Tag Archives: Stem Cell Therapy UK Great Britain
Stem Cell Treatment for Knee, Hip, Joint Problems?
British scientists from the University of Manchester are developing a stem cell treatment that could end the need for costly hip and knee replacements. Reports the Daily Mail: Scientists from Manchester University and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust have found the ‘recipe’ to coax stem cells into quickly transforming into chondrocytes, the cells that go [...]
Stem Cell Treatment for UK Crash Patient
Want more stem cell treatments in the UK? Check out the story below about a crash victim who underwent a stem cell surgery. ***** Watching a news report about a climber whose leg was saved through stem cell treatment encouraged Diane Stuttard, a hit-and-run crash victim, to decide to undergo the same procedure. She called [...]
Stem Cell Medical Tourism Risks: Safety Concerns Raised by Brits
Now that stem cell treatment is fastly becoming a part of the medical tourism industry, some British experts and the International Society for Stem Cell Research are warning would-be patients to be wary of rogue private stem cell treatment clinics around the world who are out to exploit anxious patients who are willing to take [...]
Dr. Robert Trossel, Stem Cell Doctor, to Face Sanctions
A Dutch-trained physician will be facing sanctions after the General Medical Council (GMC) ruled that he exaggerated the benefits of unproven stem cell treatments to exploit vulnerable multiple sclerosis patients. According to the GMC’s Fitness to Practise Panel, Dr. Robert Trossel committed repeated serious violations of “many essential tenets” of good medical practice after he [...]
Stem Cell Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? — BBC Report
The controversy surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells for stem cell therapy may become a thing of the past if this British experiment which uses adult stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease proves successful and if it is replicated for various other diseases. The BBC reports:
