Friday, December 01, 2006

Adult Stem Cells May Treat Back Pain

And those advances keep coming in from all directions: The BBC is reporting that within three years or so, a patient's own adult stem cells may be able to relieve back pain caused by damage to intervertebral discs (IVDs, a common cause of debilitating low back pain. Bone marrow, don't you know. But don't tell the Alliance for Medical Research. It claims that adult stem cells from bone marrow are only good for blood disorders.

2 Comments:

At December 01, 2006 , Blogger bmmg39 said...

Has anyone else had trouble finding any sort of phone number or contact information for that so-called Alliance for Medical Cures? Who operates that way? I'll tell you who: organizations with something to hide...who don't want to be confronted.

 
At December 01, 2006 , Blogger Wesley J. Smith said...

It's Alliance for Medical Research, http://www.tamr-ed.org/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=3

 

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home