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Physician Organization Makes History by Publishing U.S.'s First Adult Stem Cell Guidelines (ASCTA Drives Safe Stem Cell Practices)

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:26:46 GMT

The American Stem Cell Therapy Association (ASCTA) announced today the availability of the world's first clinical guidelines to allow U.S. doctors to safely begin using a patient's own stem cells to treat disease.

(PRWeb May 19, 2009)

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Patient Movement Forms in Opposition to FDA Position that the Patient's Own Stem Cells are Drugs

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT

A patient movement, called Safe Stem Cells NOW! was formed in response to the FDA's position that the patient's own adult stem cells are drugs and should be regulated as such. The patient group believes that this misclassification of adult stem cells will dramatically slow the availability of therapies without adding any significant patient safety.

(PRWeb April 09, 2009)

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Physician Group Opposes FDA's Position on Adult Stem Cells

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The American Stem Cell Therapy Association (ASCTA) is formed in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent position that the adult stem cells found in everyone's body are drugs, a position the ASCTA opposes. This physician organization is establishing laboratory guidelines that will allow doctors to bring adult stem cell therapy to their patients more quickly.

(PRWeb March 26, 2009)

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