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emBIO Medical Centre

Athens leading independent fertility and gynaecology specialists

emBIO Medical Centre in Athens, Greece, was founded in 1997 and since then has offered couples a full range of specialist infertility investigations and treatments. Their state of the art clinic and laboratories were designed to provide you with a comprehensive and flexible service of the highest standard using the latest assisted conception techniques.

American Stem Cell And Anti Aging Center

Welcome to the American Stem Cell and Anti Aging Center!

Considering stem cell treatment is a personal and important step in your life and your good health. Selecting the right team fo doctors and treatment plans are an extremely significant factor in the success of your procedure and good outcome. The American Stem Cell and Anti Aging Center's team of doctors wants to assure you that we are committed to provide personalized and quality care to you.

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Artemis Health Institute

Best Neurosurgery in India

Diagnosing and treating tumors that afflict the most intricate organ system of our body obviously needs highly trained and skilled doctors with advanced facilities. Artemis offers the best possible treatment through its team of dedicated professionals from the fields of neurosurgery, neurology, neuroanaesthesiology, neuroradiology and neuropathology.

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Antiobesity Center Mexico

Making Weight Loss Easier for You!!!

The Lap band helps patients suffering with obesity and weight related medical disorders to lose weight by restricting how much food could be eaten over the course of a day, resulting in weight loss. With this simple surgical technique, a smaller stomach becomes full sooner and empties into the intestines at a slower rate, promoting slower digestion.

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All Smiles - Dental Clinic In India

Dental Implants with Ceramic Crowns in India

Healthy teeth, bones, and smiles are not just important for social needs, but for overall mouth, and body health. Dental implants meet the needs of tooth loss through the insertion of artificial tooth replacements. While generally categorized as cosmetic dentistry, it is also known as prosthetic or artificial replacement dentistry.

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Advanced Medical Group

Anti-Aging Program at AMG

The anti-aging program at Advanced Medical Group is completely customized to each person's individual needs. Everyone ages differently, and for different reasons. Therefore, we begin each program with a complete analysis to determine your predominant aging factors, and then utilize proven natural treatments to reverse their effects.

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Adiva - Fertility Clinic in India

Focusing on Women at Adiva

At Adiva, we realise it's heavenly to be a woman Adiva is committed to providing world-class care to women of all ages. Our multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals is dedicated to meeting the unique and changing medical needs of women.

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Madras Joint Replacement Center

Hip Replacement Surgery Packages in India

The Hip surgery procedures include Proxima hip replacement, Birmingham hip replacement, Durom hip resurfacing, Cemented and uncemented Hip replacements.

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Florence Nightingale Hospital

Welcome to Group Florence Nightingale

Group Florence Nightingale, based in Istanbul, Turkey, is a group of hospitals that offers patient-centered and specialized healthcare by integrating education, research and technology with medical expertise.

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Terme Selce

Stress Management Center Croatia

Years of experience have shown how accelerated rhythmes of life, increased exposure to stress or professional challenges, improper diet and harmful subtances of the enviroment can have a negative effect on our health and the quality of life. Here at Terme Selce we have designed programmes to restore your work and life energy.

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Progencell | Stem Cell Therapies

Congratulations on taking the first step to improving your health!

PROGENCELL offers stem cell therapies with effective results. Many years of research and experience have resulted in substantial improvements in the health and conditions of patients with various diseases, even where other treatments have failed.

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Wooridul Spine Hospital

First Technology! Best Hope !! Total Care in Spine!!!

Wooridul Spine Hospital is hope in itself. W.S.H is the best place to help to relax both physically and mentally. W.S.H is not only a place for spine treatment but also a place to refresh patients' mind that have suffered from degenerative spinal diseases.

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Almater Hospital

Almater Hospital - Providing World-class Services in Mexicali

Almater Hospital, located in Mexicali, Mexico, offers world-class private hospital facilities, bringing with them over 20 years of experience in a variety fields ranging from obesity surgery to cardiac care, offering North American and international patients a variety of first-rate medical services, especially to those located in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

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Acibadem Healthcare Group

Turkey's leading healthcare institution

Besides its partnership with one of the most important hospitals of Istanbul International Hospital and International Etiler Outpatient Clinic, Acibadem expans its "healthcare chain" continuously outside of Istanbul with Adana,Kayseri,Eskisehir and Bodrum Hospitals and in Istanbul with Maslak and Besiktas (Fulya) Hospitals.

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365mc`s Obesity Clinic

Korea`s No. 1 Obesity Clinic

365mc`s doesn`t just provide medical treatments like liposuction and calf reduction. At the clinic, you can enjoy a wide range of advanced counseling services and treatments associated with weight loss and body shaping, including dietetic therapy, behavior modification therapy, drug therapy, injection therapy, and machine therapy.

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Mexicali Obesity Solutions

Welcome to Mexicali Obesity Solutions!

Dr. Marco Sarinana, Endoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon in Mexicali Mexico, performs a variety of obesity weight loss surgery to aid long-term weight loss treatments. He is an accomplished gastric bypass surgeon with significant experience in gastric band surgery, gastric bypass surgery, mini gastric bypass surgery, and gastric sleeve surgery.

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Kent Hospital

Welcome to International Kent Hospital

Kent Hospital is a fully-equipped medical complex, one of the largest and most modern hospitals in southeastern Europe. It is built on 35,000 square meters according to American Institute of Architects' guidelines. The world famous Mayo Clinic provided consultancy on facility design, medical guidelines and administrative protocols which enabled our hospital to provide high quality medical care from the day we opened in 2004

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Dr. Osama Badran, MD, FACOG | Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgeon

Osama Badran, M.D., FACOG

The best laparascopic surgeon in Jordan that provides Laparoscopic surgery for Genital Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Uterine Fibroids, ovarian cysts and blocked tubes, endometriosis, uterine cancer and Aesthetic plastic surgery for the external genitalia in Jordan.

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Dental Implants Croatia

Quality dental treatment and cosmetic dentistry abroad at affordable prices!

Have you ever thought about dental treatment and holiday combined, without necessarily spending a fortune? If you require cosmetic dentistry, and need to take the time for a break to polish your teeth and remedy your dental status, please send us an enquiry and consider coming to Dubrovnik.

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Artemis Health Institute

A Comprehensive Orthopaedic Treatment Program

India, an international frontrunner in the healthcare sector, has emerged as a preferred destination for quality medical treatment attracting patients worldwide. Given this advantage, Artemis has focused its efforts towards being a world-class hospital that exceeds the expectations of its international patients.

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Advanced Medical Group

Welcome to Advanced Medical Group!

A world renowned leader in the field of natural medicine in Mexico, Dr. Francisco Soto and his team at Advanced Medical Group offer over two decades of experience in the field of integrative medicine.

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Superior A.R.T.

Preserving your fertility: Egg vitrification at Superior A.R.T.

Superior A.R.T. has been established by the joint venture of Sydney IVF, Australia's premier IVF treatment provider, and several Thai experts in infertility treatments. Uniquely we have a strong commitment to research and are at the forefront of genetic diagnosis and testing.

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Laparoscopic Solutions

Affordable Gallbladder Surgery Package in Mexico

At Laparoscopic Solutions we are dedicated to provide the necessary surgical treatment for patients without health insurance or to those who do have an insurance that is not willing to cover their procedure or simply want to skip all the hassle of the authorization process.

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Hospital De La Mujer

The Best Option for you and your family...

A hospital where you can experience quality premises and services converge, and where one can find the disposition and warmth that allow us to thoroughly accomplish both your utmost welfare, as well as your family's, during your hospital stay.

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Dr. Vorobiev | Mexico Rehab Clinic

Welcome to Dr Vorobiev's The Rehab Clinic

Our Rehab Clinic Dr. Vorobiev is in the Mexican state of Baja California, city of Ensenada, located near a large city and close to the border with San Diego, USA, by the ocean, far from the hustle and bustle of the city.

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Chaves Dental Care

Looking for high-quality yet affordable dental care?

Treatments Offered:
Chaves Dental Care offers dental services in:

General Dentistry

Dental Surgery

Implants

Cosmetics

Root Canal Therapy

Orthodontics

Odontopaediatric.

And Alot more....

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Welcome to MEDTRAVEL Ecuador

Hospital Metropolitano | ISO 9001:2000

MEDTRAVEL Ecuador is your medical travel partner to obtain top quality surgical or dental care while you enjoy Quito or travel within Ecuador (South America). We assure you excellent medical services offered by our healthcare providers during your medical vacation.

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Health Check-up Programmes by Grand Resort

Providing you with deep insight into your body

The module "Health Check-up" may be booked in combination with a minimum stay of 2 nights' accommodation in the Grand Hotel Quellenhof & Spa Suites or the Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz. Arrival days are Sunday to Wednesday and Sunday to Tuesday for the module incl. "Best Ager" programme (plus 1 night accommodation). A price reduction of 10% will be allowed on all room categories.

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emBIO Medical Centre

Athens leading independent fertility and gynaecology specialists

At emBIO IVF, we believe the best fertility experience combines compassionate, patient-centered care and leading-edge reproductive technologies.

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Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

Welcome to the leading Health, Spa & Golf Resort of Switzerland

Welcome to the Grand Hotel Quellenhof & Spa Suites and the Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz. The emphasis here is on priceless rarities such as peace, spaciousness and time. And the focal point wherever you go is the beneficial thermal spa water. The exclusive resort offers a unique combination in a single location:

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Bangkok Dental Image

Welcome to Bangkok Dental Image

A dental implant is a prosthetic device, made of titanium, which is implanted beneath the oral tissues and within the bone to provide retention and support for a fixed or removable prosthesis. If properly care for, many years of successful use of the dental implant can be expected.

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Dr. Toncic | Cosmetic Surgery Clinic

Cosmetic surgery that suits our patients%u2019 needs

Surgical team headed by Dr Rajko Toncic is highly skilled. Dr Toncic's education is extensive, and he regularly attends Croatian and international congresses and conferences related to cosmetic surgery and pertaining medical areas. His skills and proficiency have been constantly improved during years in surgical practice.

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Center for Dental Implants and Cosmetic Dentistry located in Bangalore, India !

Your quest for the ultimate dental care is over!

Fully equipped with state of the art infrastructure, the clinic provides contemporary dental care and compete oral rehabilitation including gum care, fillings and restorations, root canal treatment, crowns and veneers, whitening of teeth and single or multiple tooth replacements with either implants, removable cast partial dentures, complete dentures and fixed bridges.

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Progencell | Stem Cell Therapies

Congratulations on taking the first step to improving your health!

PROGENCELL offers stem cell therapies with effective results. Many years of research and experience have resulted in substantial improvements in the health and conditions of patients with various diseases, even where other treatments have failed.

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Dr. Christian Lenz | Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery

Specialist in Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery

Dr. Christian Lenz is specialist in plasitc and reconstructive plastic surgery in Munich. In his beauty clinic, dr. Christian personally answers your questions and can jointly discuss and define your expectations.

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Izmir Dental Clinic Turkey

Cosmetic Dentistry | Dental Bridge Implant

Private Izmir Dental Clinic has 20 years of experience serving the community. At our health clinic we treat all types of oral and dental diseases. We also provide esthetic & cosmetic dental treatments.

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Adiva - Infertility Treatment Center India

Fertility Clinics | Infertility Treatment | Infertility Doctors

Adiva is a special institution. An extraordinary venture. It is not a mere hospital but a place where we celebrate womanhood. Before creating Adiva, we began by asking ourselves a few simple questions - questions that led us to look at women's healthcare in a whole new way.

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365mc`s Obesity Clinic

Korea`s No. 1 Obesity Clinic

365mc`s doesn`t just provide medical treatments like liposuction and calf reduction. At the clinic, you can enjoy a wide range of advanced counseling services and treatments associated with weight loss and body shaping, including dietetic therapy, behavior modification therapy, drug therapy, injection therapy, and machine therapy.

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Perfection | Medical Spa & Plastic Surgery

Rest, renew, refresh yourself in beautiful Cancun

You can count on qualified patient coordinators and image consultants from Mexico, Canada and United States. They are trained to explain to each of our patients about the treatment or aesthetic surgery that best suits their needs. They also give with the utmost courtesy and professionalism detailed information about each procedure.

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Blueprint Health and Benefit

Your best ally in health and well being

Blueprint Health specialises in the ultimate lifestyle holiday designed and implemented around your individual health needs, addressing work-life balance, burnout, high performance, lifestyle diseases and inherited health risks. Our customised and integrated programs combine cutting-edge genetic testing with the spiritual and motivational components of coaching and the magic of Africa.

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Rehab in Mexico

We are the leader in Mexico!

REHAB in Mexico is a campaign developed by Unidos por la Prevencion de Adicciones. Its goal is the promotion -in our country and all over the world- of the benefits of high quality treatments at competitive prices in addictions, behavioral disorders and associated emotional disorders.

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Stem Cell Treatment Ukraine - EmCell Clinic

World's Embryonic Stem Cell Experience

EmCell Clinic is a private medical center founded in 1994. In all these years, we treated thousands of patients from 69 countries and performed more than 6,000 transplantations of fetal stem cells. The treatment methods developed and used in the clinic helped to save and prolong our patients' lives, restore different organs and tissues and achieve positive results in treating diseases and conditions that were considered incurable.

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PruDent-Hungary

Enjoy your dental treatment during a holiday!

Our dental laboratory works in house with experienced and highly qualified technicians and is acknowledged of their availability and quick and thorough completion of works. Services include: ceramic bridges, crowns, fixed / removable dentures, esthetic dental fillings, restoration works, telescopic systems.

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Terme Selce | Sports Medicine

The place where people have always come in search of health!

TERME SELCE has been acknowledged as a center for injury prevention, diagnostics, medical care, basic training, therapy and rehabilitation for professional athletes and amateur sportsmen for over 15 years. Its programs were developed by Dr Vlasta Brozi%u010Devi%u0107, specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She works with many top level Olympic and professional sportsmen.

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Knee Surgery Packages in India

Hospital facilities & expertise at your service

Centre for Knee Surgery
Our center specializes in Knee Replacement, Reconstruction, and Knee Arthroscopy Procedures. This includes:

1. Gender specific, minimally invasive, ligament sparing, High flexion, Oxford unicondylar knee
2. High tibial osteotomy, Tibial tubercle osteotomy
3. Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, microfracture, menisectomy, patellar stabilization

We have performed total and partial knee joint replacements for Indian & international patients. In comparison to the US you will get up to 90 % savings on a knee joint replacement at our center.

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Madras Joint Replacement Center

Where Boomers Are Going For Knee Surgery

As we grow older, we sometimes forget that our body isn't as strong as our spirit. We enthusiastically agree to a game of hoops with our friends, some mogul-hopping or off-road biking, or we decide to start jogging again. Unfortunately, in many cases, older individuals (that new generation called Baby Boomers), end up with injured knee joints instead. This isn't to say that boomers should sit in a chair and watch TV all day. Quite the contrary they may enjoy restored movement, range of motion and function through a variety of knee surgical procedures that will get you back on your feet without breaking the bank.

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Dr. Jorge Maytorena, Obesity Surgery

For a Better Life: Obesity Surgery in Mexicali

If you or someone you know is struggling with severe obesity and suffering from related health conditions, Diabesity Surgery can help! Diabesity Surgery specializes in the Bariatric Surgery and long-term patient management to help our patients take control of their obesity and regain their health.

With a highly trained team of surgeons, nurses, nutritionists , DiabesitySurgery is able to provide our patients with a safe and effective weight-loss surgery, comprehensive pre- and post-operative education and ongoing aftercare. We are here to guide you to a happier, healthier life.

A decision to have obesity surgery is not to be taken lightly. The goal of this website is to provide you with information that can help you decide whether obesity surgery is right for you and if you are a candidate for the Bariatric Surgery.

Almater Hospital Mexico

Almater Hospital - Providing World-class Services in Mexicali

Almater Hospital, located in Mexicali, Mexico, offers world-class private hospital facilities, bringing with them over 20 years of experience in a variety fields ranging from obesity surgery to cardiac care, offering North American and international patients a variety of first-rate medical services, especially to those located in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

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Medical Tourism in Turkey

Turkey is fast gaining a reputation of providing superlative medical and health care in many fields, including cosmetic and plastic surgery, cardiac care and procedures, vision, LASIK technology and orthopedics and dentistry, just to name a few.

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Florence Nightingale Hospital Istanbul, Turkey

Welcome to Group Florence Nightingale

Welcome to Group Florence Nightingale
Group Florence Nightingale, based in Istanbul, Turkey, is a group of hospitals that offers patient-centered and specialized healthcare by integrating education, research and technology with medical expertise.

We are a JCI Accredited pioneering institution, which is both innovative and continuously improving; implementing a contemporary, reliable, patient-focused and quality approach in all our specialized health-care services; putting patients' and employees' welfare first; respecting patient rights and environment, and training qualified health care personnel.

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Izmir Dental Clinic: Giving You a Healthy Smile

Izmir Dental Clinic Turkey

Private Izmir Dental Clinic has 20 years of experience serving the community. At our health clinic we treat all types of oral and dental diseases. We also provide esthetic & cosmetic dental treatments.

Our health clinic includes capable specialists as well as general personnel who work together successfully to offer affordable dental treatment to international patients and nationals within the country. We are able to assist patients with all of their needs including transportation, accommodation and we are also able to estimate the cost of treatment for foreign patients who choose to send their x-rays before their arrival. Also we have agreements with various international insurance companies.

Furthermore, during your treatment period you can also enjoy a splendid holiday by visiting Izmir's attractive tourist destinations.

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Azerbajian Citizens Seek Medical Care With Their Neighbor

Azerbajian Citizens Seek Medical Care in Turkey

Azerbajian citizens are increasingly choosing medical care in nearby Turkey, a country becoming increasingly known for its innovative, experienced and world-class health care. According to the National Institutes of Health, Azerbajian has suffered from an inefficient medical health care system, poor financing and equipment and adequately trained medical staff when it comes to offering universal access to health care, offering free care provided by governmental support. Unfortunately, such an approach to medical care in this region of the former Soviet Union has fallen behind its neighbors in providing innovative, accredited, and experienced healthcare.

The structure and development of healthcare systems in Azerbajian today are similar to those employed throughout the Soviet Union in prior decades. A relatively small doctor-to-patient ratio prevents many rural Azerbajian citizens from accessing state-of the art emergency care and treatments. While such care is available in larger cities, rural areas lack specialist-driven care and comprehensive emergency medicine specialists.

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Progencell Stem Cell Therapy Aides Doctor

Diagnosed with Parkinsons

When Dr. José Luis Salgado Ruiz was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease nearly six years ago, he thought his career and his future were over. Parkinson's Disease, also known as PD, is a neurodegenerative condition that affects the central nervous system. The condition causes tremors, slowed movement, as well as a decrease in motor skills, speech, and daily living skills and activities such as buttoning clothes, tying shoes, cooking, writing, and range of motion and mobility.

No longer even able to hold a stethoscope, Dr. Salgado was forced to give up his medical practice. Traditional medications and therapies failed to alleviate his symptoms or improve his condition. "My condition started with a very small involuntary movement of my left index finger, but gradually worsened until the tremors involved my entire hand and arm," says Dr. Salgado. "Then, the tremors advanced to my legs. It was devastating.

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Live Cell Therapy at Advanced Medical Group

Advanced Medical Group Overview

Dr. Francisco Soto and his staff at Advanced Medical Group, located in Juarez, Mexico, offer natural medical alternatives to disease prevention and treatment, focusing on degenerative disease processes. Utilizing a combination of holistic and traditional medical approaches to health care, Advanced Medical Group is one of the few facilities in the Americas that offers what is known as live cell therapy.

Advanced medical group strives to offer individualized focus on patients, treating each one as an individual, and not as a list of symptoms or data found in a medical chart. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Soto and his staff combine diet and nutrition, natural medical technologies, traditional medicine, as well as environmental and lifestyle habits into integrated medical care, analysis, prevention, and treatments.

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Stem Cell Therapies Offer Hope in Mexico

Dr. Omar Gonzalez | Integra Medical Center

Dr. Omar Gonzalez of Integra Medical Center, located in Tamps, Mexico is just 5 minutes south of the Texas border, offering hope to thousands of patients seeking viable and effective treatments for chronic disease processes.

With over a decade specializing in placental stem cell therapies, implants and transplantations, Dr. Gonzalez offers years of experience, dedication, research and expertise in the field of stem cell medicine.

Growing Efficacy of Stem Cell Research
While stem cell research and technology continues to be a fairly controversial topic in the United States, growing numbers of countries around the world are engaging in clinical trials, studies and research in utilizing the enormous benefits of stem cells to treat, improve and sometimes cure patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions and disease processes.

Wallena Haynes is among a growing number of North Americans traveling south of the border for hope and treatment for disease processes, even though such treatments have not yet been approved by the FDA in the United States, a traditionally very slow process. Unfortunately, many patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions don't have the luxury of time on their side.

Wallena suffered a stroke, suffered with difficulty walking, cognitive abilities, physical functioning, and even in performing minimal daily life skills. She lost her job and was unable to find help through traditional medical facilities and procedures in the United States.

Following treatment and with tears in her eyes, Wallena states, "I was actually able to go back and be a human being again," after receiving stem cell therapy treatment from Dr. Gonzalez and his Integra Medical center. Placenta stem cell therapy gave Wallena her life back.

"The idea is to revitalize damaged cells in the body," says Dr. Omar Gonzalez. Serving patients for over two decades, Dr. Gonzalez specializes in placental stem cell therapies and developed his own method of stem cell implantation, injected under the skin of patients. In a procedure that generally lasts less than 45 minutes, Dr. Gonzalez and his staff at Integra Medical Center have seen drastic improvements in the conditions of patients who walk through their doors following a series of stem cell implantation injections.

According to research performed by Dr. Gonzalez, the placenta, commonly known as the after- birth, and which is usually discarded following delivery, has ten times more cells than umbilical cord blood, providing a rich source of stem cells that may be encouraged to adapt or differentiate into specific stem cells where they're needed in the human body.

"Our placental stem cells are harvested from donated placenta following birth processes, and not from embryonic or fetal sources," states Dr. Gonzalez. "Neither the baby nor the mother are harmed or in any way endangered during this process."

Dr. Gonzalez and the Integra Medical Center
Dr. Gonzalez see over 300 patients a year from destinations not only throughout North America, but as far away as India and Australia. The Integra Medical Center is located just south of McAllen on the Texas-Mexico border, offering easy accessibility to both domestic and international travelers.

While the wheels of progress may turn slowly in the United States, clinical trials utilizing placental, umbilical, embryonic, and adult stem cell therapies are underway in the United States. In the meantime, patients continue to visit destinations south of the border and around the globe to take advantage of the benefits and positive effects that stem cell therapies are having on chronic disease conditions.

Cross Border Tourism on the Rise

Who Are These Medical Travelers?

Long gone are the days when people scoffed at receiving dental or medical treatments in foreign destinations. Today, locations throughout Mexico, Latin America, Central Europe and Asia are drawing millions of international travelers for procedures, treatments, and surgeries that offer accredited and certified care while at the same time saving tens of thousands of dollars. Some of the most sought after and affordable medical destinations for individuals traveling for medical care choose facilities that are accredited and certified by international healthcare organizations such as the JCI (Joint Commissions International), WHO (World Health Organization), and other reputable hospital and medical service accreditation associations.

Medical care in foreign destinations often offers some of the most experienced, highly trained, and world-class facilities, equipment and technology, even more so than is found in the United States or Great Britain.

Rising healthcare costs, questions about long-term health insurance, long wait times and overall dissatisfaction with newly passed healthcare options in the United States prompts many individuals to travel across borders to international destinations for affordable and effective medical and dental care. Millions of people in the United States and around the world are uninsured, leaving them with fewer choices and options when it comes to medical care.

Who Are These Medical Travelers?
To date, the largest number of Americans traveling to foreign destinations for care are uninsured or underinsured, though many up and coming baby boomers will also be looking for affordable orthopedic care, chronic disease treatment care, and cancer care in foreign locations in the near future. Individuals unwilling to pay $100,000 in the United States for heart surgery when they can receive the same care in Thailand for $25,000 for the same surgery are voting with their feet and an airline ticket. As information and resources regarding medical care in foreign destinations reaches more individuals via such resources as PlacidWay, an international medical provider based in Denver, Colorado, the influx in international travel for medical and dental care is expected to grow.

In one year alone, over 400,000 international patients traveled to Bangkok, Thailand for medical care, while other destinations throughout the globe, including Croatia, the Ukraine, and South Africa, offer excellent and affordable destinations. Mexico, Latin America, India and other Asian medical providers are seeing a greater influx of travelers from not only the United States and Great Britain, but from Iraq, Nigeria, and other African and Middle Eastern countries.

In the United States, healthcare reform is underway, but many are wary and cautious. Americans are hoping for the best, but reduced services, budget cuts, and regulations will severely limit the ability of many individuals to receive the care they need without long wait times or jumping through multiple hoops, especially for the elderly. Because of such sweeping healthcare reform, international medical tourism markets are expecting an even greater flow of American travelers crossing borders for medical care in the next few years.

Some of the most popular procedures in medical and dental care across borders includes orthopedic and cosmetic surgical procedures, obesity and bariatric technologies, cosmetic and aesthetic dental treatments and procedures and a growing demand for alternative and complementary medical care options for treatment of chronic diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.

The Best in Medical Care Abroad
Locations in Mexico are becoming increasingly popular for Americans and Canadians traveling south of the border for excellent and experienced health and dental care. Inhabitants of cities in close proximity to Mexico such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Houston are among many that benefit from health insurance plans that allow and encourage cross border travel for medical care in Mexico. In recent years, more health insurance companies are offering clients cross border HMO policies, including Blue Shield and Health Net of California. Blue Shield of California's Access Baja policies have more than doubled in membership while Health Net of California is expanding its services.

In the meantime, dozens of foreign tourist destinations not only in Asia and Mexico, but in Hungary, Turkey, Croatia, South Africa, and Latin America continue to offer increased options and opportunities to global travelers seeking quality of care, the newest in technologies and procedures, and most importantly, affordable medical care to meet their specific needs.