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God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end; no one can under any circumstance claim the right directly to destroy an innocent human being.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 2258)
Medical science today holds out the promise of cures to diseases and medical advances far beyond anything imagined, even a generation ago. Much of what we hear, particularly in media accounts of this type of medical miracle, has to do with a remarkable technology called stem cell research. This new medical research industry currently treats numerous illnesses and injuries and offers hope for more cures using adult stem cells.
We rejoice with these advances in medical science and the promise of relief to human suffering. At the same time, we have an obligation to ensure that medical capabilities do not progress so rapidly that they lack an ethical and moral foundation. Whatever is accomplished, we must be sure that it is not just what we are able to do but what we should do. There is a definite and necessary moral context for medical development as well as an ethical content to decisions involving stem cell research. It is this moral dimension of medical science that we call to your attention.
As the Bishops of Pennsylvania, we have a responsibility to help people make an informed moral judgment about one of the most important issues that we, as a people, face today. We must examine carefully the facts to determine what exactly is at issue and why the moral prohibition against the use of evil means to achieve a good end is applicable.
What is a stem cell? A stem cell is an unspecialized cell. Stem cells have the potential to develop into a full range of tissues that constitute the human body. This makes them so attractive to researchers. The science of cell therapy concentrates on ways to replace, repair or enhance the biological function of damaged tissues or organs in the body.
What are embryonic stem cells? At the very beginning of human life, the sperm and egg come together to form an embryo. After that embryo has grown for about 5-7 days, it contains embryonic stem cells which can be extracted. In this procedure, the embryo is killed. Similar embryonic-type stem cells can also be obtained from aborted fetuses. The extracted cells are then cultivated in a laboratory, replicating over and over again.
What are adult stem cells and from where do they come? Fortunately, embryos are not the only source of stem cells. Adult stem cells are found in the individual at any time after birth. There are a number of ethical sources of stem cells that hold out realistic hope for cures and treatments of diseases. Stem cells from adult tissues, which are committed to differentiating into a limited number of cell types such as liver, brain or blood, are called adult stem cells. These too have the capability of developing into specific tissues. Adult-type stem cells can also be derived from various pregnancy-related sources such as umbilical cords, placentas and amniotic fluid. Some scientists today assert that not only are adult stem cells more readily available but they are also more effective in treating diseases.
Which of the types of stem cells are medically most successful? Stem cells derived from placental or umbilical cord blood have proven to be remarkably effective, similar to other adult stem cells. Originally it was theorized that stem cells from these various sources would be ineffective because they are limited in their ability to become various types of cells. However, alternative sources of stem cells have been successfully differentiated into needed tissue and are already effective in healing human illnesses. More than 50 diseases have already been treated successfully in humans using adult and umbilical cord stem cells.
What does the Church teach about adult stem cell research? The Church does not oppose all stem cell research. In fact, the Church encourages and supports medical development and technological advancement. Adult stem cells are a solution. These cells exist in our bodies and provide a natural repair mechanism for many tissues of our bodies. There are methods available for obtaining human stem cells from adults. Furthermore, many therapies in humans have been successfully developed using adult stem cells. These include treatments for leukemia, juvenile diabetes, spinal cord injury, immune deficiency and corneal damage. It is important to note that no therapies in humans have ever been successfully carried out using embryonic stem cells.
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Now that Pres. Obama has revoked the Bush administration's restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, patients everywhere are wondering how they can participate in a stem cell research study at the clinical level. Unfortunately, except in one special exception (see the Tips section below) it's still too early to talk about clinical research using embryonic stem cells. Scientists are still experimenting with animals to make sure treatments are both safe and effective. As to the Obama action, the National Institutes of Health has to write guidelines for conducting ethical research using federal tax dollars. (That will take until the middle of summer.) Once those guidelines are in place, NIH will begin evaluating research proposals and awarding grant funding. So, the promise of embryonic stem cell research is still far from being fulfilled in a clinical setting.
But there is already a lot of clinical (i.e., human focused) research being done using adult (non-embryonic) stem cells. These clinical trials are being conducted in a variety of diseases and disorders. Here are some tips on how to find and volunteer for clinical stem cell research. (NOTE: Stem cell research involving blood diseases such as leukemia has been ongoing for decades.)
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Why is there a need for donors of blood stem cells and bone marrow? In the majority of cases, if a person needs a blood stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant they will need a donor. That donor has to be genetically similar to the patient. Why? Because if the donor cells are not a close match to the patient's cells, the donor cells will see the patient's cells as "foreigners." The donor cells will then tell the patient's immune system to attack the tissues in the patient's body. This can cause a serious complication called graft-versus-host disease. How is a stem cell "match" determined? To be a "match," the donor cells and the patient's cells need to be well-matched or compatible with each other. What follows is a technical explanation of how we go about finding donor cells that match those of the patient.
Human Leukocyte Antigens HLA are proteins on the surface of the white blood cells and other body tissues. If they match, the donor stem cells are less likely to trigger a defensive attack by the immune system on the patient's body tissues.
Some people have a family member who is an HLA match, such as a sister or brother. But many people do not have a relative who is a match. That means they must search for a donor. The donor can be someone who is unrelated to them. Or the donor stem cells can come from umbilical cord blood that has been frozen in a cord blood bank.
How can you become a donor?
If you would like to become a blood or marrow transplant (BMT) donor, your HLA typing can be done through a donor registry. The information about your tissue type is stored, along with your name and contact information, in a confidential donor database. If someone who needs a BMT matches your HLA type, you may be called to see if you want to come in for further testing. If testing shows that you are a match, you can donate blood stem cells or bone marrow to the patient in need.
You must be in good health to be a donor. This is true whether you are a family member or an unrelated donor. Age requirements will vary depending on if you are donating stem cells for a family member, or as an unrelated donor.
Why are more minority donors needed? Patients who need a BMT are more likely to match an unrelated donor who has the same ethnic or racial background. However, according to the National Marrow Donor Program, there are not enough potential minority donors in the Be The Match donor registry to meet the needs of minority patients. With thousands of patients in need of BMT, more donors of all ethnic backgrounds are needed. Learn more about the need for minority donors.
What about donating umbilical cord blood?In the past, umbilical cords were simply thrown away after a baby was born. Now we know that umbilical cord blood is a rich source of stem cells. In fact, researchers have found that there is less need for a perfect HLA tissue match when umbilical cord blood is used for a transplant.
Not all hospitals collect umbilical cord blood. If you would like to consider donating your baby's umbilical cord blood, check with your local hospital to see if that is possible. Find out even more about umbilical cord blood donation.
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As we have indicated, embryonic stem cells, on their face value, are truly a beautiful and amazing part of human development since they are the foundational cells for every cell in the human body. And because of the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells and the corresponding supposed hope for medicinal use, researchs have sought to isolate these hESC. However, because theses stem cells are a necessary part of the embryos development, isolating the hESC necesitates the destruction of the embryo, which turns what was beautiful into a disgrace.
In human embryonic stem cell research (hESCR), the beauty of the human blastocyst is destroyed for the sake of using these hESC to treat other diseases. The stem cells of the human blastocyst are removed, leaving the blastocyst dead and unable to continue its maturation process. The image at the right indicates this process.
These cells are then placed in a pietri dish and are encouraged to multiply undifferentiated until a stem cell line is created. Then, these lines are either immediately frozen for later experimentation, or they are experimented on to see how they differentiate into specific cells, at what rate the differentiation is done, and how the differentiation can be controlled.
While many scientists see hESCR as the holy grail of medicine, it is alarming to note that neither any treatments or cures have materalized through the use of hESCR. In fact, they omit that their is no timeframe as to when treatments or cures will materialize.
Many proponents of hESCR cite the lack of funding by President Bush as the reason no successes have come forth.
However, there are significant problems with hESCR:
Because of these two problems, researchers need to research more to diagnose these problems. To research more, scientists need more human embryonic stem cells, which, of course, means more destrution of embryos to obtain the stem cells.
Lets break down how scientists isolate hESC
This newly created zygotes cells divide and develops on the same path as the egg fertilized by the sperm, meaning in 7-14 days it is called a blastocyst. At this point, this cloned embryo can either be implanted in a surrogate mothers womb and carried to term, or it can be stripped of its embryonic stem cells and left to die. (mcc video- 5:49-7:31)
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Julio Garcia, M.D. Recognized by National Alliance of Male Executives-N.A.M.E.
About Julio Garcia, M.D. Dr. Garcia has 26 years experience in the healthcare field. He is a self-employed Plastic Surgeon with a private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has performed all varieties of cosmetic procedures, both surgical and non-surgical, since 1988. Dr. Garcia utilizes adipose-derived cell therapy with stromal vascular fraction which contains stem cells, mesenchymal cells and cytokines to assist in chronic diseases and acute injuries through his Regenerative Medicine Institute of Nevada. He opened a wellness age management clinic called Ageless Forever in Las Vegas in 1988. Dr. Garcia has been a Tactical Physician for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 2001. As team leader, he provides medical care for anyone injured during SWAT operations, utilizing military-styled care where ambulance crews cannot go. He instructs Special Forces medical teams from our military and other allies in field care of wounds and suturing techniques. This is done under the Special Operations Medical Association. Dr. Garcia lectures on age management and anti-aging issues on a worldwide basis and consults for age management clinics in India. He is affiliated with the American Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He is a Board Member for Crime Stoppers of Nevada. Dr. Garcia was awarded the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgerys In Chul Song Award for Philanthropic Service in 2011 and the Clark County Juvenile Court Department of Juvenile Justice Citizens Service Award in 2011. He has written and co-written articles including Hormone Administration in an Aesthetic Surgery Practice, Aesthetic Surgery Journal: 27, 2007; Reconstructive Surgery for Immunosuppressed Organ Transplant Recipients, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 83, 1989; and Localization of Human Sarcoma with Radio Labeled Monoclonal Antibody, Cancer Immunology immunotherapy: 23, 1986. He has made over 30 presentations both individually and as part of a panel since 1990. The most recent are Incorporating Anti-Aging into a Plastic Surgery Practice to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana in 2012, East Meets West: Cultural Differences in Breast Augmentation, panel presentation to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, Seattle, Washington, 2009, The Use of Barbed Sutures in Facelifts at the Facial Plastic Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009 and Weight Loss Through Hormones to the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Squaw Valley, California in 2009. Dr. Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba and obtained a dual B.A. in Biology and Art History from Northwestern University in 1979, a M.D. from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1983 and completed his Surgical Residency in Plastic Surgery at the University of Illinois in 1988. He obtained a Certificate in Homeland Security from the University of Kentucky, College of Justice and Safety in 2012 and is a Candidate for a Masters in Intelligence Management from Henley-Putnam University. In his spare time he enjoys fitness, live music and fine dining.
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Posted: October 3, 2014 at 3:53 am
The Potential and Controversy of Human Cloning and Use of Stem Cells
Panel: Cloning Humans is Unsafe by LAURA MECKLER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cloning human beings for the purpose of reproduction is medically unsafe and should be banned but cloning for disease research should be allowed, a panel of the National Academy of Sciences (news - web sites) concluded Friday.
The scientific report comes even as White House bioethics advisers are weighing the benefits of medical advances against the moral hazards of human cloning. On Thursday President Bush (news - web sites) challenged the ethics group to be the ``conscience of the country.''
The academy's report said: ``Human reproductive cloning should not now be practiced. It is dangerous and likely to fail.''
Animal cloning has shown that ``only a small percentage of attempts are successful; that many of the clones die during gestation, even in late stages; that newborn clones are often abnormal; and that the procedures may carry serious risks for the mother,'' said the panel on the scientific and medical aspects of human cloning.
However, the panel of scientists added that the ban should not extend to cloning of embryos in order to extract stem cells that have the potential to treat life-threatening diseases. That practice is sometimes called therapeutic cloning to differentiate it from reproductive cloning.
The science panel urged that the safety of reproductive cloning be re-evaluated every five years but that the procedure be banned during that time.
``The panel believes that no responsible scientists or physicians are likely to undertake to clone a human,'' the report said. ``Nevertheless, no voluntary system that is established to restrict reproductive cloning is likely to be completely effective.''
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Posted: October 3, 2014 at 3:53 am
Question: Why all the excitement about stem cells?
Stem cell research is the topic of some very intense debate in the US and around the world. Before forming an opinion on the bioethics of different forms of stem cell research, it's important to understand the potential benefits to using stem cells for biomedical research.
Answer:
A stem cell line, once established from a cell in the body, is essentially immortal, meaning the cell line can be sub-cultured indefinitely, frozen for storage and shared with other researchers. Stem cells are pluripotent when harvested and can be studied to help us to understand how they transform into specialized cells that differentiate our various organs.
Many serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birth defects, arise from problems that occur during cell differentiation. Once those processes are understood, scientists may use genetic engineering methods to engineer stem cell lines for treatment of diseases, (therapeutic cloning), and possibly even for the generation of organs for transplantation (also known as regenerative medicine).
Posted: October 3, 2014 at 3:53 am
Dr. Lewis J. Obi is pleased to announce the opening of the Cell Surgical Network of Florida (CSN Florida), an advanced Stem Cell Surgical Center and Stem Cell Research Facility in Jacksonville Florida. With more than three decades of plastic surgery experience in the area of cellular therapies and adult fat, Dr. Obi will spearhead this advanced stem cell research and cell based uses of this abundant resource. The Cell Surgical Network of Florida is a research affiliate of the Cell Surgical Network founded by Dr. Elliot Lander and Dr. Mark Berman in Los Angeles.
At our stem cell surgical center, we use adipose (fat) derived mesenchymal stem cells for deployment and clinical research. Early stem cell research was traditionally associated with the controversial use of embryonic stem cells. This new focus is on nonembryonic adult mesenchymal stem cells, which are found in a person's own blood, bone marrow and fat. Most stem cell treatment centers in the world are currently using stem cells derived from bone marrow. Recent technological advances have enabled us to use adipose (body fat) derived stem cells. Autologous stem cells from a person's own fat are easy to harvest safely under local anesthesia and are abundant in quantities up to 2500 times over quantities found in bone marrow. Although Dr. Obi has decades of experience with fat grafts, recent technological advancements now allow us to convert processed fat into a clear infra-natant pellet with millions of stem cells. This giant leap forward allows our stem cell surgical center to provide our patients with more predictable results in both cosmetic surgery and regenerative surgery procedures.
The Cell Surgical Network was founded by Dr. Elliot Lander and Dr. Mark Berman in 2010 as the California Stem Cell Treatment Center in Los Angeles. It has grown to 42 members nationally with an established IRB (Investigational Review Board). Dr. Lewis J. Obi became the first plastic surgeon affiliate more than a year ago and has contributed to the CSN National Network with lectures and a book publication. All of our affiliates are devoted to advancing access and quality care in the area of adult stem cell regenerative medicine. Our primary focus is to help people suffering from a variety of inflammatory and degenerative conditions. This patient/physician funded study has treated almost 4000 patients to date and with no serious complications. The IRB protocol is designed to study both the efficiency and safety of our stem cell surgical team of multidisciplinary physicians, unimpeded by commercial, insurance and governmental interests. The Cell Surgical Network is therefore highly committed to clinical research and the advancement of regenerative medicine. As a board certified plastic surgeon, the benefits to our cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery patients have surpassed Dr. Obi's greatest expectations.
Currently, all affiliate members use the same sterile closed surgical procedure to process fat using a mini-liposuction procedure in order to isolate (collect) and implant a patients own source of regenerative stem cells on the same day. The source of the regenerative stem cells actually comes from stromal vascular fraction (SVF) a protein rich segment from processed adipose tissue. Stromal vascular fraction contains a mononuclear cell line (predominantly autologous mesenchymal stem cells), macrophage cells, endothelial cells, red blood cells, and important growth factors that facilitate the stem cell process and promote their activity. Our technology allows us to isolate high numbers of viable stem cells that we then deploy during the same surgical setting. While vigilant about patient safety, we are also learning about which diseases respond best and which deployment methods are most effective. CSN employs a clinical research coordinator and an online database to collect valuable data from throughout the network of affiliates. Affiliates have the opportunity to share not only their data, but their experiences thus helping each other to higher levels of understanding and care.
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The affiliates of the Cell Surgical Network (CSN) are devoted toadvancing access and quality care in the area of adult stem cell regenerative medicine so we may help people suffering from a variety ofdegenerative and inflammatory conditions. In contrast to our 41 other affiliates nationally, The Cell Surgical Network of Florida is the only fully licensed ambulatory surgical center with more than four years of experience in the use of adult stem cells in plastic surgery.
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Stem Cell Therapy
At Florida Spine and Joint Institute, we see thousands of patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain, including:
We aspire to perform the most effective treatment possible. In the past, we were limited to repairing the mechanical structure of the injured part with plates, screws, rods, fusions and/or replacements. Now, with the evolution of technology, we have the capability of addressing the underlying biological problem.
We all have cells living dormant in our body that can be activated by disease, injury, or inflammation known as stem cells.
Stem cells can transform into a variety of tissue types, including nerve cells, muscle cells, blood, bone and more. This is called, DIFFERENTIATION.
Since their discovery in the 1960s, stem cells have been used to treat a myriad of ailments, including: Leukemia & Other forms of cancer Parkinsons & Crohns Disease, Lou Gehrigs Disease Diabetes & Ocular degeneration Heart Disease, Arthritis, & more The Florida Spine and Joint Institute uses stem cell technology to treat disorders. We continually discover better ways to treat our patients and actively research to advance the field. WE DO NOT USE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS!
Some stem cell treatments involve using stem cells from the patients own body. These are obtained from either fat or bone marrow. The cells are processed and re-injected. This has been routine therapy in the United States since the mid 1980s. Approximately one million patients have been treated since. But the quantity and quality of the stem cells differ from patient to patient. Research shows that as we age, the number of viable stem cells in our body depletes.
The stem cells we use are called Placental Matrix-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and are derived from placenta tissue called Chorion. Cells of the Chorion are derived from the fetal mesoderm, which is responsible in forming our musculoskeletal and connective tissue for: Bones Ligaments Tendons Muscles
These MSCs are harvested from donated human placenta after normal, healthy c-section deliveries in the United States. Donations are voluntary with informed consent from the mother. They are rigorously screened with a full medical and social history; and extensive laboratory studies including negative serology screen are performed.
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