Stem Cell Tourist Dies From Treatment In Thailand

Stem Cell Tourist Dies From Treatment In Thailand 451

Posted by timothy on Friday June 18, 2010 @10:30PM from the pays-your-money-takes-your-chances dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Last week, news that Costa Rica was shutting down a large stem cell clinic sparked a debate here on Slashdot about whether patients should be allowed to take the risks that come with untested treatments. Now comes news of what can happen when patients go looking for a shortcut. A patient suffering from an autoimmune disease that was destroying her kidneys went to a Bangkok clinic, where doctors injected her own adult stem cells into her kidneys. Now she's dead, and a postmortem revealed that the sites of injection had weird growths — 'tangled mixtures of blood vessels and bone marrow cells.' Researchers say the treatment almost certainly killed her."

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Could have been worse (Score:3, Funny)

by Vinegar Joe ( 998110 ) writes: on Friday June 18, 2010 @10:34PM (#32621862)

She could have ended up like Kwai Chang Caine.

Uh... (Score:4, Funny)

by jav1231 ( 539129 ) writes: on Friday June 18, 2010 @11:11PM (#32622092)

It's dangerous enough to inject things INTO someone in Thailand as a tourist, let alone be the one injected into! :o

Even more shocking... (Score:2, Funny)

by bobdotorg ( 598873 ) writes: on Friday June 18, 2010 @11:12PM (#32622102)

When she first arrived in Bangkok, she was a man.

Re:So what? (Score:1, Funny)

by Hognoxious ( 631665 ) writes: on Friday June 18, 2010 @11:43PM (#32622246) Homepage Journal

What do you expect in country that has a king called Bumboil? And on top of that it's illegal to make fun of him. If I were to say "Does he have a boil on his bum, LOLELEVEN!!!", I could get arre$ G76 &* no carrier

Re:Aim for the real problem. (Score:3, Funny)

by Pikoro ( 844299 ) writes: <init.init@sh> on Saturday June 19, 2010 @12:09AM (#32622398) Homepage Journal

Athiest?

Re:THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM !! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday June 19, 2010 @12:36AM (#32622524)

When IS up to God. So if someone's life is prolonged by medical science it is God's will. And if someone gets aborted, it is also God's will. Because when you die is up to God. And remember, Gay Jesus loves you (long time).

Re:This will be interesting.... (Score:5, Funny)

by outsider007 ( 115534 ) writes: on Saturday June 19, 2010 @02:10AM (#32622860)

I think he's talking about weed. Weed makes Big Pharma paranoid.

Re:This will be interesting.... (Score:3, Funny)

by outsider007 ( 115534 ) writes: on Saturday June 19, 2010 @02:55AM (#32623078)

Drug companies fight HARD to make sure that while the drug is patented...
Was that a veiled viagra reference?

Re:This will be interesting.... (Score:5, Funny)

by hvm2hvm ( 1208954 ) writes: on Saturday June 19, 2010 @03:32AM (#32623248) Homepage

>> faith healers
>> thank god it didn't come to me making that kind of decision
I don't get it, which side are you on?

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Could have been worse (Score:3, Funny)

Uh... (Score:4, Funny)

Even more shocking... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:So what? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Aim for the real problem. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM !! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:This will be interesting.... (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:This will be interesting.... (Score:5, Funny)

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