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Preview: 21st Century Snake Oil

September 9, 2010 8:48 AM

"60 Minutes" hidden cameras expose medical conmen who prey on dying victims by using pitches that capitalize on the promise of stem cells to cure almost any disease. Scott Pelley reports. Sunday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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by fartogo September 12, 2010 11:13 PM EDT
for true justice to take place, both @#@@#@#@ should be stripped of every penny they have or will ever have, then give those funds to legit research, and to cover als& ms patients bills. my wife died in 1986 from als.
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by LilyOh September 12, 2010 10:41 PM EDT
As I watched this story, and the man that was talking to the 2 men with ALS sitting with him, his body language was screaming to me.
Thank you for doing this program and to help others and catch these guys.
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by 123GLENNELSON September 12, 2010 8:18 PM EDT
MY BUSINESS PARTNER WAS ROBBED OF ALMOST $8 MILLION BY A DR SAM CHACHOA, WHO CONNVINCED HIM HE WOULD CURE HIS LUNG CANCER!!! WELL MY PARTNERS SMALL CHILDREN LOST $8MILLION AND THEIR FATHER
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by vwofford September 12, 2010 8:18 PM EDT
My Grandmother died of ALS on July 2,2010. This man is awful. The pain that she went through and the pain that our family went through knowing that there was nothing that could be done was the worst. My heart goes out to the people who have been hurt by this man giving them false hope and stealing money from them. My mom has MD and I have an aunt with MS as well. Any time something like this offers hope we want to jump on it. I would give anything for my grandmother to be back with us. I would have done anything to fix the ALS. This man needs to be stopped. He is taking money from people for something that isn't going to help. I just wanted to cry when I saw this story and say that my heart goes to all that have been hurt by him.
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by Mesapro September 12, 2010 8:08 PM EDT
It was great to see you put down one of these scams. I feel sympathy for those seeking some type of relief. There was a CBC Canada report a few years ago regarding some relief from the progression and some increase in quality of life of ALS patients.
That equipment will be available in the US soon. If the gentlemen in you program would like to have the application describe in the video report at no cost it could be arranged. While that particular individual in the report showed improvement there is no garantee they would experience the same.
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by shell1954_ September 12, 2010 8:08 PM EDT
I TOOK CARE OF MY FATER, AN UNCLE AND THERE BEST FRIEND ALL ONTIL THE DEATS OF ALS.TO SEE PEOPLE SUCH AS THIS PARISITE BEING ALLOWED TO WALK ARROUND SPEAK SUCH GARBAGE,MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL.MOST DOCTORS DON't SEE AS MANY CASES OF ALS IN THEIR LIFE TIME AS I HAVE. TO THE POINT THAT EVEN DRS HAVE ASKED MY VIEW POINT FROM TIME TO TIME .CARE WORKERS HAVE EVEN ASKED ME TO HELP WITH NEW CASES BUT AFTER TAKING CARE OF THE THEM THERE IS NOTHING LEFT IN ME TO GIVE.BUT IF AN ALS PATIENT WANT TO TALK I WILL ...
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