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Dec 17 2010

New York Times

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The president’s bioethics commission has concluded that there is no need to temporarily halt research or to impose new regulations on the controversial new field known as synthetic biology.

Dec 10 2010

Personalized Medicine Reimbursement

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Personalized medicine sometimes gets lost in the debate over other major health care issues, but it is probably the single most significant development in the actual delivery of medical care…

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Nov 10 2010

VentureBeat

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23andMe lands $22M from Google Ventures and others to expand personal genetics research

Oct 08 2010

Bloomberg

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Gene testing companies such as 23andMe Inc. and DeCode Genetics Inc. should be regulated because consumers may make wrong medical decisions based on inaccurate or misinterpreted results, scientists said.

Sep 21 2010

Aetna

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Significant questions have been raised about whether genetic tests are being offered to the women who can most benefit – consistent with the evidence-based guidelines for this testing

Sep 10 2010

Washington Post

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An appeals court Thursday allowed the federal government to resume funding human embryonic stem cell research

Aug 24 2010

Bloomberg

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U.S. funding of embryonic stem cell research approved by the President was halted by a federal judge who ruled that the work violates a law passed to bar the destruction of human embryos

Aug 13 2010

Bloomberg

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The University of California, Berkeley, won’t tell about 700 students the results of genetic tests performed on their saliva, after the state health department barred the institution from proceeding.

Aug 11 2010

New York Times

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A new generation of DNA tests for colon cancer seems likely to improve the detection both of cancers and of the precancerous polyps that precede them.

Jul 27 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Direct-to-consumer genetic tests may be getting ahead of the current medical science and could ironically pose health risks , according to a new GAO study and testimony presented late last week before a House panel

Jul 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Genetic-testing companies that promised to help consumers understand their health risks instead offered contradictory and misleading results, government investigators said.

Jul 22 2010

Bloomberg

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13 makers of genetic tests sold directly to consumers told by U.S. regulators that their products may be medical devices needing federal approval

Jul 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A high bar is likely to be set for companies seeking to sell genetic tests directly to consumers, according to top Food and Drug Administration officials

Jul 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans die of sudden cardiac death each year, an occurrence that can run in families. Now, some doctors are turning to genetic testing to pinpoint the underlying cause of death and help save surviving relatives.

Jun 14 2010

Bloomberg

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Personal genetic tests now being sold by five companies require government review, U.S. regulators said

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