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Sunday, November 12, 2006
UK man in MS stem cell therapy hope
A MAN suffering from multiple sclerosis is set to go to Holland for pioneering treatment despite fears over its safety. Ian Munro, whose wife, Luisa, launched a fundraising campaign last year to raise £12,000 for stem cell therapy in Amsterdam, has decided to go ahead with the controversial treatment. Mr Munro, 44, of Pirniefield Bank, Leith, has now raised £12,500, boosted by donations from 300 guests at the couple's silver wedding party last week. Mrs Munro said: "We are looking forward to being able to go to Rotterdam for treatment in January and we hope it will make a huge difference to Ian." In August, Simon Gillespie of the MS Society warned patients to be wary of "extravagant" claims made by some foreign stem cell therapy clinics. He said the charity had more than £1 million invested in MS stem-cell research and believed it held great potential, but added: "There is, as yet, no scientific evidence to support a stem cell treatment in humans to repair MS damage."CLICK HERE FORE FOR:UK man in MS stem cell therapy hope |