Genomics

The Prostate Screening Predicament: What's a Guy to Do?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.29.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

The USPSTF has moved on from ambivalence about prostate cancer screening with the PSA test, and inveighed decisively against it -- a recommendation that is apt to stoke the flames of competing passions, and generate a whole lot of heat but altogether too little light.

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Gene Screens for Soldiers

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 04.22.2012

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Jonathan D. Moreno

What are the implications for society if a serious mental illness can be avoided by deliberately excluding some people from certain sorts of situations? Should our screening mechanisms become so heavy-handed, if the technology allows it?

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Choosing the TEDMED 20 Great Challenges of Health Care

Rosina Samadani | Posted 04.03.2012

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Rosina Samadani

Next week, 1,200 innovators, entrepreneurs, industry and government stakeholders, artists, and health care practitioners will attend the annual TEDMED conference in Washington, D.C.

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Cracking Your Genetic Code: NOVA-Hastings Film Explores Issues That Arise From Genomic Science

Michael Roth | Posted 05.27.2012

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Michael Roth

On the one hand, genomic science promises us an unprecedented look at the material sources of our lives, and on the other hand, this science may tempt some to think that we are nothing more than our genetic makeup.

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Unlocking Genetic Secrets Of Healthy Aging: Study

GlobeNewswire | Posted 12.04.2011

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Complete Genomics Inc., the whole human genome sequencing company, and the not-for-profit Scripps Health system today announced a major collaboration ...

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Why Your Genes Don't Determine Your Health

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Hyman, MD

The decoding of the human genome at the dawn of the millennium carried the hope and promise of the beginning of the end of human suffering.

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Is There a Genie in the Genome?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

My own hope for genomic advances lingers. But at its best, that hope was and is a small flicker in comparison to the luminous promise of lifestyle.

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Genes, John Wayne and Population Health

Paul Tarini | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Tarini

On the final day of TEDMED this year was unveiled Ozzy Osbourne's genome. There, for all to see, was the metal-rocking Prince of Darkness rendered in...

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Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani

Steven Mesler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Mesler

Haresh Lalvani isn't just any sculptor -- he's revolutionizing the way we conceive of and manufacture shape.

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Feeling Spent? 5 Easy Ways To Overcome Exhaustion

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Frank Lipman

Here are just a few tips that will help you to reset your body clock and rediscover your natural rhythm.

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Don't "Protect" Us From Our Own Genetic Information

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Smolenyak

Unfortunately, there is a tendency towards a paternalistic attitude by certain groups in the medical professions who seek to limit access to medical information that is not directly under their control.

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TED Talks: Anne Wojcicki Of 23AndMe Discusses Consumer Genomics At TED MED 2009 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Michael Macher | Posted 04.10.2012

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Here's a question: If you could find out whether you were genetically predisposed to a life-altering disease like Alzheimer's or breast cancer, would ...

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Gene Test Claims To Show What Diet Works Best

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011

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Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb we...

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A Sunrise Industry: Life Sciences and the Genomics Wave

Fred Hassan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Hassan

Life sciences will be our country's most important sunrise industry over the next several decades. Because of this sunrise, tens of millions of baby boomers can expect to live longer and live better.

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The Patient Empowerment Revolution

Katie Hood | Posted 11.17.2011

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Katie Hood

Sergey Brin's disclosure last week that he carries a genetic mutation increasing his risk for Parkinson's managed to put the genetics-driven revolution in health care back into the headlines.

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