. PWP continue to live beyond the efficacy of the surgical or medical procedure they've received. So, even though stem cell implants offer some degree of relief, it is important to observe what happens to the patient two, five, ten years down the road. If the cure becomes worse than the disease, it is best not to try to advance this research to a wider audience. Those of us who have tried to keep up with PD research have watched while the 'miracle' of adrenal gland brain implants and pig cell implants have proven to be dismal failures - even though adrenal cell implants offered the same brief relieve from PD symptoms. I'm not ready to jump on the band wagon of stem cell research just yet. Stem cells are living things and, as was observed by the Professor of chaos theory in the movie Jurassic Park, 'life finds a way' - and sometimes the way isn't what we anticipated. The Pope and Jerry Falwell aren't the problem - the problem is in using common sense when dealing with the unknown. -------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25) > Since they don't challenge IVF and want only ASCR, why not just pass every > scientific procedure by the Pope or Jerry Fallwell and other religious leaders > before doing it? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn