Trivia

[grandma]

... Germany, who is already doing the type of spinal cord stem cell treatment that could treat my condition, or the United States,.....
Thanks!

You know, Steel M, there are always folks traveling from one country to another for surgeries, treatments, etc...whether into the US or out of it.
Since Germany apparently has the treatment available for your condition, why not put your eggs all in the basket & go for it. I can't imagine what a joy that would be!

 

[Steel_Magnolia]

You know, Steel M, there are always folks traveling from one country to another for surgeries, treatments, etc...whether into the US or out of it.
Since Germany apparently has the treatment available for your condition, why not put your eggs all in the basket & go for it. I can't imagine what a joy that would be!

grandma, you're very thoughtful in your suggestion for treatment. Unfortunately, our insurance won't cover the treatment because they still consider it experimental. And without insurance our cost would be over four hundred thousand. But I'm being patient because Canada may have the treatment soon and it could be lower in price.

Thanks again for making the suggestion!
Maggie

 

[Steel_Magnolia]

okay -
this touches on a couple of recent court rulings:

Regarding accomplished current stem cell treatments, what is
the ratio of Adult Stem Cells vs Embryonic Stem Cells ?

Sure, Steel M, I'll be glad to. The comment `...recent court rulings' refers to the United States. The phrase `accomplished treatments' is treatments already in use.
So what I am asking is Adult Stem Cell research is now actively treating how many different conditions; and Embryonic Stem Cell research is now actively treating how many different conditions.

The question is a `now, today, at this time' in the USA question with no deviancies as to what may happen in the future- tomorrow, next month, next year.

Does this help clarify my trivia question?

...

Grandma

Okay, let's see if I can get this right. Off the top of my head:

In the US, embryonic cells are being used to treat spinal cord injuries experimentally, and also experimentally to treat macular dystrophy.

In the US, adult stem cells are being used to treat many types of cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and bone cancer. Also kidney disease, Parkinsons, and experimentally to treat Huntington's, diabetes, celiac disease, autoimmune diseases like Lupus, and various neurological disorders. Etc, etc.

All recognized US stem cell treatments that are common practice use adult stem cells.

How did I do, grandma?

Maggie

 

[grandma]

How did I do, grandma?
Maggie

Not well at all, Maggie Steel.

- the question was :

Regarding accomplished current stem cell treatments, what is
the ratio of Adult Stem Cells vs Embryonic Stem Cells ?

The answer is: 73 to 0

Adult Stem Cells: 73
(tried, tested, in use, with no harm to recipients, nor any measurable amount of dollar assist from the US Government)

--as compared to--

Embyronic Stem Cells `0'
( any tried & tested have produced nothing, but have caused some type of harm to the test animals, & with beyond countable $$ governmental assist since the research first began.)

My source:www.lifeissues.org/cloningstemcell/treatments.htm
as compiled from www.stemcellresearch.org.

(another aside: it is interesting you mention treatments available for you in other countries but the cost is too great to take part in. I had gathered from discussions in the past re:the health care plan (last year - long before your sign-on) that the point of forcing the US into European health care copy-cat was because it would be so much more beneficial to us Americans.
another: you say the treatment now available in Germany `could treat' your condition. I can see, in that case, that spending $400K for shots/injections/transfusions/or however they are treating the current patients, would be frightening since you have no guarantee it is helpful to your type. Is Canada's RX more geared to you?
I wonder if there is a waiting list for such as this - like the kidney transplants, etc.

 

[Scout333]

Thanks Grandma, Very interesting question. Appears you have stumped us so the board is still yours! Maybe we'll do better next time.

 

[Steel_Magnolia]

...
(another aside: it is interesting you mention treatments available for you in other countries but the cost is too great to take part in. I had gathered from discussions in the past re:the health care plan (last year - long before your sign-on) that the point of forcing the US into European health care copy-cat was because it would be so much more beneficial to us Americans.
another: you say the treatment now available in Germany `could treat' your condition. I can see, in that case, that spending $400K for shots/injections/transfusions/or however they are treating the current patients, would be frightening since you have no guarantee it is helpful to your type. Is Canada's RX more geared to you?
I wonder if there is a waiting list for such as this - like the kidney transplants, etc.

At the risk of serious thread drift, the reason that the cost would be so great for me to get the German treatment is that my insurance will not cover the treatment. So my cost would be all out of pocket for surgery and extended recovery treatments in Germany. Canada is behind Germany in this type of treatment, but ahead of the U.S.

Happy news is that University of Utah Medical Center has just received clearances and grants to begin experiments for this general type of treatment. I do not qualify for the experimental treatment because I have an "orphan" condition (one that is too rare to be able to extrapolate data). But in a few more years who knows what may be on the horizon.

Maggie

 

[grandma]

Thanks Grandma, Very interesting question. Appears you have stumped us so the board is still yours! Maybe we'll do better next time.

Okay - easy to find::

Out of the very first 108 schools (colleges/universities) in the new land of America, how many were founded on Christianity ?

 

[Scout333]

Okay - easy to find::

Out of the very first 108 schools (colleges/universities) in the new land of America, how many were founded on Christianity ?

My first thought was "All of them" but decided to google to be sure. 106?
Do you know which ones weren't founded on Christianity?

 

[grandma]

My first thought was "All of them" but decided to google to be sure. 106?
Do you know which ones weren't founded on Christianity?

Scout - 106 is the number I have;

but as for the names of even just 106, much less 108 , I have not been able to find it.
The way I understand it, of nine I could find, Harvard (1638), Yale, 1701, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Wm & Mary, Rutgers, Brown were Christian based. The U of Penn was not, (so was one of the two) - but had the Christian teachings & visitor speakers, etc. I would suppose the other one was a state/founder based institution, also.
It would seem there should be a list, somewhere, containing the names of schools started from the Landing. Colonial America up to the Rev War did not seem to be short on Upper Ed schools.

 

[Scout333]

Scout - 106 is the number I have;

but as for the names of even just 106, much less 108 , I have not been able to find it.
The way I understand it, of nine I could find, Harvard (1638), Yale, 1701, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Wm & Mary, Rutgers, Brown were Christian based. The U of Penn was not, (so was one of the two) - but had the Christian teachings & visitor speakers, etc. I would suppose the other one was a state/founder based institution, also.
It would seem there should be a list, somewhere, containing the names of schools started from the Landing. Colonial America up to the Rev War did not seem to be short on Upper Ed schools.

Thanks for the additional info Grandma! Since we're in the area of institutions of higher learning lets try another one.

Which was the first public university in the U.S.? i.e. state institution

 

[Gumby]

Thanks for the additional info Grandma! Since we're in the area of institutions of higher learning lets try another one.

Which was the first public university in the U.S.? i.e. state institution

University of Georgia ?

 

[Scout333]

University of Georgia ?

Good choice Gumby! There is a friendly rivalry between the University of Georgia and University of North Carolina. As I remember the story is that the University of Georgia was chartered first but did not graduate a class until 1801. The University of North Carolina had graduated 3 classes by then. They each claim the first public University status.

Congratulations! The board is yours. Either answer is correct. Depending on whether you ask a Dawg or a Tar Heel

 

[Gumby]

What is the name of the Field that is the first facility in the United States intended to measure erosion and run-off for differing crops and agricultural practices?

It is located on the University of Missouri campus.

 

[Scout333]

What is the name of the Field that is the first facility in the United States intended to measure erosion and run-off for differing crops and agricultural practices?

It is located on the University of Missouri campus.

bump.

 

[Scout333]

What is the name of the Field that is the first facility in the United States intended to measure erosion and run-off for differing crops and agricultural practices?

It is located on the University of Missouri campus.

Historic Sanborn Field??

 

[Gumby]

Historic Sanborn Field??

Scout, That is correct... The board is yours.

 

[Scout333]

OK, How bout a little Presidential trivia?
Who was the last President that did not attend college?

 

[burrocrat]

umm, barry soerto? just a w.a.g., i'll say for sure, just as soon as i find that transcript. it's got to be around here somewhere.

 

[Steel_Magnolia]

umm, barry soerto? just a w.a.g., i'll say for sure, just as soon as i find that transcript. it's got to be around here somewhere.

:laugh:

 

[nnuut]

umm, barry soerto? just a w.a.g., i'll say for sure, just as soon as i find that transcript. it's got to be around here somewhere.

Good guess BC.:laugh: