Well, then he certainly violated the doctor/patient confidentiality agreement by testifying before Senator Brownback's Senate committee in 2004. He has never corrected the impression that Turner was "cured" of his PD that was made at that time. We still must fight the claims of ESCR opponents that PD is being successfully treated by ASCs. I see it EVERY DAY on the web. I have also seen his Senate testimony. Have you? Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 6:29 AM Subject: Re: stem cells-the science behind the rhetoric > Ray, Dr. Levesque can't say anything about Dennis Turner - that would be a > violation of patient/doctor confidentiality. > --------- > God bless > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 67/27 with PD) > www.bentwillowfarm.org > >> Joan, the only thing that might do with a little updating is Dr. >> Levesque's >> research. I emailed him about a month ago to ask him why Dennis Turner >> never had that second treatment he wanted and what happened to Phase II. >> Six months ago he told me Phase II was stopped because their labs weren't >> up >> to FDA standards, but this time he said it was due to lack of money. He >> didn't say anything about Turner. I don't understand this reluctance, >> but >> even though Turner was not cured, surely a great deal must have been >> learned >> from his experience - like what doesn't work!! > 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