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NEWSROOM – USA, THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What can I say about the upcoming HBO series The Newsroom from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and screenwriter of The Social Network and Moneyball? June 24th. Read on »

Cord Blood Treatment May Fulfill Baseballer’s Dreams by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Twenty-two-years ago, a doctor performed the first umbilical cord transplant for leukemia in the U.S. He used stem cells from a newborn’s umbilical cord and found that they ... Read on »

TEXAS – PERRY – STEM CELLS – NEW RULING by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Today (Friday) there is a very significant legislation ruling in Texas (prompted by Gov Perry and his use of stem cells during spinal fusion surgery) which if passed will al ... Read on »

WHY IS THE USA SO DAMN BEHIND? HAVE A HEART by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What was the method used to develop [adult stem cell] therapies all over the world in other countries? Clinical trials? -------------------------------------------------- ... Read on »

A history of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and stem cells by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A history of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) aka Lou Gehrig’s disease and stem cell treatments for humans going back to 2001. Read on »

Stem Cell Injections in Lou Gehrig’s Disease can be Given Safely by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A history of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) aka Lou Gehrig’s disease and stem cell treatments for humans going back to 2001. http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/amyotr ... Read on »

TEXAS OKs EXPERIMENTAL STEM CELL THERAPY LIMITS!!! by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The rules require patients to give their consent and a review board must approve the procedure before using adult stem cells. Supporters say establi ... Read on »

MEDICAL BOARD’s proposed stem-cell policy under fire – Part 2 by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine PLAYING A SHELL GAME WITH YOUR LIFE “The policy, thought to be the first of its kind, would allow Texas doctors to provide the unlicensed therapy as long ... Read on »

CEREBRAL PALSY AND STEM CELLS by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/little-lucass-stem-cell-hope/ http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/cord-blood-wakes-up-drowning-victi ... Read on »

MEDICAL BOARD Gives Early OK to Adult Stem Cell Rules – Part 1 by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine You can get stem cells in Texas. They have to tell you they are not approved by the FDA. They have be reviewed by an IRB – Institutional Review Board. ... Read on »

TEXAS OKs EXPERIMENTAL STEM CELL THERAPY LIMITS – questions by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Will this move by Texas lead to a faster process of FDA approval and insurance coverage? - Boonie My gut says: baby steps. They need to define the IR ... Read on »

NEW STEM CELL FOUND IN THE BRAIN by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Researchers at Lund University have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate and form several different cell types – most i ... Read on »

FDA APPROVES FIRST CORD BLOOD PRODUCT by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Finally some good news! I guess its true, even monkeys fall out of trees sometimes! FDA APPROVES FIRST CORD BLOOD PRODUCT The U.S. Food and Drug Admi ... Read on »

MAKING SENSE OF THE FDA AND STEM CELLS – WSJ OPED by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine By ANDREW VON ESCHENBACH-WSJ 4/15/12-See http://online.wsj.com /articleSB10001424052702303815404577331673917964962.html?mod=googlen ews_wsj When I ... Read on »

STEM CELLS ARE BAD!!! IT’S A CON!!! CAVEAT EMPTOR!!! by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Look guys, in any new health care industry you are going to find fraud and deception. You are also (hopefully) going to find success and health. You have t ... Read on »

DRIVING THE FDA DUNE BUGGY INTO THE STEM CELL OCEAN by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine DRIVING THE FDA DUNE BUGGY INTO THE STEM CELL OCEAN or "Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding" Read on »

BREAST STEM CELLS by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This article which can be found at http://www.scribd.com/doc/79116123/New-Scientist-November-19th-2011 (page 14) references embryonic like stem cells in breast mil ... Read on »

TEXAS OKs EXPERIMENTAL STEM CELL THERAPY LIMITS – explained by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What this means: 1. This is not blind distribution of medicine with no control. The legislature demands full transparency & disclosure (not available to pat ... Read on »

microRNA – New Kid On The Block Has Journalistic Baggage by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine “Duke University researchers used molecules called microRNAs to convert scar tissue (called fibroblasts) into heart muscle cells in a living mouse” That’s great! ... Read on »

Engineered stem cells seek out and kill HIV infection in living organisms by David Granovsky Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine is there anything they can’t do?? Engineered stem cells seek out and kill HIV infection in living organisms . Read on »

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