Scientists criticize Italy for allowing unproven stem cell therapy

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Scientists criticize Italy for allowing unproven stem cell therapy

By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Scientists have criticized an Italian government decree allowing a group of terminally-ill patients to continue using an unproven stem cell treatment, saying such therapies may cause harm and risk exploiting desperate people. The treatment, created by the privately-owned Stamina Foundation, was banned by Italian medicines regulator AIFA last year after it inspected their laboratories, leading to a series of legal challenges by families of patients. ...

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