Costa Rica shuts stem cell clinic

Costa Rica shuts stem cell clinic
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Costa Rica has ordered the country’s largest stem cell clinic to stop offering treatment, saying there is no proof that it is effective, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday.
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Stem cell treatment on offer for arthritic canines

Stem cell treatment on offer for arthritic canines
Dozens of Auckland dog owners are having their arthritic dogs assessed for stem cell treatment.
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Canine Stem Cell Therapy

Full title: Man’s Best Friend Gets Something Back: Canine Stem Cell Therapy by Clark Adamczyk (2008) This is a documentary I produced as part of a film class at Wayne State University. BTW It looks like YouTube screws with sound volume after upload. The original file I uploaded sounds less muffled and peaked than the [...]

Scientists grow jaw bone from adult stem cells

Scientists grow jaw bone from adult stem cells
Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, full-size jaw bone from human adult stem cells.
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Stem cell miracle by FOX TV on Mar 26 2009

John Lawson Cullison, Jr., an artist known for his work in the genre of visionary realism or “new age art,” lost his ability to paint due to the effects of arthritis. This incurable condition is due to the degeneration in cartilage tissue and symptoms include: pain, tenderness in the joints, stiffness, loss of flexibility, bone [...]

Stem Cell Therapy & Treatments Costa Rica – Dr Fabio Solano

Adult stem cells expert from Costa Rica discusses about various treatment options that are available with your Own stem cells(different than embryonic stem cells). Some of the areas that are seeing stem cells applications are: Autoimmune Diseases, Cerebral Palsy, Critical Limb Ischemia, Degenerative Joint Disease, Diabetes Type 2, Heart Failure , Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoarthritis, Kidney [...]

Exactech Platform Fracture Stem for Shoulder Surgeries Receives FDA Clearance

Exactech Platform Fracture Stem for Shoulder Surgeries Receives FDA Clearance
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—-Exactech, Inc. , a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced today that the company has received 510 clearance from the U.S.
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Horse stem cell conference to draw veterinarians and human-health professionals

Horse stem cell conference to draw veterinarians and human-health professionals
( University of California – Davis ) Some 200 veterinarians, stem cell researchers and other medical professionals from throughout the United States and abroad will gather March 5-6 in the heart of Californias Central Coast horse region for a groundbreaking conference on the use of stem [...]

Blocking Leptin Increases T Regulatory Cells (Increasing Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy?)

see www.stemnow.com Mesenchymal stem cells increase T regulatory cells, which may be one of the reasons why responses have been seen in animal models of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Here we discuss a paper (De Rosa et al. Immunity 26:241) showing that blocking leptin can increase T regulatory cells. In the future it may [...]

Rheumatoid Arthritis Fat Stem Cell Therapy

video discussing use of fat stem cells for rheumatoid arthritis, see www.cellmedicine.com for more info