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Stem Cell Clinics Selling Risky Treatments Explode Across the U.S. – Bloomberg

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2016-06-30 NEWS

Bloomberg

Stem Cell Clinics Selling Risky Treatments Explode Across the U.S.
Bloomberg
Unproven stem cell therapies have been scorned as “medicine’s Wild West.” Patients have died while undergoing treatment. Yet others have called them “miraculous.” Hundreds of NFL players have sought them out. A study published today in the journal Cell …
Unregulated stemcell clinics are proliferating across the United StatesWashington Post
Hundreds of Clinics Offer Often Unproven Stem Cell TreatmentsNBCNews.com
Hundreds of companies in the US are selling unproven stem cell treatments, study saysLos Angeles Times
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Scientific American

Unproven Stem Cell Clinics Proliferate in the US
Scientific American
Patients seeking stem cell therapies for achy joints or shoulder injuries no longer need to hop a plane to Mexico or China. More than 550 clinics around the U.S. offer unproven interventions for sports injuries and conditions including autism, multiple
Hundreds of companies in the US are selling unproven stem cell treatments, study saysLos Angeles Times
Drive to get more patients experimental stem cell treatments stirs concernSTAT
Surprising number of businesses selling unapproved stem cell ‘treatments’ in the USEurekAlert (press release)
ResearchGate (blog)
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WINN FM

PM: Govt’s Hands Clean In Stem Cell Project Controversy
WINN FM
St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The government of St Kitts and Nevis reiterated its position Wednesday (June 29) that a controversial regenerative project at JNF Hospital is not a stem cell one. Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris speaking to reporters at

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STAT

Drive to get more patients experimental stem cell treatments stirs concern
STAT
On both coasts, campaigns are building to get desperate patients faster access to stem cell treatments — in some cases, before they are proven to work. And that is making some scientists nervous. In Washington, a US senator recently introduced a bill