Stem cell scientist leads effort to prevent fraudulent treatment
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 01:22
in Health & Medicine
Leading stem cell researchers from institutions around the world are issuing warnings about unproven stem cell therapies being marketed on the Internet and have launched a website to educate and protect patients seeking such treatments. Often conducted outside of the United States, most of these therapies have little or no benefit -- and can be dangerous as well as costly.