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Fri 04 Apr 2009Absence of rules on stem-cell research misleading
THE ABSENCE of guidelines on stem-cell research in Ireland is driving patients to seek quack “cures” overseas, according to a leading scientist.
Consultant neurologist Prof Orla Hardiman said people with incurable diseases were spending large sums of money on stem-cell treatments overseas when there was no evidence they would deliver any benefit.
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