Medical Board Gives Early OK to Adult Stem Cell Rules
After months of deliberation — and input from Gov. Rick Perry, among others — the Texas Medical Board on Friday gave preliminary approval to a set of rules on adult stem cells in Texas that are less stringent than those originally proposed.
With no opposition, the vote on a topic that has received much scrutiny and skepticism since last spring took only about five minutes.
“It’s been a delicate balance between our absolute goal to protect the public and at the same time [our] desire not to stifle what we feel will be a huge boon to medicine,” said Dr. George ...
Comments (2)
Anna Mae Rooks
Rick Perry and his cohorts control the type of medical care in this state making it the worst in the country. Dr. Perry has decided that if a patient is killed or permanently injured by a doctor's gross negligence, gross recklessness, or gross incompetence the doctor is never held accountable. Dr. Perry has declared that med/mal victims are worthless money grubbers out to make a quick buck off the doctor who caused irreparable damage. Every life is precious until it is snuffed out by medical incompetence; then that life becomes worthless. What a great Christian Rick Perry is. Rick Perry is the greatest hypocrit of the 21st century.
Kristin Laminack
Celltex is not the only adult stem cell bank in Texas. Opening in June 2010, BioLife Cell Bank(biolifecellbank.com) in Dallas was the first bank of its kind--not only in Texas, but in all of North America.
Founded by two native Texans, BioLife empowers physicians to improve the health and lives of patients by providing safe processing, storage and preservation of fat (adipose tissue) and stem cells that may be used in the future for a variety of medical/cosmetic treatments.
Thank you for keeping the public informed about this exciting and rapidly changing/advancing field.