Parents of boy cured of sickle cell anemia talk about their experience

Great interview provided by Texas Alliance for Life. Little Joseph had three blood transfusions by the age of three, and his condition was chronically poor. Though his  parents were aware of a cord blood therapy, they were having a difficult time finding a match for their son.  Then they discovered they were expecting another child. Baby brother Isaac’s cord blood cells provided the match needed for Joseph’s therapies. Watch the story:

 

See also: Adios, Sickle Cell Anemia, Disability Advocates Need NOT Support ESC Research

Adult stem cells now to be regulated by FDA

Sue Brinkmann has the story in Philadelphia’s Bulletin:

Unauthorized Change Undermines Most Promising Stem Cell Research

By Susan Brinkmann, For The Bulletin

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A leading adult stem cell therapy organization is warning the public that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has teamed up with the pharmaceutical industry to declare a person’s own stem cells to be a “drug” which can be regulated, thus slowing down the progress of these promising therapies by requiring years of clinical trials before use.

Dr. Christopher Centeno, of Regenerative Science, Inc. of Broomfield, Colo.,  realized what was happening when he was contacted by the FDA last summer about his work using a patient’s own stem cells to regenerate bone and cartilage. continue