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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the world’s first study of human embryonic stem cell therapy, Geron Corp has said in a milestone for such research and a marked political shift. The move came three days after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, a Democrat who had been expected to rescind some of the federal funding restrictions placed on such research.
The California biotechnology company plans to initiate a clinical trial in patients with acute spinal cord injury.
“This marks the beginning of what is potentially a new chapter in medical therapeutics – one that reaches beyond pills to a new level of healing: the restoration of organ and tissue function achieved by the injection of healthy replacement cells,” Geron Chief Executive Thomas B. Okarma said in a statement…
Stem cells are the body’s master cells, giving rise to all the tissues, organs and blood. Embryonic stem cells are considered the most powerful kinds of stem cells, as they have the potential to give rise to any type of tissue…
“The neurosurgical community is very excited by this new approach to treating devastating spinal cord injury,” said Richard Fessler, professor of neurological surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
“If safe and effective, the therapy would provide a viable treatment option for thousands of patients who suffer severe spinal cord injuries each year,” he said in a statement.
Congratulations to the FDA for standing up on their hind legs – now that everyone’s job is safe while doing so.
#19, Lyin’ Mike,
Liberals love abortion,
No. I don’t know anyone that “loves” abortion. Every “Liberal” I know hates it. The same with cancer. I don’t know any “Liberals” that love cancer. Or plugged heart arteries. Or Multiple Sclerosis. Or sinusitis. Or gout. Or Parkinson’s. Or Alzheimer’s.
I, and most liberals, recognize that they are all private decisions between my medical practitioner(s) and myself.
… and anything that upsets prolifers and social conservatives is OK with them
OK, so tweaking their noses is fun. They have asked to be disliked. They won’t allow me to interfere or have any voice in their medical decisions, why should we allow them to interfere in our medical decisions?
But “prolifers”? The biggest group of hypocrites I can imagine. Call them what they are, anti-freedom advocates.
They now have liberals jumping to pass vaccine mandates and anything else they can think of.
Almost every physician, including the “conservative” physicians, are in favor of vaccines. If you wish to not contribute to bettering our society, please move. The majority want to make this a better country.
There is lots of free land still available in the Antarctic.
# 19 MikeN said, “They now have liberals jumping to pass vaccine mandates and anything else they can think of.”
I don’t think that is ideological. Just corrupt Dem’s taking money from Pharmo companies.
I think it is ideological. The companies play up those aspects to get the Democrats to jump. It’s not too different from how utilities and others would use ‘privatization’ to get Republicans to hand them money.
# 23 MikeN said, “I think it is ideological. The companies play up those aspects to get the Democrats to jump.”
If you are talking about the mindless Neolibs walking the streets, you’re right.
I’ve met (and bought) a lot of the ones on the Hill. They are amoral and only want $. If it something like this, that they can con their constituency about, all the better.
#5 – Paddy-RAMBO
>>The US lost it lead in ‘96 while Clinton
>>was Pres. (Dolly).
How did Clinton have anything to do with Dolly? Dolly was born in Scotland. Not all discoveries are made in the US, you know, even without presidents lobbying full-force against scientific research like Dumbya.
It wasn’t until Bush, and his “moral” opposition to stem cell research, that we firmly planted our asses in the back seat of the science bus.
#24 – Paddy-ABRAMOFF
>>I’ve met (and bought) a lot of the ones on the Hill.
Woo! Paddy-ABRAMOFF, the Poobah of K Street! Buying and selling influence on “the Hill”.
Man, you are one high-rolling International Man of Mystery, aren’t you?
You’ve come a long way from rearranging desk ornaments for Condi. And an even longer way from fetching AAA batteries for customers at the ‘Shack.
Paddy-ABRAMOFF. The Sage of the Beltway.