Stem Cell Awareness Association is happy to introduce a sister site – Safe Stem Cells NOW.  This site is very similar to ours – it is also a patient-driven movement aiming to increase public awareness of stem cell treatments in US patients and US doctors.

“The Safe Stem Cells NOW movement was started by the American Stem Cell Therapy Association. The goal is to let patients know that their ability to access safe stem cell treatment is being heavily restricted by the big pharmaceutical giants and the FDA.”

Visit Safe Stem Cells NOW’s webpage to learn more.

Source: H+ Magazine

Within the next five years, it’s quite possible that physicians will come into routine possession of a remarkable set of tools — a brand new way of dealing with the frailty and disabilities of aging. The tool kit is autologous stem cells derived from the patients themselves, amplified in culture, and infused back into the patient according to a precise protocol. It would be such a leap from today’s medical diagnostics and treatments; it could only be called revolutionary.

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By Megan Feldman in News You Can Actually Use, Actually

Source: Dallas Observer

Not many people relish having to wear contacts or glasses, but for Adam Williamson, poor eyesight was more than a headache. The 25-year-old from Garland was paralyzed in a dirt bike accident three years ago, and his worsening vision made for yet another roadblock in his daily life. His morning routine — shifting into his wheelchair and rolling into a door-less, chair-friendly shower his parents set up on their patio — became even more challenging when his extreme far-sightedness made him dizzy upon waking and had him struggling to keep his balance. Then there was the soreness he began to experience as he studied for his Richland College finance classes or typed at the computer. Read the rest of this entry »