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NSAID’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
A research paper recently published is the strongest link yet between NSAID’s like Celebrex and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). NSAID’s have become standard fare in the medical community. Any patient who has any type of musculoskeletal disorder gets them. The above study shows a strong link between this drug and AD in more than 2,700…read more
Your Stem Cells and Breakfast Cereal are a Drug…
The FDA announced yesterday, with much fanfare, that your breakfast cereal will now be treated as a drug, with the FDA monitoring it’s claim that it can lower your cholesterol. At first I thought this was a story out of the Onion, but it’s real. This of course makes about as much sense as your…read more
Regenexx in China
NeoStem and Regenexx partner to bring orthopedic stem cell therapy to patients in Asia.
Embryonic vs. Adult Stem Cells
A doctor explains the difference between adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells.
Ankles and Hardware Stores
Great local news story this morning on one of our patients. While we have treated many ankle problems including ligament tears and loss of cartilage, Hal was undeniably the worst. He had a surgeon attempt a triple arthrodesis (fusing all three main ankle joints) and one of those screws inadvertently blocked an artery that was…read more
Why are we considering the use of other peoples stem cells for treatment?
A doctor discusses the reason why Prochymal and Chondrogen may have had unsucessful clinical trials.
Adult Stem Cells Now!
Should the FDA stand in the way of millions who could benefit from safe adult stem cell therapy now?
