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New stem cell clinic feigns government approval with provocative name – Genetic Literacy Project

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2015-03-13 NEWS

New stem cell clinic feigns government approval with provocative name
Genetic Literacy Project
For example, some stem cell clinics tout their listings on ClinicalTrials.gov as somehow meaning that their for-profit stem cell “treatments” are FDA- or NIH-approved, which they mostly aren’t. At the same time the clinics when pressed generally assert

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Girl meets German stem cell donor who helped her beat cancer
Jacksonville Daily News
CHICAGO — Sabrina Chahir was waiting to meet the man who helped send her cancer into remission. The 8-year-old girl, who likes art and takes piano lessons, knew he had flown across an ocean to see her, nearly four years after he donated his stem cells …

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2015-03-13 NEWS

Girl meets German stem cell donor who helped her beat cancer
Jacksonville Daily News
CHICAGO — Sabrina Chahir was waiting to meet the man who helped send her cancer into remission. The 8-year-old girl, who likes art and takes piano lessons, knew he had flown across an ocean to see her, nearly four years after he donated his stem cells …

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2015-03-12 NEWS

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Stem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment
Medical Xpress
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells‘ extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ability also is cause for concern in cancer treatment. Malignant tumors contain stem cells, prompting worries among medical experts

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2015-03-12 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Stem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment
Medical Xpress
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells‘ extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ability also is cause for concern in cancer treatment. Malignant tumors contain stem cells, prompting worries among medical experts

and more »