by Denise

The 2009 World Medical Tourism and Global Health Conference of 2009 begins on Monday, October 26, 2009. The conference is designed to bring together healthcare providers, insurance companies, and medical personnel from around the world to discuss the growing trends in international medical and global health care and tourism. Taking place in Los Angeles, California, healthcare providers from around the world, including South America, Asia, Africa, Central Europe and the Middle East will join to discuss how to market services to international employers, patients and insurance companies.

Over 1.5 million Americans alone are expected to annually travel overseas for healthcare services in the coming years, with expenditures in the billions of dollars. Many south African nation citizens travel to locations in Southeast Asia including India, Thailand and Malaysia for quality healthcare, while Western, Central European and American travelers visit medical facilities in Middle Eastern and Central European countries such as Jordan, Croatia, and Albania for affordable, high class and timely procedures, treatments and operations.

Workshops, conferences, and networking benefit healthcare providers around the world, focusing on quality service, enhanced patient experience, and benefits of international healthcare, information regarding relevant and current case studies in the fields of technology, stem cell development and research, orthopedics, cardiac care, substance abuse and more.

Speakers at the conference will include Ministry Of Health as well as International Relations and Health Affairs Directors, Executive Hospital Board Council members, Ministers of Financial Services and health, Health Insurance representatives, speakers from the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Board Of Trustee members from the American Medical Association, the Medical Tourism Association, and more.

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by Denise

Parkinson’s disease affects individuals around the world, most of them over 65 years of age.  Parkinson’s disease causes muscles to become stiff and rigid, and tremble, making movement, speech, sleep, and simple functions like bathing, brushing the teeth or hair, or speaking difficult.  Parkinson’s disease is believed to be caused by a loss of the brain cell called dopaminergic neurons found in the brain.

Researchers involved in stem cell research are studying the growth of new tissues and organs from stem cells that may be used in new brain tissue growth and transplants. Several stem cell research communities around the world are looking into prompting multipotent stem cells into becoming specific brain neuron cells, which could then be transplanted into the brains of patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

Research is currently focusing on prompting healthy neural tissues and cells to regrow through various multiplication processes and technology. Such research and development of new Parkinson’s disease treatment and protocols utilizing stem cell technologies and research are on the cutting edge of discovery and facilities around the world, such as the Ukraine, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Germany and the United States are engaged in in-depth research in this area.

Individuals seeking treatments and possible cures to medical illnesses and conditions continue to seek out stem cell treatments available in international destinations and locations. Stem cell technology and treatments available in facilities such as Integra Medical and ProgenCell located in Mexico, as well as EmCell, located in the Ukraine offer international patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s hope for the future.

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by Denise

When it comes to medical tourism, it’s nice to have answers. One of the first thing that crosses the mind of someone who’s interested in obtaining health care abroad is the training, education, and experience of those who will be providing such care.

Medical tourism is not just about dental procedures, but may range from orthopedic fields to cardiac care, cosmetic and plastic surgery, obesity and weight loss surgery to adult stem cell research and therapy. Medical tourists have ventured to the Middle East, Asia, and South America for heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery, and coronary artery bypass surgeries. They have flocked to South America for affordable cosmetic dentistry, bridge work, dental implant surgeries, and affordable dentures.

Individuals seeking the best in obesity and weight loss surgical procedures have traveled to locations in South America and Central Europe for the best in bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, lap band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy procedures.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers reliable, up-to-date information regarding popular medical tourism destinations, treatments, procedures, facilities, and the doctors and surgeons who staff them. Pramod Goel, founder and CEO, knows the type of questions people one answered when it comes to their health care, and is dedicated to providing that information.

After all, we should all have a choice in how, when, and where we receive our medical care. It’s all about choices. Medical tourism is bringing accredited, certified, and affordable world-class medical techniques and procedures into the common Health Care Industry and is the wave of the future, from teeth whitening to stem cell technologies.

 

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by Denise

Would you be surprised to find out that most of the cutting edge technologies, developments, procedures and surgeries are not developed in the United States?  Do you remember the first successful heart transplant?  It didn’t occur in the United States, but Cape Town, South Africa in the late 1960s. Since then, cardiac transplantation is in the top five most commonly performed organ transplants in the United States. South Korea’s scientists are among the leaders in stem cell research, as is stem cell research development in Japan and other Asian countries. Laser assisted vision correction, also known as LASIK, was pioneered in Germany in the mid 1980s, but was not available in the United States until the mid 1990s.

Why does it take so long for treatments and procedures to be accepted in the United States? Most commonly, because most procedures, medications, and medical protocols need to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the safety of such technologies and drugs are essential, individuals seeking the benefits of stem cell research must travel to Mexico, Asia, Europe or Central Europe for treatment.

The growing trend in medical tourism is caused by an increasing dissatisfaction with the healthcare system in the United States, as well as Britain and Canada.  Medical procedures in orthopedics, cardiac care or cardiology, obesity, and degenerative diseases are being studied, researched and treatments developed in locations such as EmCell, located in Kiev, Ukraine, ProgenCell, located in Tijuana, Mexico, and Integra Medical Center, located in Tamps, Mexico, just south of the Texas border.

Until such procedures are placed on the fast track within the FDA, travelers from the United States will be venturing to destinations such as Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico, and Central European destinations for immediate and effective, affordable medical care.

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by Denise

Why is stem cell research constantly in the news? Because groundbreaking studies have generated greater understanding of the enormous potential of stem cells in the field of medicine. Many types of stem cells, including umbilical cord blood stem cells, placenta stem cells, adult stem cells, and embryonic stem cells are being studied throughout the world in order to find cures for  a multitude of illnesses and disease processes.

Placenta stem cell therapy is a type of adult stem cell therapy that utilizes the placenta, or afterbirth of a woman who has undergone the child birthing process. Stem cell research and treatment facilities around the world are available to international patients seeking cutting edge technology in stem cell research development of treatments and protocols.

Dr. Omar Gonzalez, whose office, Integra Medical Center, based in Nuevo Progreso, Tamps, Mexico, offers a path to healthier futures for thousands of individuals around the world seeking effective stem cell treatments and stem cell therapies not yet available in the United States. Integra Medical Center specializes in placenta stem cell therapies that utilize a multidisciplinary approach to medicine

Specializing in placenta stem cell therapy and degenerative disease processes, Dr. Gonzalez is a leader in the field of stem cell treatments for chronic fatigue, insomnia, stress and anxiety, autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, and diabetes, kidney disorders, muscular dystrophy, lupus, as well as chronic infections and fatigue, tuberculosis, AIDS, Hepatitis C, and others.

Placenta stem cell therapy (PST) has been researched for over two decades, but only recently have researchers and scientists understood the impact that placenta stem cell therapy and treatment has on a multitude of auto-immune and chronic illness conditions and symptoms.

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by Denise

Growing numbers of individuals seeking alternative or advanced forms of medical treatment, including stem cell therapies, travel to foreign destinations every year. According to their reports, such numbers are on the verge of ‘exploding’ as individuals seek safe and effective treatments for dehabilitative injuries, diseases and terminal illnesses at affordable prices not currently found in the U.S

Stem cell technologies and advancements are being made on an almost daily basis. From Japan to China to the U.S. to Europe, Africa and Russia, the world’s scientists and medical experts have been studying, and using, stem cells treatments and stem cell therapy to treat a wide range of illnesses, injuries and disease processes.

To date, scientific research into stem cells has identified multiple types of stem cells and sources. The most commonly studied, and used, stem cell therapies today involve the use of embryonic stem cell therapy, adult stem cell therapy and research and umbilical cord stem cell therapy.

Today, stem cell research offers potential treatments for the future that may cure many disease processes, enable people with spinal cord injuries to walk again, and perhaps even see an end to cognitive impairment diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Facilities like ProgenCell, located in  Tijuana, Mexico, are leaders in stem cell research and technology. ProgenCell focuses on the use of autologous (from the patient) adult stem cell therapy and treatment.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal, produces in-depth profiles of stem cell treatments and facilities around the world that offers international travelers affordable, effective and available stem cell therapies and technologies that offer hope for millions suffering from a multitude of genetic and acquired disease processes.

 

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by Denise

Undergoing stem cell therapy is ideal for anyone who suffers from numerous medical issues or ailments and has not seen results in other methodology treatment plans. Painless and effective, placenta stem cell therapy has been shown to drastically improve many medical conditions. For those who might find the use of stem cells to be a debatable issue, many ethicists and physicians agree that placental stem cells are ethical since the newborn baby no longer needs it, and it is traditionally discarded after birth.

Unfortunately, stem cell therapy treatments are not yet approved in the United States, although some clinical trials are currently underway. So, individuals wishing to enjoy the benefits of treatment of any type of stem cell technology must venture outside American borders. However, such treatments in the U.S. in the future are projected to be  $25,000-$30,000 depending on the number of implants, while in China prices are generally about $40,000 and placenta stem cell treatments in India are approximately $25,000. Costs in Mexico are competitive. For those who wish to undergo stem cell therapy through medical tourism, costs usually include travel expenses and any additional medical attention needed.

Dr. Omar Gonzalez is a highly trained and experienced physician in the field of placental stem cell therapies in the treatment of kidney insufficiencies, cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, autoimmune conditions and more. Therapies and treatments offered by Dr. Gonzalez of the Integra Medical Center in Mexico undergoing validation in third-party clinical trials.

Stem cell therapy, which includes not only placenta stem cell therapy but also umbilical cord stem cell treatments, adult stem cell therapies, but a multitude of effective and beneficial treatments devised by stem cell research and technology experts around the globe.

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by Denise

Times are tough, and they’re not going to get better any time soon. Unfortunately, many individuals, and most especially senior citizens, are neglecting their health because of cost considerations. Individuals who were hoping to have surgery such as cosmetic dentistry crown implants, dental implants, teeth whitening, gastric or bariatric surgery, reconstructive breast surgery, liposuction, hair restoration, breast lift or breast augmentation, facelifts, and other procedures that are considered elective, have put their wishes and desires on the back burner.

Individuals hoping to improve self-esteem or appearance through body lift cosmetic surgery, chemical peels, chin implants, or even those wishing to take advantage of stem cell research and treatments have been forced to put their dreams on hold.

Medical costs in the United States, Canada and Britain are rising, and Americans are waiting with bated breath to see what happens with Health Care Reform plans underway. Rising prescription medication costs, longer wait times and a reduction of treatments and procedures offered by American physicians and facilities have left many discouraged, disappointed, and suffering.

PlacidWay, a US-based medical tourism portal, addresses those concerns by offering certified, accredited, and well researched medical facilities, physicians and surgeons in other countries.  Some are as close as Mexico, while others are located in Central Europe, Russia, South Korea, South Africa, and South America. Whether an individual needs cosmetic dentistry or cosmetic surgery, bariatric or gastric bypass, lap band surgery, rhinoplasty or even cardiac procedures such as heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery or coronary artery bypass surgery, they can find world-class and state of the art facilities for these procedures at savings of tens of thousands of dollars over the same procedures offered in the United States.

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by Denise

North Carolina recently joined a number of other states to enact a cord blood education law, which helps departments of Health and Human Services educate the public regarding the preservation and future use of umbilical cord blood stem cells. Among others, the law ‘encourages’ physicians to make such information available to all pregnant parents so they can make informed decisions on  private or public blood banking systems.

The benefit of umbilical cord blood stem cells is vital when a child is faced with a medical illness or diseases. Since the placenta and umbilical cord have traditional been discarded, finding these cells increase the chances of survival when an individual is faced with cancers, blood diseases or other ailments.

Millions of parents have frozen and store their baby’s umbilical cord blood, and their numbers are growing. Stem cell research and development is entering an exciting era, and it is hoped that someday soon, multiple treatments for formerly incurable illnesses and disease processes will be discovered, making storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells invaluable.

Facilities such as EmCell in Ukraine and Integra Medical Center and ProgenCell in Mexico treat patients with a variety of stem cell therapies, including umbilical cord blood stem cell and placenta stem cell therapies.

Umbilical cord blood can be collected after either a cesarean or traditional birth. To collect the blood, parents must supply a cord blood kit which they can get from the cord blood bank where they will be storing the cells. In the event of a traditional birth, the umbilical cord is clamped from both ends and cut. An experienced nurse or obstetrician is often able to collect cord blood even before the placenta is delivered. To gather the cord blood, a small tube is inserted into the umbilical vein and collected, and then additional needles are placed within the delivered placenta to gather more valuable blood and cells.

 

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by Denise

Recently, stem cell researchers in the United States discovered a compound they can eradicate breast cancer stem cells. Doctors and researchers have long believed the cancer stem cells are nearly indestructible, and many don’t react to chemo or radiation treatments.  A recent publication in Cell, has announced the researchers have discovered a compound that will target specific cancer stem cells, leading to hold that these master cancer cells can be eradicated in individuals suffering from multiple forms of cancer.

Doctors and researchers from around the world have long studied the potential treatments and cures that may be derived from embryonic stem cell research, umbilical cord stem cell research, placenta stem cell therapies and the many uses of various forms of stem cells to treat diseases and illnesses of the human body. The hope for cures for breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and pancreatic, liver and stomach cancer compels researchers in stem cell research facilities around the globe to continually strive to understand the basics of stem cell growth and development.

Research facilities in the United States, as well as those such as Integra and Progencell in Mexico, and EmCell in Ukraine as well as top-notch and state of the art facilities located throughout Europe, South America, Asia and the United States  continue to search for treatments, drugs and procedures that will specifically target and kill cancer stem cells.

Adult embryonic stem cell therapy, as well as adult stem cell therapy protocols are being developed around the world and will continue to offer hope to millions of cancer patients for the ultimate treatment and cure.

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