I have personally been in contact with eleven Parkies who paid from $35,000 to $125,000 for unsuccessful treatment with stem cells – in fact several paid the money only to find out that the “doctors” skipped town with the money and no treatment took place; another clinic was run by a man who claimed to be have received his medical degree from a university that has never had a school of medicine. The clinics I am referring to were in places such as Mexico, the Ukraine, Thailand, and, yes, Bengladesh.

If you have the slightest notion of going to a stem cell clinic, study hard and armor yourself and be careful not to fall for their salesmanship – some of the clinics even hire top-level salesmen on commissions. And they are seductive, knowing how to play with the hopes and fears of suffering people.
So before you sign the consent form, which protects them but not you, read and study and dare to discuss it with your doctor and others, who will tell you that you are crazy, as if that was news.

Make sure you really review all the evidence before you plunge in. One of the eleven I talked to died two days after the treatment. Coincidence maybe, but it makes you read the consent form twice.

Stem Cell Network:

http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/index....ge=home&hl=eng

International Society for Stem Cell Research: (part of the site is down and should be updated soon)

http://www.closerlookatstemcells.org/

The prevailing conclusion of scientists is that stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s is not ready at this time:

When will stem cell therapies be routinely available?'

Some stem cell therapies, such as bone marrow transplant and skin grafting are forms of stem cell therapy that have been shown to be safe and are readily available as a treatment option. Other stem cell therapies are still being studied and hold great promise for illnesses such as muscular dystrophies, retinal degeneration, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, arthritis, diabetes, spinal cord injuries, liver disease, and blood disorders such as hemophilia. Much of the current study using stem cells to treat these illnesses is in its early stages and will require considerable study and testing to ensure their safety and long term benefit.

Some of the challenges facing researchers who are developing these new stem cell therapies are 1) identifying and isolating the right type of stem cell, 2) developing conditions in which a cell can be coaxed into a state that is safe for a particular therapy, 3) delivering the cells to the right part of the body in a way that allows them to perform their regenerative function, and 4) overcoming immune reactions.