There are a number of clinics worldwide that are offering
stem cell therapies, including the examples cited by the previous poster.
While stem cells are considered to have a lot of potential uses, the
only stem cell therapy currently approved by the Food and Drug
Administration for routine medical use is bone marrow transplant for leukemia and
sickle-cell anemia patients.
Additionally, there are a
number of different stem cell therapies in various stages of clinical trial, all of
which have shown some promise. These include potential treatments for Lou Gehrig's
disease, various ischemias of major blood vessels, spinal cord injuries, macular
degeneration of the retina, and many other conditions. You can see a current list of
clinical trials involving stem cell therapy
here.
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