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To: RealMuLan who wrote (3047)	4/8/2004 1:13:49 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) of 6370

Spinal cord injuries treated in China using fetal tissue Yomiuri Shimbun Japanese patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries that are difficult to treat have received regenerative medical treatment in China using mucous cells from the noses of aborted fetuses, the head of a patient organization said Tuesday. In Japan, a council at the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry has discussed whether cells from aborted fetus can be used for medical treatment. But it has postponed making a conclusion for more than a year because of serious ethical questions. According to an explanation by Makoto Ohama, chairman of Japan Spinal Cord Foundation, at a meeting of Council for Science and Technology Policy's expert panel on life ethics, doctors at Capital University of Medical Sciences in Beijing have developed the spinal cord treatment. At least two Japanese patients have received the treatment in China. In the treatment, doctors inject cultured mucous cells collected from the noses of aborted fetuses into an area around the lesion of spinal cord victims. It is believed that the method can help regenerating nerve cells of spinal cord, according to Ohama. The doctors treated more than 300 Chinese patients over the past three years. They reported consistent recoveries in motor functions and the ability to feel pain among their patients. A Web site launched by the doctors explains the treatment method for Japanese patients in Japanese. The doctors plan to build a special hospital for Japanese patients in five years. "A number of patients asked us about the treatment method. Though its safeness and effectiveness haven't been confirmed yet, we can't tell patients not to go to China. We hope Japanese specialists will make a decision on the medical use of cells from aborted fetuses as soon as possible," Ohama said. yomiuri.co.jp

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