Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy is a type of treatment that utilizes an intervention strategy where new cells are placed into damaged or diseased human tissue in order to treat it. Medical professional researchers all over the world believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to alter the face of human disease and ease or even eliminate suffering. The ability of stem cells to self-renew and give rise to subsequent generations with variable degrees of differentiation capacities, offers significant potential for generation of tissues that can potentially replace diseased and damaged areas in the body, with minimal risk of rejection and side effects.

There are currently a number of stem cell therapies, but many of these are at experimental stages and/or costly. The one exception is bone marrow transplantation. Medical researchers today expect that adult and embryonic stem cells will soon be able to treat cancer, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Celiac Disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and neurological disorders, and many others.

Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Controversy

There is prevalent controversy over the use of human embryonic stem cells, especially in the U.S. This controversy mainly targets the techniques used to derive new embryonic stem cell lines, which often requires the destruction of the blastocyst. Opposition to the use of human embryonic stem cells in research is often based on philosophical, moral, or religious objections.

In other parts of the world, where these dogmas are set aside for scientific research and advancement, we are seeing tens of thousands of successful adult stem cell treatments. China is one notable example.

Stem Cell Therapy Around the World

China

China has become the leader in the world in stem cell research and therapy. Stem cell research and treatment is currently being practiced at a clinical level there. The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China has permitted the use of stem cell therapy for conditions beyond those approved of in Western countries such as the U.S., the UK, and Australia. Nations in Western World have scrutinized China for its failed attempts to meet international documentation standards of stem cell trials and procedures, even though there have been overwhelmingly positive anecdotal results.

Over the past few years, China has increased its efforts in the field of stem cell research and practice. Basic research mainly focuses on bone marrow and embryonic stem cells. Clinical applications of stem cells in the treatment of acute heart failure, acute liver failure and lower limb ischaemia have been reported by many hospitals. China enacted its "Ethical Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research" in 2003. At present, China has the most liberal and favorable environments for human embryonic stem cell research. Thousands of patients from the U.S. and other western countries have travelled to China to for stem cell therapy.

Mexico

Stem cell treatment is currently being practiced at a clinical level in Mexico. An International Health Department Permit (COFEPRIS) is required. This permit allows the use of stem cell types beyond those approved of in Western countries such as the U.S. or Europe. Stem cell therapies provided in Mexico utilize patient Adipose, Bone Marrow, or Donor Placenta sources.

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