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    Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Fighting diseases with genetic therapy

    Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by prescribing some new snippets of DNA.
    Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by...

    Tags: Abdominal Pain, Health and Medical Professionals, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Diseases and Illnesses, Cardiologists

    2. Apr 8, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus

    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85.
    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85....

    Tags: Heart Attack, Merck & Company Incorporated, Science, Internal Medicine, University of Oxford

    3. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Center helps give Jewish couples a genetic peace of mind

    For Ellie and Jeremy Forman, getting married involved much more than walking down the aisle in fancy garb and saying their "I do's" in front of family and friends this past July.
    For Ellie and Jeremy Forman, getting married involved much more than walking down the aisle in fancy garb and saying their "I do's" in front of family and friends this past July. Jeremy, 34, an entrepreneur, and Ellie, 29, a community relations...

    Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Judaism, Genetics, Family, Breast Cancer

    4. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Md. health insurers' 'fail first' policies jeopardize patient health

    Absent from the critical debate in Maryland over how to rein in health care spending has been a serious examination of the dangerous and expensive policies that some Maryland health insurers have enacted in the name of cost containment, and their potentially deleterious impact on patient health.
    Absent from the critical debate in Maryland over how to rein in health care spending has been a serious examination of the dangerous and expensive policies that some Maryland health insurers have enacted in the name of cost containment, and their...

    Tags: Lupus, Insurance, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance Cost, General Practitioners

    5. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Hepatitis C progress in pipeline

    A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    A diagnosis of hepatitis C — a stubborn virus that is a common cause of chronic liver disease — can be devastating. In 2007, it passed HIV/AIDS in annual deaths, with more than 17,000 annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

    Tags: Abdominal Pain, Hepatitis C , Viral Diseases and Infections, HIV, Skin Rash

    6. Jun 28, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  6. Parents of Mukilteo boy with rare blood disease praise health care ruling

    Two-year-old Declan McNulty is an energetic kid who loves to goof around, but if he gets hurt, the consequences could be life-threatening.
    Q13 FOX News reporter
    Two-year-old Declan McNulty is an energetic kid who loves to goof around, but if he gets hurt, the consequences could be life-threatening. Declan has a rare form of hemophilia that requires extremely expensive medication. One day’s dosage is $1,...

    Tags: Family, Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Blood

    7. Jun 18, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  7. Snowfall led to inventor's hot idea

    <span style="font-size: small;">Steven Riedle, who licensed out the NoseBudd he invented after a</span><span style="font-size: small;"> snowball stopped his nosebleed in 2004, has regained rights to the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> product and is beginning to turn a profit on international Internet</span><span style="font-size: small;"> sales.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Correspondent
    Steven Riedle, who licensed out the NoseBudd he invented after a snowball stopped his nosebleed in 2004, has regained rights to the product and is beginning to turn a profit on international Internet sales. The reusable package of gel, kept in the...

    Tags: Blood, HIV, Invention and Innovation, Nosebleeds, Columbine High School

    8. Jan 29, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  8. New bill could ease out-of-pocket health care burden on families

    A bill that could save Washington families tens of thousands of dollars will be at the center of a public hearing Monday in Olympia. The bill would require health carriers to put a limit on out-of-pocket expenses in all of their health plans.
    Q13 FOX News reporter
    A bill that could save Washington families tens of thousands of dollars will be at the center of a public hearing Monday in Olympia. The bill would require health carriers to put a limit on out-of-pocket expenses in all of their health plans. Tony and...

    Tags: Family, Heparin (drug), Genes and Chromosomes, Health Insurance Cost, Blood

    9. Jan 21, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  9. Hampton educator on her way to running 50 half marathons

    Fifty by 50 is the mantra that guides Brita Hampton's fitness regimen. Translated, her goal is to run 50 half marathons, one in each state, before she turns 50. As she's now clipping out at least four a year with the necessary geographic range, the 39-year-old science education administrator is well on target.
    Fifty by 50 is the mantra that guides Brita Hampton's fitness regimen. Translated, her goal is to run 50 half marathons, one in each state, before she turns 50. As she's now clipping out at least four a year with the necessary geographic range, the 39-...

    Tags: Blood Disorders, Blood, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources

    10. Aug 12, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Boy or girl? A simple test raises ethical concerns

    CHICAGO (AP) — Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks, a research analysis has found. Though not widely offered by U.S. doctors, gender-detecting blood tests have...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science, India, China, Diseases and Illnesses

    11. Sep 2, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. UCF lands two NIH grants worth $5.5 million for hemophilia research

    An innovative UCF scientist has helped land two NIH grants totaling $5.5 million, the University of Central Florida announced Friday. The National Institutes of Health funding will be used to research a better treatment for hemophilia, the life-threatening blood disorder.
    An innovative UCF scientist has helped land two NIH grants totaling $5.5 million, the University of Central Florida announced Friday. The National Institutes of Health funding will be used to research a better treatment for hemophilia, the life-...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Health Insurance Cost, Blood, Blood Disorders, Vaccines

    12. Sep 24, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  12. Local Walk to End Hemophilia

    Hoosiers walked to end hemophilia this weekend. Hemophilia of Indiana hosted a walk Saturday morning at Fort Harrison State Park. Before the walk, Fox59's Edward Moody moderated a discussion session with Jeanne White. She is the mother of Ryan White, who died of AIDS in 1990.
    Hoosiers walked to end hemophilia this weekend. Hemophilia of Indiana hosted a walk Saturday morning at Fort Harrison State Park. Before the walk, Fox59's Edward Moody moderated a discussion session with Jeanne White. She is the mother of Ryan White,...

    Tags: Blood, Diseases and Illnesses

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