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Drought or land competition may limit grazing opportunities, not creativity
The drought has eased in places, but it persists in 40% of the U.S. and another 10% could revert if seasonal rains stay away this summer. That outlook from the USDA Drought Monitor has many ranchers short on grazing or water at a crossroads. Do they...Tags: Natural Disasters, Medical Specialization, Biology, Conservation, Droughts
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SDSU Extension hosts Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls
BROOKINGS - Each year about 1.5 million calves are born in South Dakota. SDSU Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls at the SDSU Extension Regional Center to provide producers with research-based information on the use of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Kansas State University , Medical Specialization, Biology, Education
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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: Mastectomy, Medical Specialization, Biology, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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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: Medical Specialization, Biology, Autism, Science, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Medical Specialization, Biology, Ovarian Cancer, Family, Genetic Condition
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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: Insurance, Government Health Care, Health Care Reform (2009), 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: Culture, University of Pittsburgh, Psychiatry, Symptoms, Arts and Culture
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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: DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Medical Specialization, Biology
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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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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: Insurance, Medical Specialization, Human Interest, Judaism, Ovarian Cancer
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Scientists create human stem cells through cloning
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 15 (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:...Tags: Research, Human Interest, Drugs and Medicines, George W. Bush, Biotechnology Industry
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