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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration...Tags: Sickle Cell Disease, Genetic Condition, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biology
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Kidney Disease, Enbrel (drug), Anemia, Osteoporosis, Technology
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Can a company patent your DNA? Supreme Court hears BRCA gene case
Can a private company own rights to your DNA? The nine justices of the Supreme Court will consider that question Monday as lawyers for Myriad Genetics make their best case that the company should be able to keep its patent on two genes known to...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, University of Utah, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Justice System, Breast Cancer
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Trials, Employment Opportunities, Plavix (drug), CVS Corp.
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Supreme Court considers gene patents; scientists react
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against Myriad Genetics, scientists who are skeptical of the idea of patenting genes said they were hopeful that the justices would overturn the Utah company's claims. "I was on pins and needles...
Tags: Cardiologists, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Biology, Science and Technology, U.S. Supreme Court
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The second time around, 'Love Is All You Need'
Pierce Brosnan was self-assured and sexy as James Bond in four blockbusters. He warbled ABBA in the 2008 musical "Mamma Mia!" and played a former British prime minister in Roman Polanski's 2010 thriller "The Ghost Writer." But be vulnerable? Not so...
Tags: In a Better World (movie), Health Treatments, Celebrities, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer
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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research, Yale School of Medicine, Research
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Justice System, Entertainment Events, Medical Research
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: General Practitioners, Mammogram, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Sunrise works to help residents with liens
If a resident of Sunrise, Weston, Southwest Ranches or parts of Davie has a lien against his house, Sunrise might soon give him a break. The leaders of Sunrise, which supplies water to about 70 square miles and 215,000 customers amongst those four...Tags: Science and Technology, Human Interest, Southwest Ranches, Lake Wales, North Lauderdale
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READER SUBMITTED: Calling All Artists
StatewideThe Oneida Holistic Health Center located in Marlborough, is excited to be seeking local artists of all levels and backgrounds to join in our first Spring Art Show and Reception. The show is open to traditional and non-traditional visual arts and genre,...Tags: Marlborough, Artists, Fine Artists, Hebron (Tolland, Connecticut), Arts and Culture
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View from the top: Rappelling 14 stories down the B Hotel
"Just put your heels out over the ledge," says the woman, reminding me that I have ropes attached to me in six -- six! -- different places. I cheat out about an inch, because this ledge is 14 stories above the ground, and my heart is racing. And the...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
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