Key Players Drive Texas Medical Board's Stem Cell Rules
When the Texas Medical Board called a stakeholder meeting in July to discuss the state’s burgeoning adult stem cell industry, it was at the behest of Gov. Rick Perry, the soon-to-be presidential hopeful who had just received an injection of his own stem cells, and of Stanley Jones, the orthopedist and biotech entrepreneur who performed Perry’s experimental procedure.
They hoped the board would establish rules that would foster the fledgling adult stem cell therapy — which is not FDA-approved and has so far had mixed evidence of success — not hinder it.
The board took another approach. In draft rules ...
Comments (10)
Rosey Ramos Abuabara via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Of course, there's money attached to his decision.
JC DemocratofTejas
Yeah rick, how's the back? How'd that work out for you? Illegal, but then you've never been one to worry about that. So many noted the stiff frame, the possible effects of pain-easing drugs, the orthopedic shoes as opposed to those Tony Lamas, during your failed bid for president. I can hardly type those last words "bid for president" as it seems as foreign as the no bid company that erected a portion of a flyover out 290 toward "Drippin", that went bankrupt, took the money, and left the flyover stopped in mid air...
Harold Cook via Texas Tribune on Facebook
it also goes along with his "I'm for whatever helps me personally" attitude that he's also a big advocate of.
audrey fisher
Isn't this Perry saying that GOP cronies are more than willing to make Texans guinea pigs for medical procedures, regardless of risk? In TX - we don't need no science, they can ignore it as long as legislator's will allow busines to make a personal profit .
audrey fisher
Sorry for double post, but after a quick trip to the Medical Board site - no place for the average citizen or healthcare professional to lodge a complaint.
Here in TX, sadly, we have no voice.
Bologna Vest
Audrey: www.tmb.state.tx.us
On the menu under "For Consumers" the top link is "place a complaint."
Anya Khan
OK Since y'all seemed to only read the words "Perry" and "money" in the article, from the Mayo clinic you can learn about the use of Adult Stem Cell use here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stem-cells/CA00081
Anya Khan
And from John Hopkins Hospital in MD: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/stem_cell_research/cell_therapy/
Anya Khan
The most common form of leukemia is acute myelogenous leukemia and Cancer Centers of American encourages the use of Adult Stem Cells, here is an article: http://www.cancercenter.com/acute_myelogenous_leukemia.cfm
Just because you see the name Perry doesn't make it bad. Just because people are investing in it doesn't make it bad.
If you want a world leader in cancer treatment from Texas, here is the MD Anderson outlook on adult stem cell treatment
Anya Khan
Sorry, here is the link. http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/departments-programs-and-labs/departments-and-divisions/stem-cell-transplantation/index.html
Grow up people, lives are going to be saved through adult stem cells.