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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Government Health Care, Angelina Jolie, Discrimination
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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Medical Specialization, Sexual Dysfunction, Obesity
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic...Tags: Columbia University, Allergies, University of Pittsburgh, Medical Specialization, Arts and Culture
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The Mount Airy News, N.C., Jessica Johnson column
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The human body contains an estimated 30,000 genes. We must pay over $3,000 to access some of the information in two of those genes, information that reveals our chance of dying of a terrible disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two genes that can contain a...Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Medical Research, Mount Airy, Breast Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery
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Sisters increase awareness of hereditary breast cancer
Richmond Times-DispatchWhen tests showed that sisters Dina Reinhardt and Tracie Abrams both carried the breast cancer 1 gene mutation, significantly raising their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, both decided to have their breasts removed. Reinhardt, 36, married...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Tamoxifen (drug), Healthcare Provider, Plastic Surgeons, Angelina Jolie
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If not born wild or mishandled, dollars add up
Nobody wants cattle with too much attitude, but it takes focused genetics and handling to improve docility in a herd. We've always tried to be careful about selecting bulls for disposition, says Roger Jones, of Tri-Tower Farm, near Shenandoah, Iowa....Tags: Biology, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Medical Specialization
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Multi-breed genetic evaluation grows with Gelbvieh
American Simmental Association (ASA) and the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) are pleased to announce to beef industry stakeholders that their joint, multi-breed genetic evaluation (MBGE) now includes the data of the American Gelbvieh Association...Tags: Sports, Softball
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Scientists create human stem cells through cloning
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: They transplanted genetic...Tags: Values, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Research, Heart Disease, George W. Bush
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Weston (Broward, Florida), Healthcare Provider, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Angelina Jolie, Health Treatments
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Double mastectomy an excruciating decision; Angelina Jolie helps to demystify surgery
Detroit Free PressShe heard the announcement on the way to work today -- that Angelina Jolie had revealed she'd opted for a double mastectomy to guard against breast cancer -- and Jeanette Kowal was thrilled. Not that Kowal wishes the choice on anyone. But the news by...Tags: Celebrities, Health and Medical Professionals, Brad Pitt, Detroit Free Press, Angelina Jolie
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Jolie puts spotlight on a stark choice
Seattle TimesANGELINA JOLIE WON NEW FANS -- some in unlikely places -- when she revealed Tuesday that she'd had a double mastectomy to ward off a very high genetic risk of breast cancer. "I've become a huge Angelina Jolie fan today," enthused Dr. Elizabeth Swisher,...Tags: Reconstruction, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Government Health Care, Medical Research, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy helps understanding of difficult decision
St. Louis Post-DispatchPatients and experts say that actress Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement Tuesday that she had her breasts removed after learning she carried a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer will help others understand the issues behind...Tags: Symptoms, The New York Times, Breast Reconstruction, Angelina Jolie, Osteoporosis
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