Amanda Bryson of Inverness has criticized Advanced Cells Therapeutics, which provided stem cell therapy for her multiple sclerosis. She says that the treatment is no better than conventional treatments and her illness has not improved. Speaking to the BBC Two Newsnight programme Ms Bryson said, "I'm back to where I was before the treatment. It's quite gutting really, devastating. I had so much hope it was going to work and it didn't. I spoke to the doctor but I didn't understand what he was saying. He said he doesn't blame me for not wanting more treatment. I'm angry." ACT uses stem cells to claim that treatments for spinal cord injury, lung cancer, deafness and HIV/AIDS will be successful. But BBC found that it was using cells that should not be injected into people as it increases health risks. Source: MedindiaRAS << Salad Contains Nutrients In Optimum Level HIV Carriers Form an Association to Fight Social Stigma in J... >> Recommended Reading Autoimmune Disorders Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system fails to recognize the body as ‘self’ and attacks it. READ MORE Chemotherapy ‘Chemo’ means medicine or ‘drug’; ‘therapy’ means ‘treatment’. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in cancer treatment. READ MORE Chemotherapy Drugs Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body. READ MORE Infectious Mononucleosis Called also the kissing diesase, Mononucleosis is an infectious disease due to infection with the Epstein Barr virus of the herpes virus family. READ MORE Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis can be a severely disabling autoimmune disease that affects the myelin or insulating layer of the nerve fibers and typically has remissions and relapses READ MORE Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Modify Multiple sclerosis is treated with drugs that modify the course of the disease, suppress immunity and relieve symptoms. READ MORE Optic Neuritis Optic neuritis is acute inflammation of the optic nerve. Optic nerve connects the eye to the brain and carries visual signals from the retina to the brain where it is received and interpreted. READ MORE Stem Cells - Fundamentals Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Stem Cells READ MORE Stem Cells - Cord Blood Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Cord Blood READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Sinopril (2mg) (Lacidipine) Diaphragmatic Hernia Iron Intake Calculator More News on: Stem Cells - Cord BloodStem Cells - FundamentalsParkinsons Disease Surgical TreatmentChemotherapyChemotherapy DrugsMultiple SclerosisInfectious MononucleosisMultiple Sclerosis Treatment and ModifyOptic NeuritisAutoimmune Disorders
Amanda Bryson of Inverness has criticized Advanced Cells Therapeutics, which provided stem cell therapy for her multiple sclerosis. She says that the treatment is no better than conventional treatments and her illness has not improved. Speaking to the BBC Two Newsnight programme Ms Bryson said, "I'm back to where I was before the treatment. It's quite gutting really, devastating. I had so much hope it was going to work and it didn't. I spoke to the doctor but I didn't understand what he was saying. He said he doesn't blame me for not wanting more treatment. I'm angry." ACT uses stem cells to claim that treatments for spinal cord injury, lung cancer, deafness and HIV/AIDS will be successful. But BBC found that it was using cells that should not be injected into people as it increases health risks. Source: MedindiaRAS << Salad Contains Nutrients In Optimum Level HIV Carriers Form an Association to Fight Social Stigma in J... >> Recommended Reading Autoimmune Disorders Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system fails to recognize the body as ‘self’ and attacks it. READ MORE Chemotherapy ‘Chemo’ means medicine or ‘drug’; ‘therapy’ means ‘treatment’. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in cancer treatment. READ MORE Chemotherapy Drugs Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body. READ MORE Infectious Mononucleosis Called also the kissing diesase, Mononucleosis is an infectious disease due to infection with the Epstein Barr virus of the herpes virus family. READ MORE Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis can be a severely disabling autoimmune disease that affects the myelin or insulating layer of the nerve fibers and typically has remissions and relapses READ MORE Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Modify Multiple sclerosis is treated with drugs that modify the course of the disease, suppress immunity and relieve symptoms. READ MORE Optic Neuritis Optic neuritis is acute inflammation of the optic nerve. Optic nerve connects the eye to the brain and carries visual signals from the retina to the brain where it is received and interpreted. READ MORE Stem Cells - Fundamentals Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Stem Cells READ MORE Stem Cells - Cord Blood Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Cord Blood READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Sinopril (2mg) (Lacidipine) Diaphragmatic Hernia Iron Intake Calculator More News on: Stem Cells - Cord BloodStem Cells - FundamentalsParkinsons Disease Surgical TreatmentChemotherapyChemotherapy DrugsMultiple SclerosisInfectious MononucleosisMultiple Sclerosis Treatment and ModifyOptic NeuritisAutoimmune Disorders
