Maureen Rosen, who suffers from COPD, paid a Florida clinic for stem cell therapy to treat her symptoms. Stem cell therapy has not been proven to treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. "I'm about to ask the fellow afterwards if they treat things like COPD," said Klaus Mueller.
“I've come because I have a disc problem," said Marge, who did not want her last name used. It was from an American group trying to generate business for their clinic in Bellingham.ĬTV News talked to some people who attended one of the seminars in downtown Vancouver. residents regarding stem cell therapy to treat knee pain and various other joint conditions.
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Recently, a full page ad appeared in Vancouver offering free seminars to B.C. To date, Health Canada says it has granted market authorization for only one stem cell therapy, Prochymal, used for actute graft- versus- host disease. Stem cell treatments are only widely accepted to treat blood disorders like leukemia, some forms of anemia and in some cases, burn victims. While stem cell therapy has shown promise for treating some complicated diseases, there is still a lot to be learned and many treatments are experimental. However, regulators and some health experts advise caution. Desperate consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for relief or a cure to what ails them. Clinics are springing up everywhere offering treatments. You may have heard about the miraculous healing powers of stem cell therapy.