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UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients
ReutersBy Kate Kelland LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a...Tags: Biology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: University of Connecticut Health Center, University of Cambridge, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Biology
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Hoarding, hand-washing and obsessive checking: Which of these is not like the others?
People with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often shake their family tree and find a relative who has also contended with obsessive thoughts, hoarding, repetitive hand-washing, behavior in which locks and stove burners are checked over...Tags: Psychiatrists, Diseases and Illnesses, Twins, Human Body, Mental Health
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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, U.S. Supreme Court, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic...Tags: Psychiatrists, Diseases and Illnesses, Allergies, Culture, Science and Technology
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If not born wild or mishandled, dollars add up
Nobody wants cattle with too much “attitude,” but it takes focused genetics and handling to improve docility in a herd. “We've always tried to be careful about selecting bulls for disposition,” says Roger Jones, of Tri-Tower Farm, near Shenandoah, Iowa....Tags: Biology, Medical Specialization, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network)
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Multi-breed genetic evaluation grows with Gelbvieh
American Simmental Association (ASA) and the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) are pleased to announce to beef industry stakeholders that their joint, multi-breed genetic evaluation (MBGE) now includes the data of the American Gelbvieh Association...Tags: Softball, Sports
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Scientists create human stem cells through cloning
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: They transplanted genetic...Tags: Shinya Yamanaka, Trials, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Science and Technology
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Oncology, Mastectomy, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Breast Cancer
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Jolie surgery sets good example by careful weighing of risks: doctors
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer....Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Healthcare Provider, Oncology, Roosevelt, Mastectomy
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, American Civil Liberties Union, Mastectomy, Diseases and Illnesses, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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