FDA says they're untested, unsafe
(NEWSER) - Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Americans have defied federal warnings against seeking untested—and often expensive—stem-cell therapy abroad, CNN reports. Though they lack scientific backing, such treatments for terminal diseases are popular in China, where the parents of one 8-year-old seek to treat her spinal muscular atrophy. “We are really walking into this blindfolded,” admits her mom, who faces a $50,000 bill for the procedure and family travel. More»