Four clinics in Bangkok face action over stem-cell treatment claims

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Four clinics face action over stem-cell treatment claims
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Health Service Support has been following up on four clinics over their claims on stem-cell treatment.

The wife of well-known former monk Mitsuo Shibahashi, previously known as Phra Mitsuo Gavesako, owns one of the clinics. The department began looking into their operation after one patient complained about losing more than Bt2 million on the treatment. The patient was treated for and hopes to recover from a brain infarction (stroke or blood clot).

Probes reveal the clinics allegedly provided basic check-ups before arranging for their customers to get stem-cell injections in Germany. "According to the Medical Council's regulations, stem-cell treatment is allowed for blood-related diseases only," the department's director-general Boonruang Triruangwor-awat said yesterday.

He said three of the four clinics had clearly violated rules about advertising medical services. "[Their] benefits are exaggerated," he said,

The four clinics are located in CentralWorld, Ekkamai area, Soi Thonglor 55, and Ploenchit Centre.

Boonruang said these clinics could be punished under Article 34(2) of the Medical Facilities Act.

"Offenders face a jail term of up to one year or a maximum fine of Bt20,000," he said.

He added that his department was also in the process of seeking the Medical Council's ruling to determine if these clinics could be punished under Article 49.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Four-clinics-face-action-over-stem-cell-treatment--30250068.html


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[BigBadGeordie]

But claims about Ebola and Bird Flu cures, they are OK, YES?

[PhootThaiMaiDai]

Just like in America… Crime pays. Rob the public for millions, face a 20,000 fine. Short of hiding the money, claiming bankruptcy and then avoiding civil action, we all lose and institutionalized "justice" perpetuate this sort of behavior.

[Tatsujin]

I love the "fines" ... multi-million (billion) Baht businesses and it's a 20,000 baht fine ... a real deterrent ...

[doremifasol]

10 years jail term and 20 million THB fine.

That's justice

[klauskunkel]

He added that his department was also in the process of seeking the Medical Council's ruling to determine if these clinics could be punished under Article 49.

Article 49, oh no Article 49, that's a major threat, run and hide - Article 49 is coming!

[Mr Somtam]

20000 Baht - they make that in, uuhh, 5 minutes???

[jaltsc]

"... (Patient) losing more than Bt2 million on the treatment... a maximum fine of Bt20,000"

Doing the math, I'm surprised a new clinic doesn't open every minute.

[Jim walker]

20’000 that will really cripple the company and put the directors in a total tizzy trying to raise the funds to pay this massive fine, or just have one less bottle of wine with the next business lunch.