Adult Stem Cell Therapy

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Not Everyone Knows There's a Difference

The verbiage 'stem cells' largely connotes a moral & ethical debate centered on research involving creation, usage & destruction of human embryos ... but, not ALL stem cell research involves embryos ... when the media begins to make an overall distinction between proven ASCT versus ESC research, the words 'stem cell' won't be such a political hot button.

Success & increased potential has been demonstrated from ASCT (Adult Stem Cell Therapy), yet there are NO approved treatments or even any human trials using ESCs ...

Embryonic stem cells may be rejected by the immune system & have a propensity to develop into tumors ~ a problem that doesn't occur if a patient receives their own adult stem cells (ASCs).

Fund-Raising Info:

A primer to starting & completing your fund raising campaign for ASCT:

~ Getting established w/ NTAF or comparable to share 501(c)(3) non-profit status & raise funds for Adult Stem Cell Therapy not covered by insurance.

~ Fund-raising ideas, tips & suggestions of additional ways to promote your fund-raising campaign by getting the word out to hundreds, thousands, hopefully millions of people who can help.

Details of one campaign that raised $30K in less than five months ...

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Some Differences ...

"Do Adult Stem Cells Have Advantages Over Human Embryonic Stem Cells?"
"Regardless of the reasons, the public is not being given the information it needs to make well-informed, sensible decisions concerning the direction and purpose of publicly funded science. If public research resources are ineffectively used because of biased or missing information, eventually all mankind will suffer when medical advances are delayed or blocked." ~ excerpt from The Seoul Times article ~ please see FULL ARTICLE by James P. Kelly, Biotech Writer
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"Embryonic Stem Cell Hucksters Exploit Paralysis"
"There’s bad news and there’s more bad news for paralysis victims hoping that some variety of stem cell will soon help them walk again. Adult stem cell paralysis treatment has just suffered a major setback, on the one hand. On the other, these victims are being mercilessly exploited by those desperate to convince us that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) – yet to be tested in a human – are a miracle cure desperately needing massive infusions of taxpayer funds." ~ an excerpt, please see FULL ARTICLE by Michael Fumento, author

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What the ASCT Website is About:

1] To Help Readers understand how & why Adult Stem Cell Therapy does NOT have controversial moral & ethical issues, contrary to embryonic stem cell research.
2] To Form a Community among:
~ Potential & Previous Adult Stem Cell Therapy Patients
~ Benefactors, Family & Friends of Loved Ones w/ Dreaded Diseases
~ Caregivers / Medical Professionals / Research Students
~ Register to Join & Show Unity in the Universal Hope for Healing!
3] To Help Members Fund-Raise for Their ASCT

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For educational purposes only & not to be construed as medical advice

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David Granovsky

California Funds ADULT STEM CELLS - 10 to 4!

California Awards Grants for Research Projects in NON-EMBRYONIC Stem Cells

By ANDREW POLLACK

Published: October 28, 2009

LOS ANGELES — In a tacit acknowledgment that the promise of human embryonic stem cells is still far in the future, California’s stem cell research program on Wednesday awarded grants intended to develop therapies using mainly other, less controversial cells.
[It's ok, you can say it...A-D-U-L-T stem cells. There, was that so hard?]

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Posted by David Granovsky on October 29, 2009 at 3:59am — 1 Comment

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Sick and Wrong ~ How Washington is screwing up health care reform – and why it may take a revolt to fix it

MATT TAIBBI | Sep 03, 2009 | ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE shared artice

Let's start with the obvious: America has not only the worst but the dumbest health care system in the developed world. It's become a black leprosy eating away at the American experiment — a bureaucracy so insip… Continue

Posted by ASCT Site Admin on September 14, 2009 at 10:00am

Harla Bergmann

Better late than never!?

I will start off by apologizing to every one who was keeping track of me. I have obviously been home for awhile. Unfortunately I was not greeted with the amount of positivity and excitement I had hoped for. Carina was not able to fly home with us. She needed a reentry visa. We did not have that, my bad. Lesson learned, the hard way. She got back a couple of weeks ago I was also told that my dog Sophie had been hit by a car. I was quite devastated. I adopted a dog that was abused and needed a goo… Continue

Posted by Harla Bergmann on September 10, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

David Granovsky

Lured by promise of stem cells, Dallas-Fort Worth residents head abroad for medical treatment - original article

The original article was pulled but I found this copy of it for those interested. - dg

Posted on Sun, Feb. 01, 2009
Lured by promise of stem cells, Dallas-Fort Worth residents head abroad for medical treatment

By MARIA M. PEROTIN
mperotin@star-telegram.com
A quadriplegic since she was 14, Jessica Grimm learned long ago how to work around her body’s limitations.
She lives alone, uses a computer, has a job, even drives a car. But the Arlington student must rely on a coterie of
assistants… Continue

Posted by David Granovsky on September 8, 2009 at 10:39am

David Granovsky

Can MS be treated with stem cells?

The recent article on Richard Humphries' triumph over his MS ( http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/my-ms-pain-is-gone/ ) prompted this response from a concerned reader. "Posting was bright and filled with promise, but, alas, not a lot of information. - CJD"

Good call CJD! I did some digging and would like to present the cumulative results to answer the question: Can MS be treated with stem cells?

You decide. Here are 11 articles from my blog, 47 from donmargolis.com, 28,000 from goo… Continue

Posted by David Granovsky on September 2, 2009 at 7:24pm

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Understanding TYPES & USES of Adult Stem Cells

Different Kinds of Adult Stem Cells That Exist & Can Be Isolated From Peripheral Blood, Umbilical Cord Blood & Bone Marrow, etc.

These different types of progenitor stem cells can be isolated, grown in tissue culture & used to treat diseased & damaged specific organs with specific stem cells. Over the years, technologies have been developed that isolate different types of progenitor stem cells from umbilical cord blood in addition to very primitive-almost embryonic-types of stem cells. Thus the stem cells are by their nature able to home in on the affected tissue that needs therapy.

Peripheral Blood Stem Cells [PBSCs} are multi-potent & can be used just like bone marrow stem cells to treat various disorders. Since they can be obtained from drawn blood, PBSCs are easier to collect than bone marrow stem cells,( which must be extracted from within bones), which makes PBSCs a less invasive treatment option than bone marrow stem cells, but PBSCs are sparse in the bloodstream.

Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
may differentiate into: cardiac muscle cells & skeletal muscle cells.

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells are less prone to rejection due to lack of features that can be recognized and attacked by the recipient's immune system & there is less chance that these transplanted cells will attack the recipient's body, a problem called graft versus host disease.

Hematopoietic stem cells [HSCs] form blood cells (red blood cells, B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages & platelets) & immune cells. CD34+ cells have capability to self-renew & are able to differentiate into a variety of specialized cell types as well as mobilize out of the bone marrow & into the circulation. HSCs are used as therapy for all types of cancer, inherited blood disorders like anemia & Thalassemia. HSCs are used as therapy for autoimmune disorders like diabetes & rheumatoid arthritis. So far, HSCs have proven to be anti-tumor. Hematopoietic stem cells may differentiate into three major types of brain cells (neurons, oligodendrocytes & astrocytes); skeletal muscle cells; cardiac muscle cells & liver cells. Hematopoietic stem cells form the type of blood cells called bone marrow stromal cells also called mesenchymal stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells give rise to a variety of cell types: bone cells (osteocytes), cartilage cells (chondrocytes), fat cells (adipocytes) & other kinds of connective tissue cells such as those in tendons.

Neural stem cells
in the brain give rise to three major cell types: nerve cells (neurons) & two categories of non-neuronal cells-astrocytes & oligodendrocytes. Brain stem cells may differentiate into: blood cells & skeletal muscle cells.

Epithelial stem cells
in the lining of the digestive tract & then give rise to several cell types: absorptive cells, goblet cells, Paneth cells & enteroendocrine cells.

Skin stem cells
(epidermal and follicular) occur in the basal layer of the epidermis & at the base of hair follicles. The epidermal stem cells give rise to keratinocytes, which migrate to the surface of the skin to form a protective layer. The follicular stem cells can give rise to both the hair follicle & to the epidermis.

What You Need to Know About Adult Stem Cells & the FDA Wanting Control Over Your Very Own Stem Cells

REMOVING THE OCULAR WOOL: STEM CELLS (Preview)
A short preview or trailer video for the upcoming documentary

Patient Movement Forms in Opposition to FDA Position
that the Patient's Own Stem Cells are Drugs

(click the image above)
GET INVOLVED!
* Email the FDA / CBER Ombudsman ~ cberombudsman@fda.hhs.gov
* Call The FDA ~ 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
* Write an email to your congress person ~ determine your state representative

Embryonic Stem Cells: Let's optimize today’s reality before chasing tomorrow’s fantasy

I watched the revived debate about embryonic stem cells rekindle and my blood starts to boil. I suffer from multiple sclerosis. It should be I who is rejoicing. So why am I angry?

I am angry because we, the patient community, are being misled by false hope given to a technology that is at best primitive. For a second let us put aside the religious and ethical consequences of embryonic stem cells and focus on “science”.

It is a scientific fact that embryonic stem cells cause cancer when placed in mice. It is also a fact that a child treated with fetal stem cells ended up developing a tumor. Even if the cancer risk was mitigated, embryonic stem cells originate from sources different than the person receiving them. The recipient of embryonic stem cell therapy will need to be on immune suppression for the rest of their lives. These are not trivial points. While there is a possibility that in the future embryonic stem cells may be useful, I don’t have time to wait.

Adult stem cell therapy is being used successfully in the United States and internationally. A simple look at the National Clinical Trials Registry (www.clinicaltrials.gov) shows hundreds of ongoing clinical trials in conditions such as heart, liver, and kidney failure, peripheral artery disease, and even multiple sclerosis. Unfortunately many adult stem cell therapies are not available to patients in the United States. One main reason is that there is no money to be made from commercialization ...

Adult stem cell therapy involving using your own fat stem cells or your own bone marrow stem cells makes for good scientific publications, but because of difficulty in protecting the procedure, companies are reluctant to invest money in widespread implementation. For example, companies can make little money selling disposables for a “medical procedure” but this pales in comparison to the money made by developing embryonic stem cell lines, with “proprietary” methods so that they can protect their investment, as opposed to promoting a therapy that can easily be performed.

For this reason I was forced to travel to Costa Rica to receive adult stem cell therapy with my own fat stem cells. Although I still have some symptoms, overall the improvement was remarkable. Many examples, including published in leading scientific journals, exist of simple adult stem cell procedures benefiting people with diseases like mine. Why don’t we focus on optimizing and implementing what works today instead of chasing a “glorious future” that we have no indication that it exists.

Richard Humphries
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Liposuction Fat Turns to Stem Cells Quicker Than Skin in Study

By Rob Waters Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Human fat, widely available and easily harvested with liposuction, morphed into stem cells more efficiently than skin cells in a study, giving scientists an al...

Started by ASCT Site Admin in Research, Studies & Trials Sep 7.

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"Brother's gift targets Granbury girl's rare skin disease" (stem cells for children)

By DAVID CASSTEVENS dcasstevens@star-telegram.com Her arms and legs wrapped in bandages, the child smiled down at the personalized jewelry dangling from her neck. Six cubes the size of dice spell...

Started by ASCT Site Admin in Research, Studies & Trials Aug 24.

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Of Interest to Those in the Israel Stem Cell Protocol: ' Battle on to contain Greece wildfires'

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Weary but determined, crews battled to save homes as fires tore through suburb after suburb around Athens for a third day Sunday. More than 600 firefighters and soldiers -...

Started by ASCT Site Admin in Did You Know? Aug 23.

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Stem Cells Embedded In Sutures To Enhance Healing

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient's own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopedic injuri...

Started by ASCT Site Admin in Research, Studies & Trials Aug 1.

KENNETH W. HEATHINGTON, PH.D.

PROGRESS OF DAVID FREEMAN 15 Replies

We brought our brother-in-law back to Texas from Costa Rica. He is taking his physical therapy regularly and extensively. He says he has a new life now. He has had MS for 20 years and it had gotten...

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Started by KENNETH W. HEATHINGTON, PH.D. in Did You Know?. Last reply by ASCT Site Admin Aug 6.

Mary Alice Stevens

USA and stem cells/clinical trials 6 Replies

Check out some clinical trials with Adult Stem Cells at ClinicalTrials.gov. I am trying to get into the HALT MS clinical trial in Houston. There is also one in Cleveland, OH, but I was told that th...

Tagged: trials, clinical, USA

Started by Mary Alice Stevens in Research, Studies & Trials. Last reply by Mary Alice Stevens Aug 5.

 
 

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