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Biomark is the name of the company that has developed some technique to convert embryonic stem cells into brain cells. Please rin a Google search on biomark stem cells. You will get all the info you need. Raj ********* ----- Original Message ----- From: Ervin McCarthy <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Quest for Cure Update... > Is anyone on the list familiar with Biomark stem cell procedure? > Ervin McCarthy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Callie Marie Judd" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:27 AM > Subject: Quest for Cure Update... > > > > Update 10/25/04 www.questforcure.net > > > > This is going to be more than just an update on how Judd and I are doing > in our Quest for a cure. It is also an opinion statement and a plea for > people, who can, to become active in helping save lives. It has been over a > year now since we started on this concerted effort to find remedial and > applicable answers to what we are dealing with (and sometimes not coping > real well with) pertaining to the Parkinson's changes. For brevity sake, I > am going to itemize the various pursuits we have been involved in since the > last update in August: > > > > Medical: > > > > a.. 8/29 Discontinued use of Aricept > > 9/4 Started into Neurogenics Programme with Dr. Grinstein > www.shydrager.com > > > > (has been intermittent in contact and discontinued attempts at dosage > levels 10/15/04 due to unavailability of extract - not enough time or data > to fairly evaluate the benefits - some evidence of possible positive long > term results) > > > > 10/18 had to visit VA on urgent visit for pain and possible infection in > right eye. Determined to be "leaking" from "bleb" and some hemorrhage (long > duration) and surgery option to save eye discussed - opted for no surgery > due to risk of general anesthesia use at this time. May have to deal with > blindness at any time. > > > > 10/20 Notified primary care doctor at VA of intention to postpone her > recommended bone density therapy and testosterone patch availability until > the mental changes for Judd could be addressed more successfully first. > > > > Research: > > > > a.. Found article by Dr. Jonathan T Stewart, M.D. at Bay Pines VA in > Tampa > > http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2003/05_03/stewart2.htm > > > > A must read for anyone working with the mental changes involved in > Parkinsons. > > > > a.. "Psychosis in Parkinsons Disease" An interesting article published > this August by the doctors who were part of Judd's "Clozapine team" last > year. > > http://jgp.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/17/3/127.pdf > > > > a.. Investigated the possibilities of NPH again > http://www.allaboutnph.com/DoctorLetter.asp > > Ruled out for 1. inconsistency with determining symptoms 2. Would not want > to risk the surgery for the reported possible benefits > > > > a.. Investigated Psychosis and PD study being done by Acadia > Pharmaceuticals/Dr. Hauser in Tampa, Florida on new drug with different > classification than other anti-psychotics - not for Judd due to travel and > double-blind conditions (not up for an 8 wk study like he did before on > Seroquel). For anyone interested though contact: Holly at University of > South Florida - [log in to unmask] or (813)844-4453 > > b.. Spoke with Dr. Steindler at the Brain Institute at the University of > Florida, Gainesville. Great discussion about Stem Cell Research - but no > word of any applications being available or any breakthroughs being ready > for human benefit anytime soon. > > Which brings us back to the only real and promising place for getting > something to actually start the process of reproduction of dopamine > producing neuronal cells within the brain - in a location and with an > application of stem cell research that is ethically and medically viable - > Dr. Dinesh Garg's Cord Cell Therapy. Though still at square one on finding > a financial source for creating a neurosurgical clinic and starting patient > trials, I do have a clearer perspective of the three reasons why he is not > finding the support he needs from the academic, medical or business arenas, > as confirmed by the research above and conversations directly with the > medical community . The reasons are: > > > > 1.. Peer Review Process - has grown into a self-serving, restrictive > process influenced too often by competing medical concerns, financial > concerns and political action. A much needed process, but does not allow > for advancement and support of independent individuals who may make > life-changing discoveries but does not conform to the peer review community > of practice. Peer review has great productive power - but it also known for > its abuses and destruction of individuals due to corruption (inherent in > all aspects of society, including this one) > > 2.. Medical Bias - attitudes of labeling innovative, alternative and > non-peer reviewed procedures as "charlatans", "con-artists" or just > unreliable before being investigated for possible benefits. Funding > limitations are an obstacle to government and academic review by > institutions (therefore the reliance on "peer review process"), but > individuals should still be encouraged to hunt for the truth and be > supported in finding it. Whatever "wrongdoers" exist should be dealt with > appropriately through legal and medical watchdog channels (including the > FDA). > > 3.. Ethnic Bias - there is still far too much prejudice and illicit > discrimination occurring among individuals as well as organizations. > Personal advancement of those who are not of the "white Anglo-American > establishment" are very distinctly but discreetly being considered and > treated as second class citizens - this should not be going on in the United > States of America today! The "success stories" are usually tied to large > sums of financial resources somewhere along the way. > > > > > > Dr. Garg has run into each of these areas of difficulty. He has devoted > over 30 years to medicine and deserves the opportunity to be a part of the > medical community to which he is willing to contribute so much. He may now > be contacted by phone at 1-888-763-8799. > > > > His website www.parkinson-disease.net has expired due to unresponsiveness > of his webpage builder and maintainer and therefore faces reconstructing a > new website. He works each day to continue his work to help people facing > health devastation in their lives to survive and make improvements..as we > all are faced with waiting. > > > > > > > > The pharmaceutical companies are advertising regularly "today's medicine > financing tomorrow's miracles" - but "tomorrow" never turns into today - and > isn't there something wrong with the picture when the people facing the > burdens of illness are considered the financial source for their "miracles"? > > > > > > > > As our pace of travel moves from a "steady trot" to a "full gallop".we > wish for all to be able to find the support needed to find answers, soon.. > S.F. and Callie Marie Judd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn