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DDT Linked to Dramatically Bad Effects on Stem cells

Did you know that DDT effects stem cells?  We all remember the DDT images of our childhood, the bird eggs broken by the weight of the mother nesting. While DDT was banned as an insecticide in the 1970s, it regrettably is still around, having accumulated in our bodies. Now a new research study shows dramatically…read more

Can you Use Stem Cells in Patients with Known Cancer?

The academic bench scientists crying wolf about stem cells have been all aflutter pitching stories to media outlets with titles like, “Stem Cells may Cause Cancer”and “Stem Cell Clinic Cancer Risk!” The rationale seems to be driven by the fact that embryonic stem cells have this proclivity and a general wish that physicians shouldn’t use stem…read more

Dr. Centeno and Blecher Talk Stem Cells on the Doctors TV Show!

Several years ago, we treated a famous actor’s shoulder rotator cuff tear with stem cells and he did well. This year he was acting with the actress that played the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Kristy Swanson) and heard how her husband had just torn his rotator cuff again while playing hockey. He recommended Regenexx…read more

A Trio of Studies Continues to Show the Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate

I don’t normally blog about vascular disease and diet, but I digress every once in awhile, as with a family history chock full of heart disease, these papers always catch my eye. This morning I reviewed three studies that all continue to show the crazy health benefits of dark chocolate. I’ve blogged before that dark…read more

Are There Glucosamine Types? Is a Tiny Chemical Difference Important?

Glucosamine is a supplement commonly used to treat arthritis. However, the clinical research has been all over the map, with some studies showing nice efficacy for those with maladies such as knee arthritis, and other studies showing little benefit in real patients. There is likely a reason that happens-there are two different glucosamine types that work…read more

Checking the Facts about Fat Stem Cell Therapies: Breaking Down the Slick Marketing

The Facts About Fat Stem Cell Therapies… A Regenexx Network physician recently sent me marketing materials from a fat stem cell company that were being sent to him by a patient. The patient has severe hip arthritis and based on his history is frankly unlikely to respond to any stem cell based treatment. I read…read more

Here’s the Regenexx NASCAR…

The Regenexx NASCAR …still can’t quite get over that. Great pic of the driver working on his car! Go Brian! Thanks to Darrell E. Jent! If you’re interested in seeing the Regenexx logo stay on the hood of this car, contact us to sponsor Brian’s quest to take NASCAR by storm! This is a great…read more

The Passion of Chris Centeno

 This week I received an email from a longstanding patient who came across this article and couldn’t understand how it was that she had never seen it before.  She asked me to put it out there as she felt that it accurately portrayed not only what we do, but why.  It originally appeared in Orthopedics This…read more