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- Woods Federer kings of their sports friendly rivals for glory.(golfe…
- Sports medicine turns to stem cell ‘repair kits’
- Sports medicine turns to stem cell ‘repair kits’
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
Woods Federer kings of their sports friendly rivals for glory.(golfe…
Free with registration – Miami Herald – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 20, 2007
Woods Federer kings of their sports friendly rivals for glory. (20-MAR-07) Miami Herald (Miami FL).
Sports medicine turns to stem cell ‘repair kits’
International Herald Tribune – Mar 20, 2007
Doctors and researchers say that in a few years the use of primitive stem cells from infants' umbilical cord blood could grow new knee ligaments or elbow tendons creating a gene therapy that becomes the vanguard of sports injury repair. Already some sports agents are preparing to advise clients about banking stem cells from their offspring or from tissue taken from their own bodies as an insurance policy against a career- ending infirmity. Stem cell blood banks are touting the benefits of stem cell therapies for the practical healing and rehabilitation of tendons ligaments muscle and cartilage. There are skeptics in the medical community but the therapies have enthusiastic advocates as well.
Sports medicine turns to stem cell ‘repair kits’
International Herald Tribune – Mar 20, 2007
“It all sounds good to them” Caplan said. “They'll charge in head first. But there's danger in that. ” Leigh Steinberg a celebrated American sports agent conceded that top sports stars would zealously pursue each orthopedic breakthrough.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Motor Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Mar 20, 2007
NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol TN There are two big stories unfolding this week at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The first is the debut of NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow. For years NASCAR has been working towards this day in an effort to bring a safer car to the sport. It is also one that tries to reduce all the manufacturers’ aerodynamic differences.
