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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Stem Cell Research For Diabetes Cure

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Stem Cell Research and Diabetes: I support H.R.3

By Dr. Bill Quick Health Expert
For years, it has been the position of both the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation that stem cell research is vital. Many others, including Mary Tyler Moore, Nancy Reagan, and Ron Reagan agree. And on January 11, the US House of Representatives again agreed, by again passing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. The text of the Act may be found at the Library of Congress website, at H. R. 3.

According to a JDRF press release I read today, “The passag... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Stem Cell Executive Order
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...throughout the medical community for future treatments of diabetes and many other disorders, as... Read more »

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Stem Cell Research: For or Against
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...alzheimer’s disease, parkinson’s disease, and type 1 diabetes, along with disability caused... Read more »

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Can Skin Cells Equal Embryonic Stem Cells and Create a Cure?
By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...Douglas Melton is a parent of not one child with type 1 diabetes, but two: son Sam and daughter,... Read more »

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The Stem Cell Saga: Research Today, Repair Tomorrow
By AllieBeatty , Health Expert

...research.   The latest research on stem cell promise in diabetes applies to diabetic foot... Read more »

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Stem Cell Research: The Greatest Impact
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert

...This is a giant step forward in the fight against diabetes. While similar tests are years away... Read more »

Health Guide

Stem cell research
...therapy. Diseases that could see revolutionary advances include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, cancer, and burns. Stem cells... Read more »
Want to help find a cure?
...of others who make their voices heardHow does it help?JDRF grassroots efforts led to DOUBLED federal diabetes spending over 5 years."If not for JDRF, there would be no federal funding for... Read more »
Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic', Little Common Ground
Has the battle to cure diabetes landed Type I patients and Type II on opposite sides? That’s the question behind a recent New York Times article Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic', Little Common Ground .... Read more »
What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Introduction
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent... Read more »

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