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FDA crackdown could shut stem cell clinics peddling unproven treatments – STAT

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2016-02-08

STAT

FDA crackdown could shut stem cell clinics peddling unproven treatments
STAT
As many as 200 stem cell clinics have cropped up in recent years, peddling injections, facelifts, and treatments for a number of devastating conditions. They have avoided heavy regulation, in part because they use cells extracted from a patient’s own
Lung Center gets nod to perform stem cell therapyInquirer.net
Standard method for deriving stem cells may be better for use in regenerative medicineHealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)

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2016-02-08

Waterbury Republican American

Blood stem cells donors hard to find
Waterbury Republican American
Blood stem cells, identified in the early 1960s, were the first type of stem cells discovered and launched a new era of research. Like other stem cells, they can copy themselves, differentiate into specialized cells and undergo cell death — functions

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2016-02-07

The Indian Express

In a Punjab court: Who is responsible for Harleen’s death?
The Indian Express
On Monday, the Amloh court in Fatehgarh Sahib will begin hearing a case that experts say could raise questions over existing laws regarding voluntary donation of stem cells or bone marrow for transplantation in patients with thalassaemia. A month after
Lung Center gets nod to perform stem cell therapyInquirer.net

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2016-02-07

Stem cell therapy: A nonsurgical solution to torn ligaments
St George News
FEATURE — Seven months ago, Larry Smith tried to avoid walking if he could. With a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus, Smith had been suffering from knee pain for over 40 years, the result of an injury incurred after jumping from a truck bed to an unstable