It’s no longer news that there is hope in stem cell research to find a cure for diabetes, among other severe medical conditions.

What is news is the testimonial by President Bush’s first surgeon general yesterday that his speeches were censored to match administration political positions and that he was prevented from giving the public accurate scientific information on issues such as stem cell research and teen pregnancy prevention.

“Anything that doesn’t fit into the political appointees’ ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried,” Dr. Richard H. Carmona, who was surgeon general from 2002 to 2006, told a congressional committee. “The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation — not the doctor of a political party.”

Read more:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-carmona11jul11,1,915545.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071000847.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/washington/11surgeon.html?ref=health

• Scientists Produce Embryonic Stem Cells from Skin
• Study: High blood glucose gets in embryonic cells via proteins
• Cell Phones for Diabetics?
• Domain Issues and Downtime
• Bush angers diabetics by banning pumpkin destruction
• Diabeties News, Tips and Links of the Week. Honey for Ulcers, CGM Progress and Blood Sugar Readings via Freakin’ Lasers!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 at 8:05 am and is filed under Diabetes News.
.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.