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Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy
Yahoo News ^ | 11-27-2004 | AFP

Posted on 11/29/2004 6:00:17 AM PST by RepCath

SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.

Hwang Mi-Soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident two decades ago.

Last week her eyes glistened with tears as she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea (news - web sites) researchers went public for the first time with the results of their stem-cell therapy.

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KEYWORDS: abortion; abortionindustry; christopherreeve; cordblood; doublestandard; mediabias; research; spinalcord; stemcell; stemcellsresearch; umbilicalcord
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To: GBA

"What God and teachings are you talking about?"

Christian Scientists might be one of them -

"drugs, blood products, blood transfusion, organ donation, life support
None of these are acceptable within the teachings of Christian Science"


http://www.ethnicityonline.net/christianity_christian_scientists.htm


21 posted on 11/29/2004 7:09:38 AM PST by RS (Just because they are out to get him doesn't mean he's not guilty)
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To: MinuteGal; RepCath
I agree.

I do have to question how true this is....after being paralyzed for 20 years! magically fixing the cord would still not allow someone to immediately stand/walk b/c of muscle atrophy and contractures. Much rehab would be required.
22 posted on 11/29/2004 7:11:09 AM PST by socialismisinsidious ("A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.")
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To: RepCath

The democrats at DU are going crazy over this. Calling the President crazy and evil because he wants to stop StemCell Research...funny thing is, he totally supports it as long as it doesn't involve using the product of murdered babies!!


23 posted on 11/29/2004 8:48:21 AM PST by trussell (Unemployed intellectual...will act like a pompous ass for food!!)
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To: socialismisinsidious
magically fixing the cord would still not allow someone to immediately stand/walk b/c of muscle atrophy and contractures. Much rehab would be required.

There's nothing in the article that claimed she immediately started to walk after having her spinal cord fixed. The whole thing was arranged at a press conference, which suggested that she wasn't exactly straight out of the operating room.

24 posted on 11/29/2004 9:05:57 AM PST by inquest (Now is the time to remove the leftist influence from the GOP. "Unity" can wait.)
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To: Axlrose

I take it you refuse the use of any medical breakthroughs - like penicillin and its derivatives?

Use of umbilical cord blood stem cells is not considered sinful, to my knowledge, by any christian sect. Feel free to correct this statement, if you have specifics and references.


25 posted on 11/29/2004 9:08:56 AM PST by MortMan (On ne voire bien qu'avec la coeur.)
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To: inquest
something about it just doesn't sound right to me...I would love it if it turns out to be true b/c I believe that embryonic use is wrong and b/c I have an interest in spinal cord injury rehab. but there were a number of subtle things in this article that makes me question the authenticity
when it is reproducible I will believe it.
26 posted on 11/29/2004 10:52:52 AM PST by socialismisinsidious ("A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.")
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To: RepCath

over and over again i hear that NOTHING has been done with embryonic stem-cells (they are too wild or something like that)The only success has been adult or umbilical


27 posted on 11/29/2004 1:28:13 PM PST by rang1995 (They will love us when we win)
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