Controversial Stem Cell Company Moves Treatment out of U.S.

US citizens who had pinned their hopes on a company being able to offer stem-cell treatments close to home will now need to travel a little farther. Celltex Therapeutics of Houston, Texas, stopped treating patients in the United States last year following a warning from regulators. A 25 January e-mail to Celltex customers indicates that the firm will now follow in the footsteps of many other companies offering unproven stem-cell therapies and send its patients abroad for treatment -- but only to Mexico. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health,Health,Medical Technology,Society & Policy,Ethics,Biology Source Type: news