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In his book he wrote about his use of the product and how pharmaceutical cocaine was so much better and pure than what he found on the street and grated he had the money and I guess the connections to get it years ago. We all know that this man like Ozzie Osborne defy the odds and are still living...
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Well we already had Ozzy Osbourne sequenced to find out what marvels he has and Keith Richards would be another good candidate. A couple years ago he stated when he passed on he would donate his body to science but that was before gene sequencing had really taken off. Who would have...
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Helicos when they started out was one of the major companies exploring genomics and over the years the competition has heated up. From earlier this year Pacific BioSciences made their announcement on the 15 minutes sequence. Pacific BioSciences also backing from Intel. Pacific BioSciences...
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I am sure the judge was interpreting the law as it was written so the next step is it sounds like is an “act of Congress” unless the Department of Justice has other alternatives. As a nation we would be fools to have this remain on the books as the last year since stem cell research was reinstated...
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Tue, Aug 24 2010
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The entire purpose here was to see what the different companies found with the analytics and there were some variations, just like you would have if you went to see 4 different doctors. The FDA has classified the tests as “medical devices” so this investigation might be a continuation on how to...
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Thu, Jul 22 2010
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The big concern is the non involvement of the patient’s doctor with the consumer tests as stated by one member of the FDA and I agree with not having a doctor in the loop somewhere along the line, at least with the information portions that may affect any current treatments the patient may be undergoing...
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Mon, Jul 19 2010
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Now with the ability of scientists to modify bacteria and other organisms with gene sequencing to advance personalized medicine and cures, George Church and others have recommended governmental control in the area of ethics in particular. If in the hands of the wrong people, such as terrorists...
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Fri, Jul 9 2010
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The FDA is working to determine scientific standard relating to the genetic information needs to be provided in order to get approval and ensure they work. Ten percent of the drugs approved have this information included already. The NIH is creating a registry of what is available on the...
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Wed, Jun 16 2010
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This heated debate has been kicking around for a while now and until retail pharmacies actually pushed the button with making test available for purchase of the “box” at the stores things were somewhat moving along ok for those who wanted to have their DNA sequenced. Today, things get very confused...
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Sat, Jun 12 2010
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The companies who market and provide the interpretations of course are not the processing end of having your genes sequenced. They are sent out to a company that has the “machine” that does the processing. The results of the sequencing are returned to the company for the interpretation process...
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Fri, Jun 11 2010
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The Broad Institute of MIT is making a substantial investment with 51 of the devices. It was just a couple years ago that prices on the sequencing machines were really expensive, and well they still are not cheap, but a lot more affordable than at that time. Just a couple weeks ago the FDA cleared...
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Mon, Jun 7 2010
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The father says he should not eat fish and both parents learned they have inherited dangers of blot clots. You can listen to the video and see what they have to say. The kids seemed to be more impressed with the fact that they may get Alzheimer's disease later in life. The family...
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Thu, Jun 3 2010
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Pathway Genomics and a few others have been doing this on the web for a while now and you will have consumers getting confused thinking that the over the counter price is a bargain, well they still have to register online and go through the normal processes, with the only difference being they don’t...
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Thu, May 13 2010
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The test will check for 23 specific conditions, and some of which fall into chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. You can also purchase from the website which has been available for a while now. Not too long ago we heard about CVS and their relationship with Generation...
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Tue, May 11 2010
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As mentioned in prior posts, is Plavix a good candidate for personalized medicine, since it is a blood thinner. Right now with the new warning, it is basically telling you that it might not work for you so with a test perhaps the guess work someday could be eliminated. FDA To look at benefits...
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Fri, Mar 12 2010
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