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Xia Jie.
Medical entrepreneur Xia Jie, whose company Health 100 owns the largest chain of health clinics in China, plans to open overseas facilities to cater for wealthy clients.
That could result in an investment of about $20 million in a regenerative treatment centre in the resort, making it a Mecca for health tourism and athlete injury rehabilitation.
''We're now negotiating with the local medical teams,'' Mr Xia said yesterday through an interpreter while on a four-day fact-finding mission to Queenstown.
''Health 100 really wants to find beautiful cities around the world to take Chinese patients to and Queenstown is one of them.
''The vision is to bring the very high-end customers to have special treatment which is not carried out elsewhere in the world,'' he said.
Health 100 would invest with existing firms Queenstown Regenerative Medicine (QRM), run by Marcelle Noble, and the Queenstown Skin Institute.
Both have small premises at Remarkables Park in Frankton.
Queenstown Skin Institute director Dr Hans Raetz said Mr Xia had indicated plans for a much larger centre, with sites in Remarkables Park, Jacks Point or the Five Mile development off Frankton Ladies Mile already earmarked.
''The size depends on Mr Xia, but we've been talking between $10 million and $20 million.
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The South African Chamber of Commerce offered a glimpse into the world of stem-cell therapy at a seminar in Bangkok.
Don Margolis from Repair Stem Cells Institute in the United States was the featured speaker at the Aug. 20 workshop at the Rembrandt Hotel & Towers, lecturing on the facts and fiction about stem cells.
Margolis stated that stem-cell therapy might become the healing method of the future. Meanwhile, major successes have already been made with cancer or problems with the heart, the lungs, the vocal cords, brain, kidneys, and blood. Unfortunately, there are no significant successes in liver disease or bone disease. In this therapy stem cells are used and for many years is the treatment of choice for various types of cancers, such as leukemia. Either endogenous hematopoietic stem cells or those of a donor (postnatal tissue) can be used for adoptive cell transfer.
Group photo (front seated from left) guest speaker Don Margolis and Ragil Ratnam of Pure Growth Asia. (Standing from left) Antony Brown, Chartering Executive of Light House navigation, Elfi Seitz, executive editor of Pattaya Blatt, Allan Riddel, Linda Reay Amazon Colours and General Manager Eric Hallin.
These multipotent blood stem cells, of which colonies of both white as well as red blood cells were cultivated, had already been discovered in 1963 by the Canadian scientists James Till, Ernest McCulloch and Lou Siminovitch. Some years before the first bone marrow transplant was performed in 1957.
Since the 1990s, many more kinds of stem cells were discovered, isolated and characterized. To date, however, is not sufficiently clear how the different types of stem cells are connected and which biological potential they have. In recent years new discoveries have been made in this area and new and promising fields in medical research have been opened. It is also possible to use stem cells from unborn animals (prenatal tissue), such as sheep, as is done in Germany for the last 70 years. For this, however, the embryo may only be a certain age, because the stem cells usually have a lower rate of division and a more limited differentiation potential. Its also possible to get stem cells from the umbilical cord or bone marrow. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, whilst adult stem cells probably have a more limited differentiation potential.
Research work is currently still trying to answer fundamental questions like how these stem cells can be induced into certain cell types to replace damaged tissue in order to replace damaged tissue (cell replacement therapy). Other issues include the migration behavior (migration of the cells to a specific location after successful transplantation) or the formation of cell-protective factors (cytokines, growth factors), which are supposed to preserve existing functional tissue from further decline or even regenerate it (regenerative medicine).
In recent years embryonic stem cells have raised many ethical as well as scientific concerns (embryonic stem cells). Although they can be differentiated in almost all body cells (and thus would be universally applicable), for the time being their use is limited. This is due to their high rate of cell division, which is desirable for the propagation of the cells, but at the same time constitutes an increased risk for the development of malignant tumors.
Still, more than 300 Parkinsons patients have been treated with some success worldwide.
Stem cells from the uterine fluid were isolated just recently. They are mostly cells of epithelial origin that are shed during the development of the fetus. They can be obtained directly from the amniotic fluid and be propagated in vitro.
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Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) September 22, 2014
Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute has now teamed up with the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center to offer patients comprehensive anti aging and stem cell therapies. For those individuals desiring to achieve pain relief and avoid the need for joint replacement or cosmetic surgery, treatments at the practices represent the most modern methods available. Call (310) 247-0466 for more information and scheduling.
At Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute, Dr. Raj offers extensive experience with stem cell procedures for all types of arthritis, sports injuries, fractures, tendonitis and ligament injuries. Frequently, patients are able to delay or avoid the need for joint replacement surgery with the outpatient treatments. Dr. Raj is a Double Board Certified Los Angeles orthopedic doctor who has frequently been named one of LA's Top Orthopedists and also serves as an ABC News medical consultant.
By teaming up with Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, the cosmetic aspects of regenerative medicine are included. This includes non surgical facelifts, hair restoration, laser hair removal, photofacials and hormone replacement therapy.
Founded in 2005 by the "wellness experts to the stars Dan Holtz and Devin Haman, Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center has a well-earned reputation as one of the most comprehensive anti-aging and wellness centers in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center has recently been featured in Malibu magazine, on the Hallmark Channels Home and Family program along with the NBC Nightly News.
Regenerative medicine represents a new paradigm for pain relief and cosmetic procedures. The issues at hand are actually corrected as opposed to simply applying a "band aid." The stem cells offer the capability of restoring and regenerating damaged tissue, whether it be cartilage, skin, muscle or tendons.
For more information and scheduling at either the Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute or Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, call (310) 247-0466.
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Video: Preventing Diabetes After Pancreatectomy - Dr. Beth Schrope
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center now offers autologous islet cell transplantation, or auto islet surgery, to prevent diabetes in patients who require a total pancreatectomy. The hospital is the first center in the New York metropolitan area to offer this treatment.
Every year, roughly 87,000 people in the United States receive surgical treatment for pancreatitis, a debilitating condition that causes intense abdominal pain and, potentially, diabetes. Pancreatitis can be so painful that, in some cases, patients must have the entire pancreas removed. While surgery relieves pain in 90 percent of cases, patients are left without the ability to produce insulin, causing a difficult-to-treat form of Type 1 diabetes known as brittle diabetes.
In auto islet surgery, the patient's islet cells, which produce hormones that regulate the endocrine system, are extracted from the pancreas after it is removed. The cells are then processed and reinfused into the patients liver. When auto islet surgery is successful, the reinfused cells produce insulin, acting in place of the pancreas to regulate blood sugar.
The most recent findings show that about one third of patients require no insulin therapy after autologous islet transplantation, another third require some insulin therapy after the procedure, and the procedure is unsuccessful in preventing diabetes in the remaining third.
"The goal of pancreatectomy is to relieve pain," says Dr. Beth Schrope, gastrointestinal surgeon and assistant professor of surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, who specializes in the treatment of pancreatitis. Returning to normal activities and living without pain is a tremendous improvement in patients' quality of life. Now with islet transplantation, theres an added bonusthe possible prevention of diabetes."
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center is currently accepting patients for auto islet surgery, through a joint effort of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia's Pancreas Center and the Stem Cell Processing and Cell Therapy Laboratory of the Department of Pathology. Patients who need a total pancreatectomy for benign diseases (such as chronic pancreatitis) may be eligible for this procedure to avoid Type 1 diabetes.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the leading academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching hospital NewYork-Presbyterian and its academic partner, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division, NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital. The hospital is also closely affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area, according to U.S. News & World Report, and consistently named to the magazines Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation. For more information, visit http://www.nyp.org.
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Gibsons' four-and-a-half year old Rylan Johnstone will be featured on the investigative news program 16:9 this Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. on Global.
The program will look into the use of stem cell therapy in other countries to treat various physical conditions.
Rylan's family is hopeful stem cell therapy will give him some sight and help improve his speech and mobility. Through Rylan's Fight For Sight they have been fundraising since September to secure $40,000 needed for the therapy, which will be done in China.
Coast man facing robbery charges
A 39-year-old Sunshine Coast man is facing charges of robbery and break in enter for his alleged connection to a robbery at the Eagle Ridge Veterinary Hospital in Sechelt.
Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to the robbery complaint at the vet hospital on Jan. 4 just after 7 p.m.
According to Sgt. Russ Howard, the suspect, who has been identified as Malcolm Strybos forced his way into the clinic just as a female employee was in the process of closing the clinic for the day.
"Strybos demanded money from the employee and grabbed the bag she was holding which contained her purse and other items," said Howard in a news release. "A struggle ensued resulting in Strybos punching the female employee once in the face. The employee suffered minor injuries from the punch. Strybos then fled the scene with the employee's purse and other belongings.
"Several police cars quickly responded and after a thorough search, Strybos was located in the vicinity of the B.C. Ambulance Station in Sechelt. A brief foot chase and struggle took place and he was taken into custody. All the employee's belongings were subsequently recovered and returned to her."
Howard said Strybos made a court appearance on Jan. 5 and has been charged with one count of break and enter, one count of robbery and one count of breach of undertaking. Strybos has been remanded in custody.
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Jennifer Deasy has suffered from migraines since she was 11 years old more than half the 18-year-old Upper Dublin girls life. And she has an idea that just may ease the pain a bit for her and other migraine sufferers.
It also could net her a medical school scholarship.
Basically, her idea is to cure migraines with stem cell treatment.
Deasy has been named one of 12 semi-finalists for a National Academy Medical School Scholarship Challenge sponsored by the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists.
Three of the 12 will be selected to present their research proposals at the November Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., according to an academy press release. One will receive a medical school scholarship up to $185,000, with $10,000 scholarships going to the runners-up.
The winners will be determined by scholars attending the November Congress.
Deasy was one of 3,100 honor high school students who attended the February Congress, where students were challenged to identify an unsolved medical/scientific/world health problem and create an original investigation to solve that problem.
My guidance counselor nominated me to attend the February Congress, said Deasy, a 2014 Upper Dublin High School grad and current freshman at Franklin & Marshall. Attending medical school has been a dream for as long as I can remember.
I always found [medicine] cool and interesting, she said, noting her dad is an oral surgeon, three uncles are doctors and one is a nurse. She hopes to become a neurologist, both seeing patients and doing research on the brain and its workings with different hormones and how they can affect brain function, like seizures and migraines.
Pain medication or caffeine pills are currently used to treat migraine symptoms, she said. It is not known what causes the severe headaches often accompanied by nausea, and there is no cure. Continued...
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By Roger Dobson for the Daily Mail
Published: 18:06 EST, 22 September 2014 | Updated: 18:06 EST, 22 September 2014
Scientists believe stem cells will provide a more effective solution fortendon injuries
Patients are receiving jabs of their own cells in an attempt to heal hard-to-treat tendon injuries, such as tennis elbow.
The treatment, which has previously been used on injured racehorses, uses a patient's stem cells to super-charge the body's natural repair mechanisms.
Millions of Britons suffer tendon injuries. Tendons are the tough bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. They can become damaged through wear and tear or injury, causing inflammation or tears.
Such damage is notoriously difficult to treat because tendons have a very poor blood supply, so healing compounds cannot reach the injury site. As a result, tough scar tissue often forms around the tendon, significantly hampering movement and flexibility.
Treatments include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroid injections and physiotherapy, but experts say they have limited success. Scientists believe stem cells - which have the ability to turn into different types of cells in the body - will provide a more effective solution.
Early-stage laboratory studies, as well as reports from treating racehorses, have shown that, over several weeks, the stem cells encourage the growth of new tendon tissue and reduce scar tissue.
This may be because stem cells can recruit compounds called growth factors that help regenerate damaged tissue.
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Company plans for the future of stem cell use
by Samantha Schmieder
Staff Writer
Next Healthcare Inc. of Germantown recently launched a partnership with Arizona Cardinals wide reciever Larry Fitzgerald to promote its newest venture, CelBank Pro to other professional athletes.
Next Healthcares CelBank is the collection of cell samples and storage of their blood, skin or stem cells to be used in the future. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves through cell division and can be scientifically manipulated to become another type of cell with a more specialized function. They offer hope to provide new ways to fight disease or injuries, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Essentially we are in the business of banking cells for people, Vin Singh, the founder and CEO of Next Healthcare, said.
While CelBank is geared toward anyone interested in using their own cells later in their life, CelBank Pro is geared toward sports players who are very likely to get injured or just worn down during their career.
Skin cells and stem cells are stored at a healthy time at someones life for later use in regenerative medicine, Singh said.
In 2006 and 2007, Singh, who lives in Boyds, heard about a method in Japan that was able to turn adult skin cells into stem cells. Singh decided to build Next Healthcare around these induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.
For me that was the real spark. I heard about that and thought, Wow, this is an amazing, revolutionary breakthrough, Singh said. Thats where the idea came from, what can we do with that technology. There has to be something that I can do for consumers to give them an advantage.
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