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Opinion: Kudos to Google for banning stem cell ads. Other tech companies should follow

Google took an important step toward restricting the reach of one breed of 21st-century snake oil purveyor: those selling stem cell treatments. It can't do it alone.
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Google took an important step this month toward restricting the reach of one breed of 21st-century snake oil purveyor: those selling stem cell treatments. Others need to follow its lead.

More than 600 clinics in the U.S. and many around the world have co-opted the of using stem cell treatments to cure a range of medical conditions and now sell these treatments directly to the public despite a lack of evidence that they work as promised.

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