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THE STEM CELL PAGE http://www.stemcellpage.com/index_files/Editorial092806.htm There are some occasions when words alone do not adequately communicate. Sometimes, body language, a look, a touch or a voice inflection can assist us to better get our message across. There are other times when simple numbers eloquently tell a story. To that end, the Stem Cell Page offers the following: Diseases targeted for therapies, treatments and cures by stem cell research -70 American patients suffering from diseases targeted by stem cell research - 100,000,000 Years since the first successful adult stem cell treatment -50 Diseases for which there is an FDA approved adult stem cell therapy - 9 Years since the isolation of human embryonic stem cells - 8 Departments at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 18 NIH department heads that support embryonic stem cell research-18 American scientific and medical Nobel laureates supporting embryonic stem cell research-80 American scientific and medical Nobel laureates opposing embryonic stem cell research-0 Medical schools, medical associations, medical societies, patient advocacy groups, and disease foundations supporting embryonic stem cell research-591 Medical schools, medical associations, medical societies, patient advocacy groups, and disease foundations opposing embryonic stem cell research-2 Federal dollars now annually allocated for embryo adoption awareness program - $1,000,000 Years since the inception of the "snowflake" embryo adoption program - 9 "Snowflake" babies born as a result of embryo adoption since 1997 - 128 Excess frozen embryos cryogenically stored in IVF clinics - 400,000 Excess embryos annually discarded as medical waste - 25,000 to 40,000 States where legislative bans on SCNT research have been introduced - States thathave banned embryonic or SCNT research- 6 States whereSCNT is legal - 44 States slated to repeal bans on embryonic or SCNT research - 2 m cell lines believed viable when Bush created his federal embryonic stem cell policy in 2001 - IH embryonic stem cell lines actually viable at that time 22 NIH embryonic stem cell lines with purity sufficient for human clinical trials at that time 0 Percent of senate voting for HR810 (the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) 63% American approving of embryonic stem cell research when senate voted on HR810 72% Funds committed by federal government for all stem cell research in 2002 $386 million Percent for embryonic stem cell research in 2002 2.6% Funds committed by federal government for all stem cell research in 2003 $516 million Percent for embryonic stem cell research in 2003 3.9% Funds committed by federal government for all stem cell research in 2004 $552 million Percent for embryonic stem cell research in 2004 4.3% California population 34.7 million Singapore population 4.5 million California land mass 163,707 square miles Singapore landmass 250 square miles Funds allocated by California to stem cell research by Prop 71 $3 billion ($300 million per year over 10 years) Funds allocated by Singapore to stem cell research $12 billion ($4 billion already spent, $8 billion in future commitment) After the House passed HR810, the bill languished in committee in the Senate for approximately a year. During that time. New American cases of Multiple Sclerosis 8,100 New American cases of spinal cord injuries 11,000 New American cases of Parkinson's disease 60,000 New American cases of cancer 1,400,000 New American cases of diabetes 1,500,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn