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I had glutathione pills over 6 years ago with no improvement. I agree with Maryse that we would know by now. Also the Penny Thomas case is out again. She had retinal SC injections in China a couple of years ago and supposedly is doing well. I looked into it a couple of years ago and was not impressed by her before and after videos. In her email to me there was a lot about a "positive attitude" and she is still on PD meds, although at reduced dosages. I’m wondering if we'll see more of this adult stem cell "recyling" as Obama gets closer to overturning the Bush bans on ESCR. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "schild.m" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:15 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Stem Cell injections >> The centre >> in Cologne , Germany boasts about having good success rates and no >> negative results from their treatments www.XCell-Center.com/StemCells/ > > > Here is part of a review about those treatments : > > ''What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results? > > The researchers concluded that direct-to-consumer portrayal of stem cell > medicine is optimistic and unsupported by published evidence. They also > suggest that the results have other implications including: > > Providers are making inaccurate claims in their direct-to-consumer > advertising. > Importantly, patients may not be receiving sufficient and appropriate > information and may be being put at increased risk. > Clinics may also be contributing to a public expectation that exceeds what > this field of research can reasonably achieve. > What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study? > > The researchers mention some limitations to the methods that they used to > collect the data: > > The information available from websites may not be the same as the > information > actually shared with patients in the clinic. > The overall data was collected from a diverse range of clinics. The > results > cannot therefore be used to evaluate the claims of any particular clinic. > The researchers did not directly assess the accuracy of the websites’ > claims > by analyzing the results of treatment they had carried out. > These are valid points. The researchers also say that even if improvements > had > occurred, it would be impossible to say with confidence that these were > due > to the treatment. If on the other hand the treatments did not work, then > patients would have been subjected to inappropriate risk and the cost of > the > treatment. The average cost of a course of therapy among the four websites > that mentioned costs was $21,500, excluding travel and accommodation for > patients and caregivers.'' > > As for glutathione, it has been done for many years now. If it worked that > well, we would all know about it, I would think. > > maryse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn