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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 Research, Harvard Medical School, Autism, Science, Birth Defects
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UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program 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 double mastectomy. The project,...Tags: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, United Kingdom, Angelina Jolie
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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: Plastic Surgeons, Government Health Care, Angelina Jolie, Insurance, Mastectomy
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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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The Mount Airy News, N.C., Jessica Johnson column
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The human body contains an estimated 30,000 genes. We must pay over $3,000 to access some of the information in two of those genes, information that reveals our chance of dying of a terrible disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two genes that can contain a...Tags: Medical Research, Women's Health, Ovarian Cancer, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, American Civil Liberties Union
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Sisters increase awareness of hereditary breast cancer
Richmond Times-DispatchWhen tests showed that sisters Dina Reinhardt and Tracie Abrams both carried the breast cancer 1 gene mutation, significantly raising their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, both decided to have their breasts removed. Reinhardt, 36, married...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Plastic Surgeons, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy
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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), Biology, Medical Specialization
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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
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic 'bible'
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 15 (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...Tags: Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences, Antihistamines, Symptoms
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Jolie puts spotlight on a stark choice
Seattle TimesANGELINA JOLIE WON NEW FANS -- some in unlikely places -- when she revealed Tuesday that she'd had a double mastectomy to ward off a very high genetic risk of breast cancer. "I've become a huge Angelina Jolie fan today," enthused Dr. Elizabeth Swisher,...Tags: Medical Research, Ovarian Cancer, University of Washington, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Government Health Care
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy helps understanding of difficult decision
St. Louis Post-DispatchPatients and experts say that actress Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement Tuesday that she had her breasts removed after learning she carried a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer will help others understand the issues behind...Tags: Breast Cancer, Menopause, The New York Times, Ovarian Cancer, Symptoms
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Yale cancer doctor: Angelina Jolie's mastectomy decision 'shines a light on genetic risk'
New Haven Register, Conn.Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy "shines a light on genetic risk," Dr. Anees Chagpar, director of the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital, said Tuesday. Jolie had both breasts removed because she has a mutation...Tags: Salt, Salt (movie), Ovarian Cancer, United Nations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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