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Stem cell research offers hope2he RegionalBy Lindsay Williamsonaccording to Adam Katz, Municipality of HaltonGrade 12, T.A. Blakelock an associate professor of www.halton.caH.S.plastic surgery and bio-medical engineering at the our own body fat hasUniversity of Virginia. OAKVILLEthe potential toThe replacement cellsYimprove the qualityrelease growth factors and of life and even help repairwrap around new blood Family Dayheart damage after a heartvessels, stabilizing them.attack. This has been discussedHousehold Waste Collection NoticeStem cells in our bodyfor nearly a decade, but fat have tiny blood vesselsrecently Dr. Hendricks Please Note Collection Day Changesthat may help new vesselsDuckers in Rotterdam, to grow. Netherlands has been lead-FEBRUARYWhen the heart ising a research team in MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAYinjured, the body respondsclinical trials.212223242526by forming small bloodThey removed a golf AREA 1, 2, 3, 4 AREA 5, 6, 7, 8 vessels to provide bloodball-size of fat from the COLLECTION MOVESCOLLECTION MOVESflow to the injured area,abdomens of 14 cardiac patients. FAMILY DAYThe extracted stem cells wereinjected into the patients bodies"ue to the$amily"ay holiday, household waste collection services the week of $ebruary 21 through a device attached to theirwill take place the day after your regular collection day.leg.Please place your waste at the curb by a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day.The stem cells travel into andPlease check your 2011 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your through a blood vessel until theycollection area details, or visitwww.halton.ca/waste to use our Search by Address tool.reach the heart and since the stemcells are from the patient's own body,Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS)there is no chance of rejection.European Engineering Combinedwill be closed Monday,$ebruary 21, 2011When Duckers and his teamWithTraditionalWorkmanshipRegular Operating Hours checked with the patients six monthsOpen Monday to Saturday later they found patients who received a.m. to 30 p.m.the fat-derived stems cells droppedfrom 31.6 per cent heart muscle dam-5 00 Regional Road 25, Miltonage to 15.4 per cent and they also$or a full list of HWMS fees, visitwww.halton.ca/waste or contact Halton Region.noted some improvement in theBuilding on thetreated heart's ability to pump blood.Metal & Appliance CollectionWhat it means for the patient isBrightest Ideas Around GlassMetal and appliances are collected by appointment only. 7ou they have less heart failure, and alsomust schedule metal and appliance collection before placing less reoccurrences of heart attacks,"material out for pick up. 7our scheduled collection date may be 905.849.0266Duckers said in a CTV interview.two to three weeks from date of call.There are concerns the stem cellsmay cause fat to grow in the heart orSCHEDULE YOUR COLLECTIONthe fat-derived stem cells may notComplete the online form at www.halton.ca/wastetoolsor call Halton Region by respond to cardiac cells at all. dialing 311.Researchers are aware of the con-Give a description of the material to be collected.7ou will be given a date for when yourcerns and are moving forward withmaterial will be collected and a conmation number.caution however they are not to be*$2.00 OAKVILLE SERVICEdeterred.TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY God made love handles for a rea-Regional Council approves a 0.2% tax reduction for AFTERNOON DEPARTURES TO FALLSVIEW CASINOson, said Stuart Williams, the scien-Regional programs and servicestific director of the CardiovascularFROMHOPEDALE MALLInnovation Institute and one of the*After $10 Slot On January 26, Regional Council unanimously approved the 2011Reward Bonusleading researchers for fat-derivedGovernment Photo Budget and Business Plan, delivering a 0.2% tax reduction forstem cells.ID requiredRegional programs and services. 2his is the second consecutive Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., based inyear the Region has not increased property taxes for its services,San Diego, is a company that is lead-while continuing to invest in important programs for its residents.ing the field of regenerative medicineproducts and sponsored the clinicalOver the laste years, the average annual tax increase for RegionalCASINO NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINOtrial with Duckers and another 27-pa-programs and services has been approximately half a per cent - oneTUESDAYMORNINGS tient trial in Spain with similar resultsof the lowest among municipalities in Canada.MORNINGSWED. & SAT.to Duckers. $or more information about the 2011 Budget and Business Plan, visit $12pp INCLUDES $12pp INCLUDES Because of these positive resultsHalton Regions website at www.halton.ca/budget.Gary CarrBUFFET LUNCHBUFFET LUNCHCytori confirmed they will seek regu-Regional Chairlatory approval for clinical trials inMinimum 5- hour stay required. Valid government-issued photo identification and Players Advantage Club Card required to redeem offers. Offers subject to Europe next year.Halton Regional February 16 Regional Council - 30 a.m.Meetings can be viewed change without notice. Offers cannot be combined/substituted. Must be 19 years It is unlikely that the stems cellsonline atwww.halton.ca.Meeting ScheduleFebruary 21Offices closed for $amily"ayof age or older to board coaches for casino. Void where prohibited.will be publicly available within theFOR RESERVATIONS CALLPlease let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or next seven years, but the bright lightaccommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting.1-800-838-1789that these stem cells offer the 400,000T.I.C.O. #500075351151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 168 CLARENCE ST., PORT COLBORNE, L3K 3G5plus people a year that suffer withOMCA Member"ial 311 or 5 5 k 2oll $ree 166 66 k 227 5 33 k www.halton.caheart disease is a breath of life.www.casinocoach.ca www.frontlinetours.cawww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 11, 2011 18110211