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Stem cell therapy future of medicine?

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by Rappler.com Posted on 07/09/2013 9:42 PM |Updated 07/09/2013 10:20 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Everyone is talking about stem cell therapy. But scammers and swindlers are also taking advantage of the fad, prompting the Health Department to step in. Buena Bernal reports.

Its the new medical buzzword in the Philippines. Stem cell therapy is a procedure which uses repair cells found in the body to replace old cells. Dr Florencio Lucero started doing the procedure 6 years ago.

DR FLORENCIO LUCERO, STEM CELL TRANSPLANT SURGEON: Stem cells can help degenerative diseases. Some people who have serious illnesses, and they cannot find any solution to their condition, they seek this kind of treatment, because it can improve their condition. But not a cure. It cannot cure.

Stroke survivor Pilar Vasquez says she felt energized after undergoing the treatment.

PILAR VASQUEZ, STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENT: Stem cell is very good. I did not feel pain or what. Everything is very good. Before, I dont talk. Now, I always talk. Thats a very good difference, because now they say, Ay si Mommy, ang galing galing niyan, parating nagsasalita!

But stem cell therapy became controversial after 3 government officials allegedly died from the treatment, while another official filed charges against his German doctor for his botched treatment last year. Food and Drug Administration director Dr. Kenneth Hartigan Go says right now, stem cell therapy is allowed but under investigation.

DR KENNETH HARTIGAN-GO, DIRECTOR, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: We are keeping an objective mind and saying, okay, if this is investigational, go ahead. And then we have to see outcome, say, within a period of a time whether the product actually works or not.

The Department of Health cautions the public from engaging in prohibited forms of the treatment -- those that are performed outside accredited facilities and those that source stem cells from human embryos. Health Secretary Enrique Ona says he does not want to stifle the innovation but there must be regulation.

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6 things you need to know about stem cell therapy

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by Buena Bernal Posted on 07/06/2013 9:06 PM |Updated 07/08/2013 2:15 PM

DOH ON STEM CELL. (Left) Health Secretary Enrique Ona and (right) FDA Director Kenneth Hartigan-Go talks to Rappler about stem cell therapy. Photos by Rappler/Naoki Mengua

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) Rappler talked to Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Kenneth Hartigan-Go to clarify the governments stance on stem cell therapy.

Stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine is a medical intervention that uses the bodys repair cells to substitute old cells. It is done for medical and aesthetic purposes that are still being investigated, according to the health secretary.

Asked why the treatment was allowed in the market despite no definitive curative and preventive benefits, FDA's Hartigan-Go said authorities never allowed the treatment to begin with.

Its just there. Now, the DOH under Secretary Ona's leadership took action," he said.

(READ: DOH: Stem cell therapy not yet proven to be curative)

On March 18, the DOH issued the rules and regulations for the accreditation of health facilities engaging in human stem cell and cell-based or cellular therapies in the Philippines.

The FDA has also released a circular on Monday, Jully 8, regarding the guidelines on registering stem cell-based products. The circular covers all products with a "claim, label, or poster" that says stem cells.

(READ: FDA Circular: Registration of Stem Cell-Based Products)

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DDB chair sues doctors over botched stem cell treatment

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by Rappler.com Posted on 07/04/2013 3:36 PM |Updated 07/04/2013 11:09 PM

MANILA, Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chairman Antonio "Bebot" Villar is suing the German and his 4 cohorts who were allegedly responsible for his botched stem cell treatment last year.

Villar, through his lawyer, filed the complaint before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Thursday, July 4.

The former mayor of Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan, said he fell ill after undergoing stem cell treatment at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City on June 9, 2012.

In an earlier report, Villar said his wife also felt worse after getting stem cell treatment.

Villar reportedly spent about 15,000 Euros for the treatment, or more than P812,000 at the time the procedure was conducted.

Among the subjects of the complaint are a German doctor, a Thai doctor, two Thai nurses, and a Filipino who recruited patients.

The CIDG, however, said the foreigners could have already left the country. Nevertheless, the foreigners could be charged for violation of The Medical Act of 1959 over the botched treatment.

The Philippine Medical Association earlier said 3 government officials died of complications from stem cell treatments done in the country by non-licensed practitioners. Rappler.com

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Yevheniya Shevchenko – High School Stem Cell Research Intern June 2013 – Video

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CIDG investigating stem cell doctors

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Manila, Philippines --- A government official has sought the aid of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate doctors who performed stem cell therapy on him which left him "weaker."

A lawyer for Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Antonio Villar told a media forum yesterday that he is bent on filing charges against the foreign medical team who performed the controversial medical procedure on him at a posh hotel.

"We must first have an investigation on the matter prior to our filing of criminal raps against the three foreign doctors and other individuals who performed the therapy at a five-star hotel in Mandaluyong," said lawyer Claire Pagayanan said.

"The lead doctor was from Germany while the other two doctors and some nurses who assisted them were from Thailand," Pagayanan said.

Senior Supt. Francisco Esguerra, head of the CIDG-Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division, confirmed that Villar is seeking an investigation into the medical team for allegedly performing a bogus stem cell treatment that cost him 15,000 euros.

Esguerra said they expect to identify the foreign suspects and their Filipino cohort in the coming days since Villar has already agreed to cooperate in the investigation.

"We immediately coordinated with the PMA (Philippine Medical Association) and through their help, we were able to convince him (Villar) to file a case," said Esguerra.

During their conversation on Wednesday, Esguerra said Villar disclosed that he met the German physician through a Filipino middleman who told him that stem cell therapy would make him feel young.

"Apparently, he had been hearing about the positive results of stem cell therapy and that is the reason why he agreed," said Esguerra.

"We have to make a thorough investigation because Chairman Villar's case has grave implications, particularly concerning the health of those who are being duped by false claims on the benefits of stem cell procedures," said Senior Inspector Nino Lope Briones said.

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