MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'genetic tests'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386271&cid=t_205500_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-peddling-of-genetic-tests%2F2011.01.22 In a recent issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), journalist Ray Moynihan wrote: “Beware the fortune tellers peddling genetic tests.” (Subscription required for full access.) Excerpts: “For anyone concerned about the creeping medicalisation of life, the marketplace for genetic testing is surely one of the latest frontiers, where apparently harmless technology can help mutate healthy people into fearful patients, their personhood redefined by multiple genetic predispositions for disease and early death. … Again a tool that’s proved useful in the laboratory has escaped like a virus into the marketplace, incubated by entrepreneurs, lazy reporters, and the power of our collective dreams of technological salvation, this time in the form of personalised medici... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386271 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:00:22 +0100 4386271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784501&cid=t_205500_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FIc5cj0KKC-k%2F And so another work week soons draw to a close. A respite, of course, is always welcome. Already, we look forward to spending time with our oh-so-busy short people, catching up on reading and promenading with the official Pharmalot mascots. And you? How will you keep cool? We trust you have some ideas in mind. While you ponder, here are the latest tidbits. Whatever you do, have a great time and see you soon… Gene Curtails Alzheimer’s In Mice (The Wall Street Journal) Pittsburgh Doctors And Pharma Money (Pittsburgh Business Times) EU Needs More Time To Review Avandia (PharmaTimes) GAO Finds Consumer Gene Tests Are Misleading (Reuters) Lilly Pushes Into Men’s Health Drug (The Indianapolis Star) Negative Clinical Studies Could Avoid Costly Treatments (The Washington Post) Fe... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784501 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:52:38 +0100 3784501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868564&cid=t_205500_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FIQlSHm8IJGM%2F 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 certain genetic mutations make them more likely to develop diseases such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes. But is it enough to know? Or will knowing what the inherent risks are motivate a person to make changes to his lifestyle to prevent the disease from developing? Surprisingly, no research has been performed that answers this question. "There are a lot of anecdotes about this, and the question is, What is the impact? It’s been dangling for a while and no one has really orchestrated a project like this until now to study it... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868564 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:46:03 +0100 1868564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856100&cid=t_205500_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FxJ-sEFoytPA%2F Mothers who tested positive for breast cancer gene are now asking a tough question - should we test the kids? Women with a faulty gene have a three to seven times greater risk of developing breast cancer and a higher risk of ovarian cancer. Men have more risk of prostate, pancreatic and other types of cancer. With insurance now covering for genetic tests and a law banning genetic discrimination, more BRCA gene carrying parents want to know if their kids are carriers too. However, little can be done to prevent or screen for breast or ovarian cancer before age 25, so knowing your genetic make-up would only cause needless worry, advised medical experts. If either parent does have the gene, the child has a 50% chance of inheriting it. So unless the risk of childhood cancer is high, and nothing... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856100 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:20:43 +0100 1856100