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It looks also like the diabetes "cures" were not lasting, like Turner's. Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Liveblogging: Dissecting Adult Stem Cell Lies with Truthiness Senator Brownback referenced David Prentice's list of 72 cures or treatments produced by adult stem cells, and Senator Harkin ripped it apart. Hatch had introduced letters from leukemia and lymphoma groups, both mentioned as having adult stem cell cures, earlier in the day supporting the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S. 5). Hatch didn't stop there, and went on to produce letters from groups representing four other conditions with supposed adult stem cell cures. Testicular Cancer "There is not an FDA approved ASC treatment generally available to treat testicular cancer. Rather, adult stem cells enable testicular cancer patients to withstand a higher dose of chemotherapy during treatment for the disease. ... The Lance Armstrong Foundation asks that you and your colleagues pass S. 5, and not accept any substitutes." -- Lance Armstrong Foundation Parkinson's Disease "If there were a therapy to adequately treat the symptoms, or halt the progression of this unrelenting disease, the millions of Parkinson's patients, caregivers, and their physicians would be pursuing that treatment right now. The Parkinson's community asks that you and your colleagues pass S. 5, and not accept any substitutes." -- American Parkinson's Association, Parkinson's Action Network, Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Research Foundation, The National Parkinson's Foundation, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, and The Parkinson's Alliance and Unity Walk Multiple Sclerosis "S. 5 is the only bill that is pro-patient, pro-cure, and pro-research. Please work to pass S. 5 immediately." -- National Multiple Sclerosis Society Spinal Cord Injury "There simply is no merit to any claims that adult stem cells have successfully treated or cured spinal cord injury. The CDRF strongly endorses the SCREA, S. 5." -- Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation On a personal note, since I'm a quadriplegic, I would like to thank Senator Harkin for speaking the trooth. Posted by Steven Edwards 3:13:54 PM in 2007 Senate Stem Cell Debate ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn