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  • Stem Cell Injection Beats Collagen for Urinary Incontinence (adult autologous stem cells)

    02/03/2007 6:02:37 PM PST · by neverdem · 7 replies · 512+ views
    familypracticenews.com ^ | 15 January 2007 | PATRICE WENDLING
    Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 46 doi:10.1016/S0300-7073(07)70107-X CHICAGO — Injection of adult autologous stem cells shows an excellent success rate for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence, compared with collagen injections, Dr. Matthias Schurich said at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. In the study of both women and men, 50 (79%) of the 63 patients randomized to transurethral ultrasound-guided injection of adult stem cells were completely continent after follow-up lasting 6–30 months, compared with only 2 (7%) of the 28 patients treated with endoscopic injection of collagen after 6–12 months, he reported on behalf of...
  • Medical Tourism Means Medical Competition

    01/05/2007 7:34:46 PM PST · by cryptical · 29 replies · 509+ views
    Fight Aging ^ | Jan 4, 2007
    Medical tourism is accelerating, as well it should. Advancing biotechnology, computing power and materials science means that (a) the practice of good medicine is coming down to pretty much the cost of regulation plus the cost of the people running the show, and (b) many more regions of the world have the technology base, medical community and level of economic success to do the job well. A Filipino doctor has partnered with a Hong Kong-based company to give his countrymen hope in experiencing renewed health and strength with autologous stem cell transplants. There is so much controversy surrounding stem-cell research...