Many scientists say the injections — like most stem cell therapies — violate Food and Drug Administration rules against marketing unapproved drugs and are potentially dangerous. And two people died shortly after being injected with stem cell treatments in Florida, most recently in 2012. Academic experts have identified at least 716 U.S. stem cell clinics and say the true number probably exceeds 1,000. Such materials have a long history in commercial marketing, said Jeanne Loring, a neurobiologist and stem cell researcher at California-based Scripps Research. FDA issues warning after a dozen people get sick from stem cell treatmentsWhat you should know about stem cells, from promising research to dubious uses

Source: Washington Post February 27, 2019 15:01 UTC