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Knee Injections for Arthritis-How recent Research about Hyaluronic Acid shows we have a Problem with our Research System

The most common knee injections for arthritis is likely cortisone-which causes severe side effects including death of a significant number of knee stem cells and cartilage cells. The second most common is SynVisc or some other form of hyaluronic acid (HA). HA is an injectable gel that replaces lost lubricating fluid in the knee. I tell my patients…read more

Introducing “Long-tail” Medicine…

We have always prided ourselves in being a different kind of medical clinic. Our goal has always been to find safe ways to speed new biotechnology to our patients by using our advanced lab facilities, clinical research staff, and bio engineering expertise to reinvent orthopedic care from the ground up. That last statement is an important one, as there’s…read more

Statins, Stem Cells, and Fatigue

Statins stem cells and fatigue I’m sure at first seem like an unrelated group of words, but read on and it will begin to make sense… I have a history of heart disease in my family, so like many physicians and patients, I was initially entranced by the messaging of Statin drugs. Basically, the concept…read more

Your Stem Cells Survive After Death. Could this be the Cause of Zombies?

In the truth is very much stranger than fiction category, apparently stem cells survive after death and researchers yesterday reported being able to culture live, dormant stem cells from corpses that were 17 days old! While we’ve been going over “fake stem cell research firsts” this past few weeks, this one is a freaky first! What’s more…read more

The Number and Quality of your Circulating Stem Cells may determine your Health and Biologic Age

Do you have old stem cells?  As we age, it often gets harder to stay active and some of us will get sick. In the U.S., the leading cause of illness is heart related. While many proactive patients who are seeking to stay healthy longer are concerned about their hearts, brains, or livers-perhaps the “organ” they should be…read more

Another Stem Cell “First”-Well not so much…

Today’s press release stating that fat stem cells were turned to bone and heralding this as the greatest discovery since Penicillin is yet another example of the constant barrage by corporate interests to draw attention to a commercialization process without any real scientific meat behind the discovery. In this case, from reading the story, you would believe that nobody in the history of scientific research…read more

Fat Stem Cell Mania and Confused Patients

I received an e-mail this week from a confused patient. I get literally hundreds of e-mails a day and sometimes they’re from patients, as I’ve always freely given out the e-mail address that arrives at my desk ([email protected]). Sometimes I’m buried in e-mail and reply later, sometimes I happen to be sitting at my desk and can respond immediately.…read more

More MOM Hip Replacement problems before Father’s Day

More hip resurfacing problems? As I’ve blogged before, metal on metal hips for hip resurfacing have evolved as a huge problem. The basic issue is the same with all artificial joint prostheses-wear particles. Any piece of metal, plastic, or ceramic you insert in the body that is designed to undergo significant friction will wear out and those pieces that wear off…read more