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Does Stem Cell Research Hold Diabetes Cure? What progress might President Obama's approach to stem cell research bring for the fight against diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and other diseases which hit the black community hard?

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What progress might President Obama's approach to stem cell research bring for the fight against diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and other diseases which hit the black community hard?

Tony Cox looks at the impact of President Obama's decision on the health of African Americans with Dr. Jerry Tolbert.

He's the spokesman for the American Diabetes Association and a member of the East Harlem Diabetes Center of Excellence.