]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/genetic-testing Blog Articles Tagged with 'genetic-testing' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/922874?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing I chanced upon this article - Genetic testing under the microscope - in the Los Angeles Times of an interview with the President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, Angela Trepanier, and she presents an interesting perspective on the futu... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/922874?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:34:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/923561?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing I chanced upon this article - Genetic testing under the microscope - in the Los Angeles Times of an interview with the President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, Angela Trepanier, and she presents an interesting perspective on the futu... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/923561?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:34:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/922480?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Now that accessing your genetic information is cheaper than buying a Google Smartphone, now what? What can you get from it? How can you use it? Just as important, but less asked - how do you protect it? The journal Nature joins the debate with a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/922480?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:44:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/920382?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Filed under: Pregnancy & birth, Special needsAmniocentesis is not only uncomfortable, it can put an unborn baby at risk. Still, the test is often the only way that parents can find out if their baby if there baby has a chromosomal disorder, such as ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/920382?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/920119?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Good news for the state of Illinois! Women who are at high risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer will receive insurance coverage under Medicaid. Genetic tests for BRCA1 and BRCA2, and counseling will be available for low-income women with... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/920119?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:09:42 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/919577?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Gene Genie is the blog carnival of clinical genetics and personalized medicine. Enjoy the numerous posts and articles focusing on these interesting fields of medicine. We dedicate this carnival edition to genetic testing, SNP watch and DNA. Many than... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/919577?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:30:49 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/919490?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing With genetic testing companies sprouting everywhere, people now have the resource to know their risks for certain types of disease. Companies like Navigenics, 23andme Inc. and DeCode Genetics all offer genetic tests to their consumers to show whether... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/919490?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:46:03 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/919008?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing There was one compelling reason why I opted out of genetic testing with my last pregnancy. The risk of miscarriage due to amniocentesis was the same as the risk of having a baby with Down Syndrome.Amniocentesis is considered the gold standard, but i... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/919008?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:08:23 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/918935?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Filed under: Newborns, Medical conditions, Education, Special needsA team of scientists at Oxford University in England have identified a gene linked to dyslexia, a learning disability that often leads to reading and spelling difficulties. If not add... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/918935?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:35:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/915168?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing So as you may not, or may, have noticed, there is still some wonkiness going up with this blog. The good folks who handle are matters technological, software-related, and the like, have been working hard to migrate b5media s blogs over to a new ser... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/915168?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:56:49 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/912244?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing This site has been on my list for a while.Simple GeneticsTM: genetic test reviews is an independent wiki-based resource dedicated to the provision of reviews and unbiased information about commonly available genetic tests, its clinical validity and u... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/912244?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:21:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/910119?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing This is the first time I host Gene Genie since January. Gene Genie is the blog carnival of clinical genetics and personalized medicine. Enjoy the numerous posts and articles focusing on these interesting fields of medicine. Many thanks to Ricardo Vid... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/910119?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:05:04 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/909469?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing It s not about genomes and proteomes any more. Personalized genetics leads to a strange field called selfome where an individual is in the focus. Just take a look at the Quantified Self project, the first personal genome user group.There are some q... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/909469?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:52:32 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/908854?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Great news for those who are interested in personalized medicine. One of the first examples of this special field of medicine was the potential use of Herceptin in breast cancer. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a genetic test for d... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/908854?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:14 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/908705?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Future Medicine is the only journal dedicated totally to personalized medicine. I share the table of contents and some interesting excerpts from the latest issue with you (some of the articles are free to access, some are not):Genetic profiling in pr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/908705?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:23:57 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/905269?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Enlarged hearts are found often, but not exclusively, in those who are obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure. People with none of these underlying problems can be affected, as can elite athletes. For example, a post-mortem diagnosed the prob... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/905269?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:08:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/911850?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Enlarged hearts are found often, but not exclusively, in those who are obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure. People with none of these underlying problems can be affected, as can elite athletes. For example, a post-mortem diagnosed the prob... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/911850?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:08:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/913360?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Enlarged hearts are found often, but not exclusively, in those who are obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure. People with none of these underlying problems can be affected, as can elite athletes. For example, a post-mortem diagnosed the prob... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/913360?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:08:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/918606?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Enlarged hearts are found often, but not exclusively, in those who are obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure. People with none of these underlying problems can be affected, as can elite athletes. For example, a post-mortem diagnosed the prob... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/918606?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:08:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/904043?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Thank you to Jennifer Texada at MD Anderson for bringing this great cancer treatment discovery to my attention .(Image courtesy Introgen Therapeutics)A gene therapy invented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the first to s... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/904043?rsstype=tag&tag=genetic-testing Thu, 29 May 2008 07:32:34 -0400