Adult stem cells cure child of sickle cell anemia

OneNewsNow ^ | 5/28/09 | Charlie Butts

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Research using adult stem cells has saved the life of a Texas boy suffering from sickle cell anemia.

 

Dallas-area residents Joe and Darlene Davis welcomed the news of a pregnancy and later the birth of their first son. Texas Alliance for Life recorded an interview with the couple.
 
"I was very excited to find that I had a son -- but finding out that he had sickle cell anemia, as a nurse I knew there was going to be a lot of problems associated with that disease," Joe said.
 
"The child can have strokes," Darlene also noted. "It can stunt his growth and damage some organs, and the child can die at an early age -- age 15 maybe or earlier."
 
Stem cell therapy was the key, and when the Davises received news of a new pregnancy and the birth of another son, they were elated because stem cells from the new baby's umbilical cord could be used to help their ailing firstborn.
 
"[Cells from] Isaac's umbilical cord blood, adult stem cells, [were] going to save my son's life, and that adult stem cell got my son cured today. He is healed," Darlene adds. "What I'm talking about is no more sickle cell, no more running to the hospital, no more fevers, no more blood transfusion. He's a healthy child today."
 
Research shows adult stem cells are now being used to treat well over 70 diseases and medical conditions, while research using embryonic stem cells -- which requires killing of a human embryo -- has produced no results.

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"[Cells from] Isaac's umbilical cord blood, adult stem cells, [were] going to save my son's life, and that adult stem cell got my son cured today. He is healed," Darlene adds. "What I'm talking about is no more sickle cell, no more running to the hospital, no more fevers, no more blood transfusion. He's a healthy child today."

And all this was done without murdering any babies.

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[tired1]

It would not surprise me if adult stem cell research was banned. This is really bad news for some.

[Gaffer]

Trust the libs to find a way to abhor nature — and, eventually, aging. It wouldn’t surprise me in the future to hear an excuse from them about this when refering to euthanasia of old people as a justification. I seriously think they’d do this. They are evil.

[NonValueAdded]

I wonder what is the opportunity cost of all the dollars shoveled into ESCR and NOT into ASCR?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Research shows adult stem cells are now being used to treat well over 70 diseases and medical conditions, while research using embryonic stem cells -- which requires killing of a human embryo -- has produced no results.

Smart money is following adult stem cell research.

Government money is following embryonic stem cells.

Any questions?

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I wonder what is the opportunity cost of all the dollars shoveled into ESCR and NOT into ASCR?

That's the reason that the left is always screaming for the government to fund ESCR, private corporations won't put any money into it because they realize that they will NEVER get a return on their investment.

Private groups are putting billions into ASCR (including umbilical cord and placental stem cells) and they are reaping the rewards for their investment.

ESCR has NEVER been about medical improvements, it is nothing more than another safeguard for abortion.

[wagglebee]

See my reply in #8.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There is a tear jerker story about a 6 year old boy who had a rare blood type and his little sister (who also had the same blood type) needed some blood for an operation. The brave little boy said he would give his blood but before they started to extract some, he asked, “Will I start to die right away?”

[Dubya]

Love that one.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I just hope that I can be as brave as that 6 year old.

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