tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post7284940001892799457..comments2024-01-05T05:58:19.437-08:00Comments on Medical Quack: Poland’s Medical Tourism Clinics Having Fire Sale - All Surgical Treatments Half Off For the World…Medical Quackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post-13857698214191063162014-12-14T08:07:23.714-08:002014-12-14T08:07:23.714-08:00Macular degeneration treatments from Europe
...Macular degeneration treatments from Europe<br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Stem Cells<br />In what coul be a milestone for treatment of dry AMD, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) received approval in the U.S. and Europe in 2011 to begin clinical trials to investigate the safety and effectiveness of using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells for the treatment of dry macular degeneration.<br /> <br />In January 2012, ACT announced the first patient in Europe received the treatment, and the following month the company announced three patient in the U.S. had been treated. Three trials will be conducted in the U.S. and Europe, with 12 patients enrolled in each trial. Preliminary results are expected in early 2013.<br />In February 2012, another company, StemCells Inc., announced it will begin FDA-approved phase 1/2 clinical trials to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of the company's purified human neural stem cell treatment for dry AMD.<br />The company plans to enroll 16 patients and the stem cells will be administered by a single injection into the space beneath the retina. Patients will be examined at predetermined intervals over 1 year and then will be followed for an additional 4 years in a separate observational study.<br />For more information please visit- www.voyagermed.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post-74000062876916808042014-06-13T09:57:51.238-07:002014-06-13T09:57:51.238-07:00More information about medical tourism in Poland y...More information about medical tourism in Poland you can find at: <a href="http://www.medi-tour.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Medical Tourism</a> website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com