Monthly Archives: August 2010

Unlicensed clinics contribute to stem cell confusion

Stem cell research is on the tip of everyone’s tongue and regularly in the news, but a panel of British health officials warns that a global crop of unlicensed clinics is taking advantage of all the publicity. Clinics in places as varied as Mexico, Thailand, Germany, Russia and China offer stem cell therapies with high Continue reading

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Unlicensed Clinics Contribute to Stem Cell Confusion – Wellness …

Stem cell research is on the tip of everyone’s tongue and regularly in the news, but a panel of British health officials warns that a global crop of unlicensed clinics is taking advantage of all the publicity. Continue reading

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U.S. Asks Judge to Delay Halt to Stem-Cell Research

The Obama administration urged a judge to allow federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research to continue while it appeals his decision banning government support for any activity using cells taken from human embryos. Continue reading

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Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction

The Obama administration asked a federal judge on Tuesday to lift an injunction halting human embryonic stem cell research, saying it would irreparably harm research and cost more than 1,300 jobs. Continue reading

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Stem-cell work thrown into limbo

By Meredith Wadman Candace Kerr was working late on 23 August when a postdoc sent her the link to a CNN story in an e-mail entitled: “Bad news for stem cell researchers.” Kerr, a stem-cell scientist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, says that as her eyes flew down the screen, she thought: “This can’t be real. [More] Continue reading

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Government appeals court ruling blocking stem-cell research funding

The Justice Department, as promised, moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing use of government funds for embryonic stem cell research. Continue reading

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Stem Cell Research Halt Appealed by Justice Dept « Stem Cell …

Officials Ask Federal Judge to Reconsider Order Undercutting Research of Embryonic Stem Cells with Taxpayer Dollars Latest Politics Headlines – CBS News Related News:Judge Roils Stem – Cell Research A US judge blocked the federal … … Continue reading

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Stem Cell Research Halt Appealed by Justice Dept

Officials Ask Federal Judge to Reconsider Order Undercutting Research of Embryonic Stem Cells with Taxpayer Dollars Continue reading

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Feds appeal order blocking stem cell research | Washington Examiner

Stopping the research could cause “irrevocable harm to the millions of extremely sick or injured people who stand to benefit” from continuing human embryonic stem cell research, the department said in court papers, “as well as to the … Continue reading

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U.S. appeals order blocking stem cell research | D.C. Now | Los …

The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut US government funded embryonic stem cell research. The Justice Department filed its request with US District Judge Royce … Continue reading

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