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Stem cell experts offer guide to fight "snake oil" Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:58 PM PDT Some unethical Web sites and clinics are offering "snake oil" treatments that claim to provide cures using stem cells but are at best raising false hopes, stem cell experts said on Thursday. California Pumps $271 Million Into Construction of Stem Cell Labs Architectural Record Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:44 AM PDT In August 2001, the Bush administration announced it was cutting off federal funding for most stem cell research. Stem cell experts offer guide to fight 'snake oil' Straits Times Thu, 12 Jun 2008 5:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON - SOME unethical websites and clinics are offering 'snake oil' treatments that claim to provide cures using stem cells but are at best raising false hopes, stem cell experts said. Guidelines for Translating Stem Cell Therapies from the Lab to the Bedside Newswise Thu, 12 Jun 2008 6:27 AM PDT At the sixth annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, a task force of leaders in the field announced a draft set of guidelines to ensure that rigorous best practices are applied to the clinical translation of stem cell research from the laboratory to human subjects. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-12 14:56 Geron: Embryonic stem cell therapy for heart failure evades immune system attack Interactive Investor Thu, 12 Jun 2008 7:24 AM PDT NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of Geron Corp. rose in early trading Thursday after the company said it has research studies that show its human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for the treatment of heart failure, GRNCM1, evades direct attack by the human immune system in vitro. International Committee Recommends Stringent Guidelines for Translating Stem Cell Therapies From the Lab Bench to the ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Thu, 12 Jun 2008 6:00 AM PDT The Internet is rife with provider Web sites and patient testimonials touting exciting new stem cell treatments for paralysis, Parkinsons disease, heart failure and cancer. And every year, desperately ill patients travel thousands of miles to seek experimental stem cell therapies with bold claims of cures for such intractable diseases. Stem cell experts offer guide to fight "snake oil" AlertNet Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:59 PM PDT Source: Reuters By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Some unethical Web sites and clinics are offering "snake oil" treatments that claim to provide cures using stem ... Geron says stem cell treatment does well in early tests Silicon Valley - San Jose Business Journal Thu, 12 Jun 2008 1:41 PM PDT A Geron Corp. heart failure treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells did well in early tests of how likely it is to avoid being attacked by a patient's immune system. (GERN) More patients seek experimental stem cell therapy Boston Globe Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:24 PM PDT Drew Schemera's blog, "The Journey," begins, appropriately enough, with a post detailing preflight jitters. "I have been tossing and turning all night wondering where I get my strength, but I dig deep and find the answer, always, somewhere in my mind's abyss," he wrote just about a year ago. "A friend told me yesterday that this will be my calling ...

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