Category Archives: Stem Cell Scams
Stem Cell Death? Dr. Zannos Grekos’ Controversial Stem Cell Therapy
Florida probes: Did stem cell therapy kill cardiologist’s patient? They offer hope to many people burdened with incurable and devastating ailments. But some stem cell therapies have ended up serving heartbreak, instead. In the latest of many cases that have cropped up across the globe since the first stem cells were isolated in 1998, a [...]
Spinal Cord Stem Cell Cures are Scams, Prof. Alan Mackay-Sim Warns
“Clinics offering ‘stem cell therapies’ do not state what cells they are transplanting, do not provide evidence of how the cells work in animals and whether they work in humans,” he noted.
Mackay-Sim also warned people not to believe the testimonials advertising the effectiveness of so-called stem cell treatments for SCI. “There is no concrete evidence that it is stem cell treatment that leads to improvement of any sort in a person with SCI,” he pointed out.
As illnesses and injuries can change with time and that a few improve without treatment, statements and testimonials from patients placed on websites or in newspapers do not comprise “evidence” he said.
Stem Cell Scams in the United States: FDA Warning
U.S. authorities arrested in December 2011 a midwife, an assistant professor, and a “fake” doctor. The three men were jailed for the manufacture, sale and use of stem cells without FDA sanction or approval.
The contentious stem cells traveled across states into Mexico where they were used in unauthorized stem cell treatment performed on gullible patients suffering deadly incurable diseases.
Stem Cell Cosmetic Surgery Botox: Effective, Safe, or Scam?
Beware of doctors who tell you to take stem cells for cosmetic surgery, surgeons during the American Plastic Surgery Convention in Toronto warned the public. Says California plastic surgeon Robert Singer: “Be cautious of any doctor who is promoting these (stem cell) procedures. This is a marketing term and I can tell you at this [...]
Dr. William Rader: Stem Cell Scam Artist or Miracle Doctor?
Watch this ABC News report (using a BBC investigative video) on Dr. William Rader and stem cell therapy practice in the Dominican Republic. Is he a scam artist who ought to be stopped? Or is he a medical pioneer who should be supported? Does he raise any of these stem cell scam red flags? We [...]
