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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Dear President-Elect Obama:
Your first four year Presidential term will start with billions of dollars earmarked for stem cell research. As spokesman for the Repair Stem Cell Institute (RSCI), which is the voice of the Repair Stem Cell research and treatment industry worldwide, I want to urge you to provide equal federal funding support for our industry and the medical and scientific professionals, hospitals, treatment centers and academic leaders that are, today, actively applying their stem cell expertise in improving the lives of people suffering with various diseases.
What does the phrase "Repair Stem Cell" mean? And how is this stem cell life science helping to improve the lives of people around the world?
All of our bodies already contain a cell that "repairs" our bodies and performs this function every day of our lives. It's called the Repair Stem Cell. These cells constantly jump to our aid when we need help. Cut your finger, no problem a Repair Stem Cell will do its work and heal your skin. Injure another part of your body and Repair Stem Cells are always ready to jump in and help. Sometimes, though, our bodies need help to muster more of these Repair Stem Cells to our aid than our bodies normally provide. That's when we need the help of medical science to supplement our bodies' own tool- kit.
As the future 44th President of the United States this January '09, I urge
you to review the scientific and medical advances of Repair Stem Cells. For
example, Osiris, a U.S. company using Repair Stem Cell science, has a product
that is being evaluated in Phase III clinical trials for three indications,
including acute and steroid refractory Graft versus Host Disease and also
Crohn's disease, and is currently designated by the FDA as both an Orphan Drug
and Fast Track product. Bioheart, another U.S. company, is also
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