Archive for July, 2009
India’s great contribution in the field of Stem cell therapy
First stem cell transplantation for a traumatic brain injury has been successfully in India at BGS Hospitals, Bangalore under the supervision of Chief Neurosurgeon, Dr. N K Venkataramana. This transplant results in a great achievement with Patient being improved from from a condition of altered sensorium, severe cognitive dysfunction and no movement of limbs to fully conscious with full memory gain, communicating and purposive movement of the limbs.” India is one of the chief supporter of ... Readmore
Stem Cells use other than Therapy………
Stem cells have also shown their potential in development of medicines, being used for drug screening. Madison And Cellular Dynamics got license for using Stem cells in Drug Testing. Cellular Dynamics licensed from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to “create a pipeline that mass produces cells for large-scale drug screening campaigns at pharmaceutical companies and for regenerative medicine applications.” They declared their licensed exclusive rights to patent portfolio for t... Readmore
Stem Cell Therapy in Costa Rica…..
Arizona man: Mark Palmer, due to no stem cell therapy available in US yet, went to Costa Rica for improvement of his life quality. Mark was 29 when he got paralyzed from the chest down in a 2003 car accident. Five years later, his wife, Celeste, read about stem cell potential to regenerate damaged spinal cord tissue and found a clinic in Costa Rica called the Institute for Cellular Medicine. Mark got the stem cell therapy at the large expense of 30,000$ believing the claim of the centre for 80% ... Readmore
Stem Cells Treatment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amina, 43 yrs, was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) only one year ago. Her condition since then has deteriorated to the point where she could no longer use her arms and legs, and had to use the help of caregivers for all her personal daily care, helping her in washing, dressing, getting in and out of bed. While being dressed, or forced to make big movements, she suffered great pain in her muscles. She needed someone to feed her as she did not have enough strength to bring her h... Readmore
Stem Cells Treating Stroke Patients
At the age of 35, Anny began having seizures. She was referred to several facilities and was examined by numerous physicians and has spent many thousands of dollars trying to find a cause, none has ever been found. Anny informs, “In 1991 I had a stroke that left me quite limited in my mobility and very limited in my speech pattern.” she was in this stage for approximately one and half years. She had to leave her job. “My husband asked to get a stem cell transplant to see if it could impr... Readmore
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment With Stem Cells
Peter, 75, suffering from severe arthritis, was so tired and lifeless that he could only work for a couple of hours and have to rest and the pain was also a great handicap. At this point in his life, he had given up on any hope of a miracle that would improve his health and had resigned himself to being and old man in a rocking chair awaiting his expiration. When the doctor counseled with him about the placenta implant procedure, he was confident that it would a very positive effect on my condit... Readmore
Stem Cells Treating Parkinson’s Disease
Garreth, 53, noticed a twitch in one of his fingers. Then, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2001. Seeking a second opinion and in denial he went a year without treatment. He played mandolin and guitar in two bands, competed in track and field at a national level. After his first year of denial, he finally accepted help and was prescribed sinamet, requip, and amantadine. He began a world wide search for a cure. In a round about way he found treatment in Mexico. He took treatment in Apri... Readmore
Stem Cells Curing Cancer
Lisa had basically given up on life after being diagnosed with breast cancer and a masticated tumor in her stomach as well as having arthritis. She received her first set of placenta implants after several sessions with acupuncture and began feeling better. “After six months I went in for a second set of implants and after three or four months, I went in for another mammogram and was cancer free”, Lisa informed. The implants not only freed her from cancer, but her mental well being has don... Readmore
