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To: combjelly who wrote (271577)	2/3/2006 10:57:11 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) of 1575607

Bush forces people to go to Thailand for treatment? sploid.com Don Ho's stem-cell miracle National treasure Don Ho, the man who gave us "Tiny Bubbles," is recovering in a hospital in Thailand after undergoing a stem cell transplant procedure to aid his failing heart. "I'm feeling much better and I'm so happy I came up here to do it," the 75-year-old Ho said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to coming home." After Tuesday's surgery Ho spent only two days in ICU in the Bangkok hospital and now expects to be back in Hawaii in a few more days, far ahead of schedule. "Tell my fans to stay healthy," he said. "I'm ready to go another 50 years." Ho and his surgeon, Dr. Amit Patel of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, were forced to fly to Thialand to perform the procedure because of the US' restrictive rules on stem cell research. Even VesCell adult stem cell therapy, which may have saved Ho's life, is banned despite using the patient's own stem cells, as opposed to those harvested from an abort fetus or South Korean lab technician. The experimental procedure was developed by TheraVitae Co., which has offices in Thailand and laboratories in Israel, where Ho's stem cells were sent to be multiplied. The surgery costs roughly $30,000. Dr. Patel says Ho may be strumming his ukulele again in time for Christmas.

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