Patients tout successes of adult stem-cell, cord-blood treatments
Jim Brown
OneNewsNow.com
July 27, 2007

A group of doctors and patients has traveled to the nation's capital to share success stories of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood being used to treat diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, leukemia, and congestive heart failure.

Yesterday's Washington, DC, news conference was sponsored by the Family Research Center. One of those speaking was Doug Rice of Spokane, Washington, who a few years ago was told his congestive heart failure required a transplant, but that his diabetes made him ineligible for transplant. the rest