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12 Dec 08

Internet stem-cell clinics 'exploiting' MS and Parkinson's patients - Times Online

Patients with debilitating diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s risk being exploited by websites offering expensive stem-cell treatments, scientists said yesterday.

An investigation of 19 companies that promote such therapies has found that most make inflated and overoptimistic claims about benefits that are not backed by evidence, while making little or no mention of the risks.

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