I think the FDA has been holding its breath on one level for about two years. How freely could it regulate certain unproven fat cell therapies sold by more than a hundred clinics throughout the US? This authority hung in the balance. Now the agency just got a federal court ruling that could free them […]
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Today’s post is a review and fact-check of stem cell supplements. This is the second time I have looked at the state of stem cell supplements. If anything, it seems things have gotten more complicated and problematic in the last two to three years. Supplements | Stem cell supplements claims | Supplement ads and products | Visiclear,
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The FDA alerted the public about issues related to amniotic eye drops last year and now the agency just warned the manufacturer of one such product called Regener-Eyes. The manufacturer is Regenerative Processing Plant, LLC. The warning letter was addressed to its owner, Carl R. Harrell, MD. What’s the deal with this warning? Let’s start
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How is research looking on stem cells for diabetes? I’m feeling more encouraged about the clinical research in that area. Before we jump into that let’s talk about two other things. The big news of the week was the felony plea deal by Liveyon’s John Kosolcharoen to charges related to marketing an unapproved cell therapy
The stem cell clinic arena is a Wild West but perhaps few have been wilder than the perinatal stem cell clinic firm Liveyon run by John Kosolcharoen. Now John Kosolcharoen has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to Liveyon’s activities including distribution of an unapproved cell therapy drug. He will be sentenced next month. This
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Even for a stem cell research wonk like me the broader regenerative arena never ceases to surprise me with the latest thing being stem cell shampoo. Stem cell shampoo A news item that seems promotional discussed the stem cell shampoo as yielding positive results. So after you are done with your vampire facelift, stem cell
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Could there be stem cell doping or gene doping at the ongoing Paris Olympics right now? I’ve wondered about such things happening throughout several past Olympics. In fact, I asked this kind of question 12 years ago. Authorities are taking such possibilities even more seriously. What would stem cell doping mean? How could cells or
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I’ve only met one scientist who was openly a Trump fan, but I’m sure there are more out there. Still, it seems most scientists are no fans of the former president. A new WaPo piece highlights how federal scientists are worrying about a possible second term for the former president. Government scientists & a second
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When I first saw the new FDA warning on stem cells for pets and the logo for the company that received it, I was surprised in a few ways. I don’t recall ever seeing such a letter and the logo is something else. We’ll get into all of that in a moment, but first, since
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One of the most contentious areas in the regenerative medicine arena is whether a fat tissue product called stromal vascular fraction or SVF is a drug. The FDA says SVF, even in autologous form, is a drug. It is seeking an injunction against a California-based network of SVF clinics but lost the initial case. That
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