http://disqus.com/by/jstuart/enFri, 26 Feb 2010 15:49:11 -0000http://singularityhub.com/2008/08/05/with-no-health-regulations-to-stop-them-chinese-companies-take-the-lead-in-stem-cell-therapy/#comment-37028737<p>What I see as immoral is Big Brother prohibiting consenting adults from making informed decisions about their medical treatment, including risky treatments for otherwise fatal or debilidating diseases. Not only is China pioneering treatments and becoming a technological leader in the process, but providing there is transparency and professionalism, they are humanely helping to deal with tragic medical problems.</p>jstuartFri, 26 Feb 2010 15:49:11 -0000http://futurememes.blogspot.com/2008/07/next-big-vc-market-life-extension.html#comment-958271<p>Until and unless life-extension treatment ( i.e. treatment for prevention of age-related degeneration) is determined to be cheaper than treating the deseases themselves, insurance companies will view the treatments as discretionary and not pay for them. The treatments are expensive, and with the advent of personalized, gene-specific treatments, costs will probably increase along with the potential benefits. For these reasons I am investigating the possibility of setting something up in Juarez Mex, right across the border from El Paso, where medical costs run about about 25% of US costs. <br></p>jstuartMon, 21 Jul 2008 14:04:23 -0000