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Posted 08 February 2008 - 10:24 AM

Medical tourism needs a thorough checkup, critics say

Documentation of results is slim and if something goes wrong travelers are on their own

They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments — and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.

They mortgage their houses and their hometowns hold fundraisers as they scrape together the tens of thousands of dollars needed for travel and the hope for a miracle cure.



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