New abbreviation here to become acquainted with (PGx) which is pharmacogenics, and one more move in the direction of personalized medicine by big Pharma as the marketing of blockbuster drugs slowly evolves to a new business model with genomic data input becoming a part of the process to bring new drugs...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-06-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, personalized medicine, Genomics, healthcare, Pharma, Pharmacogenomics, Lilly, Pharmacogenetics
In this interview article McKesson discusses visualization and showing the physicians the information they that need to know at the point of decision making at the point of care. The EHR will have to support genetic knowledge. They are working with Proventys to create an integrated product...
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on 10-09-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, McKesson, Hospitals, Pharmacogenomics, Horizon
Genomics is back on the list for Congress, with creating an additional new agency and a focus on collecting the necessary information to allow research and development. Also included would be guidelines and rules related to genetic and pharmacogenomic tests to bring both Pharma and medical...
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on 09-12-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, healthcare, Pharma, Congress, Pharmacogenomics
For those of you who read the blog here and are not aware of what a "Carnival" is, it represents a collection of some of the top blogging posts in a period of time assembled in one place to review and read. Today, Highlight Health is hosting the carnival and I am delighted that...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-05-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Genomics, healthcare, Proteins, Cancer, cancer research, Pharmacogenomics, R and D, Bloggers, Stand up to Cancer
An interesting story on what a DNA report can reveal, in this case the woman has an X and a Y, instead of two Xs, like most females. It is somewhat rare but does exist with having internal testicles, and this produces extra high levels of estrogen, the the testosterone produced pretty much can't...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 08-11-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, DNA, healthcare, Biotech, Science, Pharmacogenomics, Biomed, Chromosomes
Not too many years ago I remembered hearing the term “hospitalist” and asked what’s that? The hospitalist has evolved and is now one of the top growing professions. With Pharmacogenomics, we might be on the verge of a new specialty, a “Longevity Doctor”. We already have a dwindling...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 07-20-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Pharmacogenomics, Medical School, Personalized Mediince
Yesterday I posted about Bank of American hiring more research analysts in the area of healthcare investing and and also stated that Blogs are now becoming part of the research process , I have found several who read this blog. This page relates back to a a post about the commitment of the DeCode...
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on 07-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Genetics, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Investors, Research, Pharmacogenomics