Should ads featuring athletes promoting unproven stem cell treatments at for-profit clinics be subject to oversight?
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2015
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James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Baylor College of Medicine
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Clinics offering stem cell treatments routinely use professional athletes as spokespersons and imply clinical benefits despite the absence of robust data to support the claims. In the future, regulators should oversee the clinics' promotional campaigns to ensure the validity of the claims, as well as the safety of consumers.
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Clinics offering stem cell treatments routinely use professional athletes as spokespersons and imply clinical benefits despite the absence of robust data to support the claims. In the future, regulators should oversee the clinics' promotional campaigns to ensure the validity of the claims, as well as the safety of consumers.
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Matthews, Kirstin R.W. and Cuchiara, Maude L.. "Should ads featuring athletes promoting unproven stem cell treatments at for-profit clinics be subject to oversight?." Health Policy Research newsletter, 10, no. 1 (2015) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Baylor College of Medicine: http://bakerinstitute.org/research/health-policy-research-newsletter-march-2015/.