What a Stem Cells good for...

Hello all
I visit a couple different blog sites of people who are in Remission or going thru treatment.

I got this from one of my favorites. In case you were wondering what Stem Cells can be used for, other then blood cancers.
And why it is important that it doesnt get outlawed by our crazy current government


Current Clinical Use of Adult Stem Cells to Help Human Patients:

Autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, lupus, juvenile and other rheumatoid arthritis)
Stroke
Immunodeficiencies, including a new treatment for severe combined immune deficiency (when used with gene therapy)
Anemia
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Corneal damage (full vision restored in most patients treated in clinical trials)
Blood and liver diseases
Osteogenesis imperfecta.

Cancer treatment (in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiation):
Brain tumors
Retinoblastoma
Ovarian cancer
Solid tumors
Testicular cancer
Multiple myeloma, leukemias
Breast cancer
Neuroblastoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Renal cell carcinoma

Cardiac repair after heart attack (clinical trials announced Spring 2001)

Type I diabetes (not stem cells as such, but pancreatic islet cells from donors)

Cartilage and bone damage.

I just thought it was interesting.

Namaste
Victoria