Cell Therapy Catapult - World Stem Cells Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013
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Cell Therapy Catapult - World Stem Cells Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013 - Video
By Philip C. Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer
Researcher Shruti Dave (R) and assistant Chetan Patel work on stem cell cultures at the Transplantation Biology Research Centre situated at The Institute of Kidney Disease and Research Centre (IKDRC), Civil Hospital campus in Ahmedabad on February 6, 2013. AFP FILE PHOTO
MANILA, PhilippinesDont focus too much on youthful looks.
Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo gave this advice on Tuesday as he urged the faithful to use stem cell therapy only for medical purposes.
Its not that we dont want it but (stem cell theraphy) is for curing the sick. (Having youthful looks) is just a side effect. (The therapy) wasnt invented for that, Pabillo said in a Church forum in Manila.
He said the advent of stem cell therapy should also lead the faithful to strive for a more fruitful and meaningful life.
The problem is people dont want to die so they want to extend their life. But when they were young, they did not use the time given to them wisely. We see a lot of people wasting their time, Pabillo said.
And when they grow up, they want to live longer. I hope people, while they are young, would use the blessings they receive so that when the time comes to leave, they can say that their mission is finished, he added.
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Bishop urges faithful to use stem cell therapy for medical purposes only
Should there be a law on stem cell therapy? The House of Representatives (HOR) has no idea. And for the sake of finding answer, House leaders intend to consult with medical experts about the issues surrounding the procedure. Speaker Feliciano Sonny Belmonte Jr. admits lawmakers need an expert opinion before they take any legislative action on reports about the negative effects of the expensive treatment. At this point, we have absolutely no basis to say that it was wrong (or) it wasnt wrong (or) it should be regulated, it should not be regulated, Belmonte said. Belmonte issued the statement after the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said it is looking into the recent deaths of three politicians, who died after receiving xenogenic treatment in Germany. PMA president Dr. Leo Olarte said his group is still trying to find out whether politicians died due to their illness or due to hypersensitive reaction from animal-based stem cell treatments they received. On Monday, Belmonte revealed that Camiguin Rep. Pedro Romualdo underwent stem cell treatment in Germany before he died in April due to pneumonia. Incoming Bohol Rep. Aris Aumentado also admitted his father, the late Bohol Rep. Erico Aumentado, had undergone similar treatment in September before he died last Christmas, also due to pneumonia. We are still awaiting the word of the experts and the medical experts, not political experts on how, if anything, is demanded from us, Belmonte said. Olarte, who is the spokesperson of Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine, cited initial information that the politicians received stem cell therapy that used sheeps. He reiterated that receiving animal-based stem cell is dangerous because it may trigger complications such as graft versus host reaction. The expert advised Filipinos and public officials to choose autologous adult stem cell treatment, which is derived from the patients own blood, bone marrow or fat. Last March, the Department of Health (DOH) has restricted hospitals and other facilities from using genetically-altered cells and tissues of human in carrying out stem-cell therapy and treatments in the country. Health secretary Enrique Ona added their department also prohibits the use of umbilical cord, fat-derived human stem cells, and live animal stem cells for the conduct of the procedure locally.
ONA released Administrative Order (AO) 2013-0012, which seeks to ensure the safety of people who want to undergo human stem cell and cell-based therapies.
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SONA: PMA, nagbabala laban sa iligal na stem cell treatment
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SONA: PMA, nagbabala laban sa iligal na stem cell treatment - Video
Leila B. Salaverria and Jocelyn R. Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Publication Date : 25-06-2013
The late Representative Erico Aumentado of the Philippines' Bohol province underwent stem cell therapy in Germany last September and felt like Superman before he died of pneumonia last Christmas at the age of 72, his son told the Inquirer on Monday.
Aris Aumentado, the incoming representative from Bohol, said his father felt better on his return from Germany that he got rid of his cane and wheelchair.
He was like Superman, he told reporters, a day after the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) issued a warning against the so-called xenogenic, or animal-based, stem cell therapy.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. also said on Monday that Camiguin Rep. Pedro Romualdo also underwent stem cell therapy before he died on April 24 at the age of 77, also of pneumonia.
Aris said his father was advised to rest after the German trip, but because he felt so good, he went around campaigning in his district.
He said that before the procedure, his father had already suffered from thrombosis in his leg because his sugar could not be controlled.
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Doctors probe deaths of 3 Filipinos after stem cell treatment
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By Lynne Adkins
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A local facility is opening a new unit to help patients with certain types of cancer.
The stem cell transplant center at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Northeast Philadelphia will help patients with such cancers as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Dr. Pamela Crilley, chief of medical oncology, says the 17,000 square foot facility has eight rooms for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and more.
It has a dedicated infusion center for outpatient treatments and it also has a apheresis section where we will collect stem cells. It has cryopreservation laboratory, Dr. Crilley said this unit will allow the center to treat patients locally, instead of sending them to facilities in other parts of the country.
We have five facilities and so they may have been treated in a different facility than our location here, so this is really expanding what can be done at this location.
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MANILA - A government official on Thursday said he is no believer in stem cell therapy after undergoing the procedure but getting zero health benefits.
Speaking to radio dzMM, Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Antonio "Bebot" Villar said he was enticed to try out the procedure after hearing from other people about the near-miraculous effect of stem cell therapy.
He noted that even former President Joseph Estrada has attributed his rejuvenated health to stem cells.
"Kasi nababalitaan ko maganda itong stem cell. Ako ay madalas na [masakit] ang buto ko. Siguro nanghihina yung buto ko na at tsaka medyo mahina ang katawan ko kaya sinubukan ko ito," he said.
Villar said he paid 16,000 euros or more than P900,000 to Villamedica for stem cell therapy to cure aches and pains in his bones and general body weakness.
He said he underwent treatment with his wife at Makati Shangri-la hotel, along with at least a dozen others.
"July 9 may schedule na stem cell sa Shangri-la EDSA. Mga dose or kinse kami. Halos buong floor, yun chairman doctor kasama assistants na taga-Thailand," he said.
The DDB chief said he received several injections on the buttocks and ordered to stay in the hotel for a day so doctors could monitor their blood pressure. He said the stem cells were harvested from lambs.
He said that after the treatment, he tried to see if he got stronger but only felt worse.
"Ang lakas ng loob ko at naniniwala ako. Naglakad ako. Abay, sumakit ang mga paa ko. Parang wala itong epekto," he said.
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VIENNA, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
On the occasion of the Congress of the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment (ISMST) in Salzburg experts present recent international research findings. They demonstrate that medical shockwave treatment stimulates the organism to produce more of its own stem cells to be used in the self-healing process. "In turn, this leads to the successful healing of wounds which otherwise would not heal or would require sophisticated surgery to heal", explains Rainer Mittermayr, Head of Wound Healing Department at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for experimental and clinical traumatology.
Shockwave treatment has shown impressive results in the healing of bones and wounds. It helps treating severe trauma cases, using non-invasive procedures. Slow and badly healing wounds such as the diabetic foot ulcer, which is responsible for about two thirds of all amputations, can be brought under control within a short period of time. Moreover, shockwave therapy is used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, cellulite and other medical conditions on a successful basis.
However, there is more: shockwaves also stimulate the mobilization of the stem cells to move to the specific location where they are needed and where they are transformed into the cell type required assisting with the healing process. "Comprehensive scientific studies have finally proven what we had already been able to observe in the treatment of thousands of patients with shockwaves here in Austria," says Mittermayr. Shockwaves initiate the formation of new blood vessels to grow into the tissue, and induce the formation of new tissue and, thus, the healing process - new blood flow to the heart muscle, the growth of new bone tissue and the growth of new skin over wounds. "It would be safe to assume that shockwaves will replace conventional stem-cell research within the next five to 10 years," is Mittermayr convinced.
Shockwaves are as effective as surgery. Just cheaper and less painful.
Recently published studies document that shockwaves are as successful as surgical methods in the treatment of non-healing bone fractures. However, this kind of therapy is superior to surgery in terms of rehabilitation: "Patients who received shockwave treatment showed significantly fewer and less severe complications," says Markus Gleitz, orthopedic surgeon and General Secretary of ISMST. Wolfgang Schaden, Head of the Shockwave department at the AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling adds: "The patients in question recover faster and are rehabilitated more quickly. This is much less painful for the patients and they get back on their feet more quickly and, thus, back to work much faster."
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MANILA - Two congressmen who died after undergoing stem cell therapy abroad were already sick before getting treatment, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, Ona refused to say if stem cell treatment caused the deaths of congressmen Erico Aumentado and Pedro Romualdo. Both lawmakers died of pneumonia.
"First hindi ko alam yun. Second, ang information that we got: It has nothing to do Ibig sabihin, they were already very sick bago nagpa-so-called stem call, baka sakali," he said in the interview.
On the other hand, the health secretary said clinics or hospitals in the Philippines offering stem cell treatments should be duly licensed by the Department of Health.
Dapat yung mga clinic or mga ospital na gumagawa noon kailangang mayroong license, approved ngayon ng DOH. Kaya iinspekyunin sila," he said.
House Speaker Sonny Belmonte earlier confirmed Aumentado and Romualdo had died after undergoing stem cell treatment in Germany last year. He clarified that it has not been established whether stem cell therapy was the cause of death.
Belmonte said that after having stem cell therapy, the 2 felt rejuvenated and may have exerted themselves during the last election campaign.
Belmonte said Aumentado even started walking around without a cane.
Aumentado's son, Aristotle, earlier said his father had leg thrombosis for which he had to undergo bifemoral bypass and stem cell therapy .
After stem cell therapy, his father started walking without a cane, and sometimes had low-blood sugar. However, he said they forgot to get him stem cell treatment for his father's pneumonia, which he had before the stem cell treatment in Germany last September.
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DOH: Solons who died after stem cell therapy were sick
MANILA - As stem cell treatment begins to gain traction among Filipinos, a surgeon believes the country is now entering a new phase in medicine.
Dr. Levi John Lansangan, one of the founding members of the Philippine Stem Cell Society, said there is much promise in stem cell therapy because of the hope it gives to ailing patients.
"Before it was only physiologic, then it became pathologic, which deals with diseases. Then it became pharmacologic, wherein we give medicine. But now it is regenerative, wherein the body heals by itself," Lansangan told ANC's "Prime Time" on Wednesday.
Stem cell treatment involves harvesting stem cells, processing them, and injecting them back to the body.
Lansangan said the autologous treatment, which harvests stem cells from the patients own system, is the safest type of stem cell procedure.
The procedure may last for up to 4 hours, depending on the patients health. It may cost up to P1.6 million.
Stem cell treatment is believed to have the potential to cure illnesses including diabetes, heart ailments, brain damage such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers, osteoarthritis, stroke, baldness and even sports injuries.
The hardest thing to say to a patient is hopelessness. If you say there is no hope for the disease, it is very unacceptable for the patient. But with stem cell, were giving hope. Not hope in the sense that we are just giving placebo but hope that there is really something into it thats really big, Lansangan said.
But Lansangan warned that there are also risks involved in the process, particularly if stem cells are derived from animals such as rabbits and black sheep.
There are a lot of sources for stem cell. But the only stem cell sources approved by the DOH [Department of Health] come from the bone marrow, fats and blood of the patient itself. We dont recognize xenograph, or from animals. That is where the problem lies, he said.