Stem Cell Salvation?

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With the so-called "Steroid Era" still fresh in the minds of many sports fans, any new product or treatment is even more scrutinized than ever before. We now are seeing athletes from all professional sports turning to stem-cell therapies to help heal their bodies or injuries in hopes of regaining their ability to compete in the sport they love. And is their anything wrong with using this new technology? I SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT. Why the United States has limited and still imposes limitations on letting the burgeoning adult-stem cell industry blossom into it's full potential is a slap in the face to the citizens of our great nation. Proven and documented success has been achieved using adult stem cells from such parts of the body as umbilical cord blood stem cells, placental stem cells, adipose tissues, even dental pulp is being stored and researched as a source. Over 70+ diseases are being treated currently using cord blood stem cells with the potential future applications being without boundaries in my opinion. Why has the USA allowed itself to fall behind the rest of the world in realizing the true potential adult stem cells can harness? One British researcher eloquently said stem cells "could be the Holy Grail" of future medicine. Yet still families with sick loved ones are forced to travel overseas at great expense to get the treatments that could not only heal or cure them but possibly SAVE their lives. Do you Recognize any of the following names: Tiger Woods, Bartolo Colon, Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Terrell Owens??? They all have sought out some form of stem cell based therapies to rehabilitate injuries.

I do not write this in a politically motivated manner. My goal is to only create awareness and provide education to everyone on the true value that adult stem cells possess. These so-called "master cells" are creating a medical revolution in modern medicine and we have just scratched the surface. I hope all my readers can look past the politics and see the true message; Saving Stem Cells SAVE Lives!!!.......MrCordBlood