MANILA, Philippines The president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and his four predecessors have been slapped with ethics cases before the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for alleged fraud in the registration of the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM) in the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a statement on Sunday, PRC Chair Teresita Manzala said she has directed the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine (PRBOM) to file cases against doctors Leo Olarte, Bu Castro, Rey Melchor Santos, Oscar Tinio and Jose Sabili for forging her signature in the incorporation of the PSSCM. The Commission directed the PRBOM to initiate the filing of a case of unprofessional, dishonorable and unethical conduct against the five incorporators, said Manzala, adding that a case was already pending before the PRC legal division. Olarte, Castro, Santos, Tinio and Sabili were identified as the incorporators of the PSSCM, whose registration has been revoked by the SEC. Investigation showed the doctors submitted an application to the SEC for the corporations registration in February 2013. As part of the procedure, PRBOM sent a communication to the five incorporators requiring them to submit pertinent documents but did not receive any response from the doctors. Without the documents, … Continue reading →

Stem Cell Therapy for NFL Knee / ACL Injuries Sports Medicine - Dr Rodney Dade WASHINGTONIAN Mag Top Doctor and Regenerative Medicine and Pain Management physician Dr Rodney Dade at StemCell ARTS discusses the tragic uptick in NFL knee ... By: StemCell ARTS … Continue reading →

MENAFN - Arab Times - 16/03/2014 On his part, Dr. Salem Al- Shemmeri, head of chemotherapy division of Sheikha Badriya Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Center for Oncology and Stem Cell Transfusion, said the conference will debate several issues related to leukemia including the lymph node tumors and the latest methods of detection and medication. "The Kuwaiti experts will present to their peers the positive results of the tests they have made in the field of marrow transplant," Dr. Al- Shemmeri, chairman of the conference and head of the Lymphoma unit at the center, added. The conference features a number of workshops and discussions on a number of cases at Sheikha Badriya Center. Meanwhile, Minister of Health Dr. Ali Al-Obaidi Saturday welcomed the "important" decisions of the Arab Health Ministers during their recent meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Obaidi, in a press statement following his return from Cairo where he took part in meetings of the health ministers' council and the Executive Office of the council, described the discussions as objective and constructive. He said his Arab counterparts were eager to develop common Arab action in health and humanitarian fields. Al-Obaidi said the Arab health ministers approved two Kuwaiti proposals, the establishment … Continue reading →

Marijuana legalization may be a long time coming to a number of states if it all but a cannabis-derived oil is getting a lot of support in state legislatures for treatment of severe cases of juvenile epilepsy. Too many North Carolina families are in Colorado right now getting this (cannabidiol) oil and splitting their families up, because they have to become residents there, and its just a mess right now for them, said state Rep. Pat McElraft, R-Carteret, who is developing a bill to legalize medicinal use of cannabidiol, or CBD, oil. McElraft represents part of Jones County. And, these little children are suffering from these multiple seizures, and theyre life threatening when they start having so many of them, she said. In Utah, the chief of the University of Utahs Division of Pediatric Neurology wrote a letter of support of the treatment to the states Controlled Substances Advisory Committee in November. The substance is not psychoactive or hallucinogenic, it contains less THC than do other materials that can be legally purchased in Utah, and it has absolutely no abuse potential, Dr. Francis Filloux wrote, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. See the original post here: Support builds behind cannabis-derived … Continue reading →

Created: 03/15/2014 5:29 PM WHEC.com Save a minute, save a day. That's the most important message to come out of a new study on the timing of stroke treatment. Doctors say its common knowledge that stroke patients need clot-busting medications quickly to have the best chance of a full recovery. Now, researchers in Australia say speeding up treatment by just one minute equals almost another two days of healthy life. Researchers say that for every 15-minute delay in treatment, stroke survivors may lose about a month of their full ability. News10NBC/WHEC-TV welcomes your opinion and interaction on our website, but please remember to keep it clean. If you're advertising for another business, being profane, vulgar or slanderous your post will be deleted. By commenting on this website, you agree that anything you post may be used, along with your name and profile picture, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the license you have granted pursuant to our Terms of Use. Comments are not pre-screened before they posted. Read the original here: Stroke treatment: timing is everything … Continue reading →