SOUTH PARK TACKLES THE ISSUE OF STEM CELLS

Stem cells and South Park.

The appearance of stem cells in main stream media.

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WARNING!

The South Park TV Series is at best:

an animated American television comedy series famous for its off-color humor, pop culture parody, and biting satire covering a wide range of topics. -wiki

At worst, others have said that it is extremely distasteful, morally bankrupt, offensive and vile.  When they tackle the issue of Embryonic Stem Cells they show absolutely zero restraint and tact.

This is not for the faint of heart or sensitive viewer. In these episodes are scenes of abortion, eating fetuses, etc.  Honestly, if you are pro-life, do not watch these!  You will be disgusted! You have been warned!

(Consider this…a pro adult stem cell post)

Another Shakeys Pizza -Season 5 -Kenny Dies: Eric goes to the research lab to learn more about stem cells and how they might save Kenny’s life. Now he must find a way to persuade the government to revoke the ban.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153150/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

Worst Friend Ever -Season 5 -Kenny Dies: Stan finally musters up the courage to go see Kenny, but he’s too late. Cartman used up all the baby fetuses to replicate his own Shakey’s Pizzeria.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153164/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

Superman Arrives -Season 7 -Krazy Kripples: Christopher Reeve comes to South Park to promote stem cell research. Jimmy is not a fan.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153882/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

Larry King Show -Season 7 -Krazy Kripples: Christopher Reeve demonstrates the unique healing properties of stem cells during an interview with Larry King.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153890/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

Unplanned Pregnancy -Season 5 -Kenny Dies: Ms. Anders agrees to donate her aborted child to stem-cell research. But the truck carrying the fetuses crashes through a guardrail, and Cartman discovers the wreckage in the snow.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104363/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

What an Inspiration -Season 7 -Krazy Kripples: After Jimmy gets a ride home from his new friends, Christopher Reeve gives a public demonstration of how fetus ingestion can make him walk.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153901/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

Legion Of Doom -Season 7 -Krazy Kripples: Christopher Reeve is about to attempt world domination when Gene Hackman thwarts him by passing a ban on stem cell research.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153924/?tag=Stem+Cell+Research

ADULT STEM CELL HOPE FOR BLIND TODDLER – NO TUMORS EXPECTED

Stem cell hope for blind toddler

VIDEO:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7859396.stm

Joshua will have five weeks’ treatment in China with umbilical cord stem cells

The family of a toddler who was born blind are hoping a course of cutting-edge stem cell therapy in China could let some light into his life.

Sixteen-month-old Joshua Clark, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was born with optic nerve hypoplasia and his parents were told no treatment was available.

Joanna and Anthony Clark found the Chinese therapy after doing research via the internet.

An auction to help fund the £40,000 op was held on Thursday and raised £8,160.

Joshua’s grandfather Dr Kevin Doughty said his wife, Gill, a nurse who worked on an eye ward, first noticed when Joshua was three months old that his eyes did not react in the way she expected.

“It was a slow job to get the medics involved. It took a long time to get the tests that showed what he had,” Dr Doughty told the BBC Wales News website.

When Joshua was six months, he was finally given a diagnosis.

His father Anthony said: “They explained the situation and said there was nothing they could do for us.

OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA ONH is a congenital condition caused by underdevelopment of the optic nerve It can cause anything from mild light sensitivity to total blindness Can be part of a disorder known as septo-optic dysplasia

“We weren’t very happy with that, and about a week later we started looking it up on the internet. We were talking to people in America particularly, people who had had the treatment but also medics who knew about it.”

They launched a fundraising campaign to enable Joshua to undergo treatment at Hangzhou, near Shanghai, and have so far raised £24,500 towards the £40,000 needed.

The family will fly to China at the end of April and will spend five weeks accompanied by various relatives at different times while Joshua undergoes treatment with umbilical cord stem cells.

When he returns he will need daily treatment for a year in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber which has been installed at the family’s home in order to maximise the effect of the therapy.

The family is not hoping for miracles. They know Joshua is unlikely to have normal vision, but they hope he will be able to detect light, differentiate between night and day and see colours and objects.

Mr Clark said: “We’re hoping that he can see something, light and shapes and some distance in front of him.

“We’re just hoping that we may get something from it. It may not work, and it’s hard to take so you don’t want to go out with too many expectations.”

‘Stronger relationship’

He believes the family has been drawn more closely together as a result of their experiences.

“I think it’s made myself and Joanna’s relationship stronger,” he said.

The auction, organised by neighbours of the Clarks, is being held at the Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon on Thursday night.

No-one from the UK is believed to have undergone stem cell therapy for ONH in China but two girls from Northern Ireland are due to go prior to Joshua.

Glamour model Jordan’s son Harvey was born with the condition.

via BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Mid Wales | Stem cell hope for blind toddler.

A VALENTINE’S DAY MIRACLE! – CLASS III CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENT (40% left ventricle dead)…GOES FOR A RUN!

This video shows James 11 months after treatment for class III heart failure (40 % left ventricle dead before). He is now a class I with only 10 percent damage or less and much better than before.

After adult stem cell treatment he can now run 1/2 mile at a time at 6 miles an hour and reach a heart rate of 150-160 comfortably.

more about “CLASS III CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PA…“, posted with vodpod

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Class III: marked limitation of any activity; the patient is comfortable only at rest. Backwarddyspnea (shortness of breath) on exertion (dyspnée d’effort) and in severe cases, dyspnea at rest. Increasing breathlessness on lying flat, called orthopnea, occurs. It is often measured in the number of pillows required to lie comfortably, and in severe cases, the patient may resort to sleeping while sitting up. Another symptom of heart failure is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, a sudden nighttime attack of severe breathlessness, usually several hours after going to sleep. Easy fatigueability and exercise intolerance are also common complaints related to respiratory compromise.

.Compromise of left ventricular forward function may result in symptoms of poor systemic circulation such as dizziness, confusion and cool extremities at rest. Treatment (to date) focuses on improving the symptoms and preventing the progression of the disease. – wiki

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Studies to determine mortality rate among congestive heart failure:

The mortality rate was significantly higher in patients with a 6-minute walk test distance of ≤300 m than in patients with a 6-minute walk test distance of >300 m (79% vs 7%; P <0.001). The death risk was found to be significantly higher in patients with a distance of ≤300 m (P=0.005). The death risk was also higher in patients whose left ventricular ejection fraction was ≤0.30 (P=0.02).

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We conclude that a 6-minute walk test distance of ≤300 m is a simple and useful prognostic marker of subsequent cardiac death in patients with mild-to-moderate heart failure. (Tex Heart Inst J 2007;34:166–9) – http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1894714

79% mortality rate in patients who walked under 300 meters in 6 minutes.

7% mortality rate in patients who walked over 300 meters in 6 minutes.

James ran 804 meters in 5 minutes and he is improving weekly.

Well done James!

STEM CELLS & Autism Cure?

Video of an autistic girl improving after receiving stem cell injections

more about “STEM CELLS & Autism Cure?“, posted with vodpod

Treatment center that uses adult

stem cells to treat Autism.

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Beike Biotechnology – China

dr.zhang@beikebiotech.com

Stem Cells Used In Woman’s Windpipe Transplant : NPR

Stem Cells Used In Woman’s Windpipe Transplant

by Joe Neel and Joanne Silberner

Windpipe transplant patient Claudia Castillo. CREDIT: Courtesy of The Lancet

All Things Considered, November 19, 2008 · Doctors in Spain have implanted a new windpipe into a woman whose airway was badly damaged by tuberculosis.

The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells, according to Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain.

Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been a goal of researchers, because it would help overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.

via Stem Cells Used In Woman’s Windpipe Transplant : NPR.

SKorean Firm: Dogs Cloned Using Stem Cells

REX IS BESIDES HIMSELF

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STEM CELLS & MS – Multiple Sclerosis Cured by Adult Stem Cells- Video – Stem Cell Research and Stem Cell Therapy

Multiple Sclerosis Cured by Adult Stem Cells- Video

Today, Edwin's symptoms of MS have completely disappeared.

Written by Stemcells on Feb-11-09 2:13am

From: donmargolis.com

Posted 11 February, 2009 in Multiple Sclerosis |

In yet another triumph for Adult Stem Cell research- two weeks ago, Dr. Richard Burt came out with sensational results of his study at Northwestern University treating Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with the patient’s own Adult Stem Cells. This study showed that of the 21 patients with Multiple Sclerosis treated with their own stem cells taken from their bone marrow, 16 have had their MS “disappear” . Excellent!

Edwin McClure was one of those treated and cured of his MS by the stem cell treatment . He is interviewed by CBS on their “Early Show” here. This is a great video. Edwin talks about how he was shocked when he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in high school and how at first he didn’t want the stem cell treatment. I think it is safe to say he has changed his way of thinking- watch the whole video- FANTASTIC!

via Multiple Sclerosis Cured by Adult Stem Cells- Video – Stem Cell Research and Stem Cell Therapy – Zimbio.