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Comedian Anthony Anderson gets serious about his health after diabetes diagnosis
Fear can be a powerful motivator, at least at first. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson understands that sticking to an exercise regimen and improving eating habits takes more than a disquieting conversation with a physician to sustain motivation. I'...
Tags: Entertainment, Anthony Anderson, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Weight Loss
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Robert Cook, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Pathology, Biotechnology Industry, Clarence Thomas
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Will Supreme Court's take on gene patents help Myriad?
While the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid patents on human genes knocked out Myriad Genetics' long-guarded patent on two genes linked to breast cancer, the Utah-based company’s stock still rose soon after the news broke. That bit of...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Oncology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology
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The Supreme Court rules out some -- but not all -- gene patents
This post has been corrected, as noted below. When it took up the issue of patents on human genes, the Supreme Court seemed torn by two conflicting interests: the long-standing principle that products of nature can't be patented, and the commercial...
Tags: Pathology, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, American Civil Liberties Union, Ovarian Cancer
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Low blood sugar in some diabetics boosts dementia risk
For older patients with Type 2 diabetes, an aggressive focus on keeping high blood sugar down increases the risk of driving blood sugar too low--and with that, boosting the likelihood of developing dementia, says a new study. As if that weren't bad...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Internists, Alzheimer's Disease, Physiology, Pharmaceuticals
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Belviq, the new miracle diet drug? Fat chance.
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.A new diet drug went on the market Tuesday. It’s expensive and has to be taken the rest of the patient’s life to continue to work. It comes with a long list of possible side effects, including common ones such as dizziness, fatigue and...Tags: Placebo, Meridia (drug), Obesity, ABC (tv network), Weight Loss
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Letters: DNA collection done right
Re "Court goes too far on DNA," Editorial, June 4 The U.S. Supreme Court got it absolutely right in finding that it is constitutional for DNA to be collected at the time of arrest and checked against a national database of unsolved cases. The Times'...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Biotechnology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Letters: DNA in the hands of police
Re "DNA done right," Letters, June 8 Wow, did I get an education reading Saturday's letters to the editor. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and other writers have done us a service: I had no idea that DNA sampling is no more intrusive than...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Criminals
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Doctors brace for pain as 10% cut to Medi-Cal rates looms
In a office decorated with Chinese art and diagrams of body parts, Dr. George Ma cares for more than 4,000 patients. Nearly three-quarters are covered by Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for low-income Californians, and Ma said he receives...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Letters: Fracking facts
Re "Fracking: How risky?," Editorial, May 26 The Times described a bill by state Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) as imposing "significant public disclosure requirements on fracking operations." Sadly, the disclosure section in Pavely's bill has a...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Petroleum Industry, Dwayne Johnson
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Doctor told AEG that Michael Jackson was a drug addict, lawyer says
The attorney for Michael Jackson’s family in its wrongful-death lawsuit said Thursday a doctor testified in a deposition that he injected Jackson with morphine while the singer was touring Asia and that he told a current AEG executive Jackson was...
Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), AEG, Addiction, Pharmaceuticals, Trials
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