Australian Breakthru in Adult Stem cells

Here’s yet another reason to abandon Embryonic Stem Cell research. Over 2 months ago, scientists at Griffith University in Australia announced an amazing breakthrough. They have shown that you can harvest stem cells from the nose of an adult and turn them into heart cells, brain cells, neurons, liver cells and muscle cells.

One argument for embryonic stem cell research is that they are more pluripotent (that is they can be coaxed into changing forms into different types of cells) while adult stem cells are not as malleable. Well, this proves that wrong!

Unlike embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells grow in a more controlled fashion and are less likely to form tumors. Also, since they can be harvested from your own nose, there is no risk of rejection, thus eliminating the need for immunosuppressive drugs.

European Union voting rules

According the the website FT.com, published on May 25, 2005, the President of the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, has stated that if France and the Netherlands vote to reject the EU treaty in the next several days, the governments of those countries should just keep repeating the referendum until they get the "right answer."

To quote this socialist whiner, " The countries which have said No will have to ask themselves the question again."


I guess ,after seeing the Republican party in the USA fold like a wet rag doll after the Democrats kept up their "threat of filibuster", President Juncker has been emboldened.

Fuzzy white bugs- score one for Google!

We've got a tulip poplar tree in our back yard that is overrun with little, white, fuzzy bugs. I had no clue what they were, so I googled the term "fuzzy white bugs" and within 5 minutes I found out what they were and how to kill them! The internet is an awesome thing!!!

Yet another blow to embryonic stem cell research

Scientist have discovered that stem cells taken from hair follicles can develop into mature astocytes and oligodendrocytes (nerve tissue) as well as skin cells, muscle and melanocytes.

No need to harvest cells from embryos, thus destroying them.

Another blow to embryonic stem cell research

Once again, researchers have shown that it's completely unnecessary to harvest stem cells from embryos. In Australia, scientists have grown adult stem cells from tissue harvested from the human nose. Nothing is destroyed in the process.

When will the debate be over?

Socialism, Pt 4

According to the AP wire, a patient in Canada's glorious health care system had to wait 3 months for an electrocardiogram (EKG). That's a 3 month wait for a 90 second test.

The average wait to get in to see a specialist or surgeon was 18 weeks.

Another patient became addicted to narcotics because he had to wait a YEAR to have hip replacement.

While Canada's system may promise coverage for everyone, actually getting the help they need seems to be an entirely different reality.

Global Test for the US Constitution

Congressmen Harold Ford, Jr, from Memphis, TN, was on "Imus in the morning" on 3/2/05, praising the supreme court decision to ban capital punishment for criminals who commit their crimes at age 16 or 17. He apparently said (to paraphrase)that since the "rest of the world" has banned it, it was "about time" the US did the same.

While I personally think that someone at age 16 who commits a heinous crime like premeditated murder should be eligible for the Death Penalty, the fact that the rest of the world doesn't do it is NOT a justification to change our laws.

I hate to quote my mother, but "If everyone else jumped off the bridge, would you do it, too?"

So I suppose Mr Ford will ask the "rest of the world" for their opinions on all legislation in the United States. Why not just turn over sovereignty to the United Nations. They are doing such a good job in the Congo.

Oh, the joys of European socialism

Once again, we have proof that socialism is a miserable failure. The latest unemployment figures from Germany are out, and they don't look very good.

I guess they just need to raise taxes on the 87% of Germans who are slaving away at their 35 hour/week jobs so the remaining 13% can continue their pensions.

Or maybe they could open up their economy to more competition, allowing free markets to bring in more opportunities. But that might bring their unemployment down to our horrifying, disastrous level of 5.2%. Oh the humanity!!!

Another weakness of Socialized Medicine

An official survey of the British National Health Service (their form of socialized medicine) showed that 42% of newly diagnosed cancer patients wait longer than 2 weeks to see a specialist. And, shockingly, a full 20% had to wait longer than a month.

In my town, I can get a patient with cancer in to see an oncologist in 2-3 days.

I guess the benefit of socialized medicine is that the sickest patients die before they use up any resources.

Global Warming, Huh?

Progressive scientists are up in arms about the impending doom brought forth by global warming. In fact, according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organization, the warmest years on record are #1-1998, #2-2002, #3-2003, #4-2004.

Humm. Looks to me like we have proof here of global COOLING, not warming. If 1998 was hotter than 2002, which was hotter than 2003 which was hotter than 2004, the next logical assumption is that 2005 will be the coolest year in 8 years!!!

Routine testing for HIV

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, every American should be routinely tested for HIV. They found that it would be "cost effective" to test every person either yearly, or every 3 to 5 years. Wouldn't it be more cost effective for these so called experts to emphasize that ABSTINENCE and MONOGAMY once married are the only ways to prevent AIDS?


I'll never understand why "health experts" insist on condom education over abstinence. Condoms FAIL TO PREVENT PREGNANCY about 13% of the time. An AIDS virus is MUCH smaller than a sperm cell. Condoms don't work.

Congrats to New England

New England is now 3 for 3!!!

First, the Red Sox win the World Series.
Second, John Kerry loses the election.
Third, the Patriots are Superbowl Champs!!!


Way to go!!!

Awesome story

I just heard, this am on fox news, about a young female soldier who was hit by an RPG while on top of an Iraqi police station, severing her left arm at the shoulder. She was married-some of her platoon guys went back up to the station, under fire, and found what was left of her arm (buried under 2 feet of sand and trash) to retrieve her wedding band. Our boys and girls over there are AWESOME!

Ohio supreme court justice DUI

Alice Resnick, supreme court justice for the state of Ohio, was pulled over for driving while intoxicated the other day. She registered 0.216 on the street side breatholizer. She was then taken to the station, where she REFUSED to take the official breatholizer, thus losing her driver's license for 1 year.

Just losing her license ain't enough, people! She should be impeached, and disbarred for life! What an outrage!

Another ADULT stem cell success

Doctor's in Germany have successfully repaired a skull defect in a 7 year old girl using stem cells harvested from her own fatty tissue. Another stunning example of why we don't need to destroy embryonic "cells" in order to harvest useful stem cells.

A new study on chocolate

Drs Naomi Fisher and Norman Hollenberg, of Harvard Medical School, have done research into the health benefits of that healing balm, chocolate. Apparently, Kuna Indians from the Darien of Panama drink large quantities of cocoa that has only been "lightly processed"( ie not milk chocolate!). Since the cocoa hasn't been decimated by chemical processes, it retains high levels of flavanols, which are rich in antioxidant potential.

Because of this, the Kuna who drink the cocoa have significantly lower blood pressure than those who don't drink the dark nectar. In addition, these flavanols have the potential to lower cholesterol and thin the blood like aspirin.

Woo-hoo!!!

Euthanasia

It was only a matter of time. The socialists in Europe have now decided that they know best, and they will decide who lives and dies. God rest these childrens' souls.

Stem Cell Update

A very interesting story here about the use of NON-EMBRYONIC stem cells.

CBS is amazing!

Within just a few days of the incident, CBS fires a producer for interrupting CSI:New York with breaking news about the death of Arafat, but it still hasn't punished ANYONE over the falsified Anti-Bush document fiasco.

The republicans are racist???????

Why is it that the left continues to slam republicans as "racists?"

Under George Bush, minority home ownership is at an ALL TIME HIGH.

Under George Bush, minority small business ownership is at an ALL TIME HIGH.

George Bush has appointed more minorities to his cabinet and staff positions than any president in history.

And now, George Bush has nominated Alberto Gonzales to be the attorney General-the country's top cop!!!

The leftist elites just don't get it.