Frow said that these types of conditions "tend to be chronic problems that often are not curable.
Three people have been blinded by stem cell injections intended to treat their macular degeneration,
Frow said, while other cases have raised cancer concerns.
Mr
Frow, 5's director of programmes, also confirmed rumours the channel is on the verge of dropping Big Brother.
HOUSE OF HOLLAND THE
FROW (FRONT ROW): Alexa Chung, Pixie Geldof, Daisy Lowe .
John
Frow's Time and Commodity Culture analyses the role of time and the commodity in postmodern culture.
The Channel 5 deal for the non-celeb version ends in 2018 and
Frow won't want to spend millions, with ratings falling, say television sources.
GOING TO WAIST THE SHOW: David Koma THE
FROW: At 11am on a Sunday, the celebs were apparently still snoozing, but a bevvy of bright-eyed bloggers were in attendance.
Frow, the channel's director of programmes, was lured from the UK to boost TV3's ratings and has brought it more Irish viewers than BBC1, BBC2 and UTV combined.
Frow, who started his TV career ironing Richard and Judy's clothes, has also hinted that he may not be with TV3 too much longer.
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