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Stem Cell Tourists Take Costa Rica Off the Agenda

Posted by timothy on from the honey-let's-have-another-embryo dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Stem cell tourism is a booming and troubling industry, in which clinics in places like Mexico, China, and India offer rich tourists experimental stem-cell-based treatments, none of which have been approved by the FDA here in the US. (Check out some of these creepy sites that offer treatments for everything from autism to MS, and even the 'very common ailment called aging.') But in one positive development, Costa Rica just shut down its top stem cell clinic. Said the country's health minister, 'This isn't allowed in any serious country in the world.'"

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  1. Yet Another ass backward slashdot headline by spatley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Stem Cell Tourists Take Costa Rica Off the Agenda"

    Really did people seeking rip-off and dangerous stem cell treatments decide the Costa Rica was just not cool enough any more? No, exactly the oppisite, Costa Rica decided to no longer offer rip-off and dangerous stem cell treatments.

    like as in "Costa Rica takes Stem Cell Tourism Off the Agenda"

    I hate being the grammar nazi but really, English, do any of you people here speak it?