‘Could be fatal’
“When animal cells are transmitted to humans, it could be fatal,†Bernal said at a recent forum on stem cell therapy in Manila.
Kittichaiwong insists fresh cell therapy is perfectly safe.
“What you eat every day is foreign material, but you don’t get rejection,†he said, adding that Villa Medica planned to soon open a clinic in the Philippines.
Amid this debate, Carrion-Norton wants to promote the less controversial adult stem cell therapy in the Philippines, and set up her own clinic.
“I don’t want only the rich to be able to do it,†she said. “I want everyone that needs it to be able to do stem cell therapy, because this is the medicine of the future.†However, treatments at Norton’s clinic will start at about $17,000 (about P734,000).
“It’s still expensive and will remain so unless a lot of people get into the business,†she said. “That’s why I want more people to know about it and not be afraid of it.â€
Stem cell therapy for health and cosmetic purposes is popular in China, India and many other Asian countries. However, like the Philippines, laws and enforcement, in large part, have yet to catch up with the medical advances.
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