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Reports that the Australian government has set up a review committee to look into legislation on stem cells and embryonic research. Support of the Victoria state government to the ban on reproductive cloning; Definition of therapeutic cloning or somatic cell nuclear transfer.

Australian Scientist Urges Parliament to Pass Stem Cell Laws. Aussie Breakthrough for Cancer Patients. Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Develops Detection Tools for Breast Cancer. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Uses Stem Cells Research to Treat Diabetes. New Medicare Items for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Chinese Medicine Compound has Anti-cancer Effects on Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Low Doses of Resveratrol in Red Wine Fights Diabetes. New Drug Developed to Fight Human and Bird Flu Viruses. India and US Cooperate in Developing Medical Technology. India Sets Up First Institute of Nephro-Urology. Malaysia Expected to Achieve Millennium Development Goals on HIV/AIDS. Living Cell Technologies Applies for Clinical Trial for Animal to Human Transplants. Singapore First in Asia Pacifc to Get 3D Imaging System for Spinal Surgery. Researchers Identify Key Step Bird Flu Virus Takes to Spread to Humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the developments in adult stem cells research as of 2008. The Australian Stem Cell Centre at Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria declared that it is the first in the country to work with induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. An enzyme inhibitor that helps stem cells from umbilical cord blood get into bone marrow was discovered by researchers in Chicago, Illinois and Texas. Molecules that may transform stem cells in brain into nerve cells were found by scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard in Massachusetts.

AUSTRALIA – Australia Developing Breakthrough Leukemia Research Strategy. AUSTRALIA – Obesity Associated With Detrimental Changes in Ovary. AUSTRALIA – Queensland's Dengue Outbreak Worsens. CHINA – Global Fund Assists Guangxi In Anti-AIDS Programs. CHINA – Chinese Scientists Clone 5 Human Embryos for Research. CHINA – China Stockpiles Vaccine for Possible Bird Flu Outbreak. CHINA – QIAGEN Supports Cervical Cancer Screening for Underprivileged. CHINA – JCI and Peking University Collaborate on Patient Safety and Education in China. CHINA – Scientists Identify Key Drug Target in Bird Flu Virus. CHINA – China Facing Burden from Chronic Diseases. CHINA – Chinese Scientists Discover Achilles' Heel for SARS Virus. CHINA – 18 HFMD Child Fatalities in China. CHINA – Mainland China Reports 838 Infectious Disease Fatalities in February. HONG KONG – Lethal Fungal Contamination in Drug. HONG KONG – Hong Kong Experiences Record High HIV Infection Level. INDIA – Stem Cells Help Save Man's Leg From Amputation. INDIA – Human Trials for Kalaazar Vaccine Soon. INDIA – Stem Cell Banks Expand on Prospects of Healthy Dividend. INDIA – Biotech Rice to be Commercially Available in India by 2012. INDIA – Rising Demand for Herbal Medicines in Jammu Kashmir. INDIA – India, UNESCO to Set up Biotech Centre. INDONESIA – Health Ministry Clears up Vaccine Dispute. JAPAN – Bird Flu Detected in Second Quail Farm in Central Japan. NEW ZEALAND – NZ Med Tech Sector Continues to Thrive. NEW ZEALAND – Aerobics Classes can Cause Hearing Damage. SINGAPORE – Dengue fever is on the rise in Singapore. SINGAPORE – Will New US Policy Stem Talent Flow to Singapore? SINGAPORE – HBOT Now Available at SGH. SINGAPORE – Cancer Society's Colorectal Screenings Helped Save 123 lives. SINGAPORE – National Heart Centre Singapore Unveils New Techniques for Heart Patients. SINGAPORE – NTU Seals Global Partnerships in Environmental Sciences R&D. SINGAPORE – NUH Cancer Center in Major Cancer Drug Trial. SINGAPORE – Need More Trained Doctors? Build New Medical School. VIETNAM – Harmful Bacteria Found in Bottled Water. OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Hot Tea Linked to Throat Cancer. USA – New Vaccine Method 'Offers Instant Immunity'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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