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Insurance Fears Lead Many to Shun DNA Tests - New York Times

nancytice — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:58:46 GMT

Fear of inability to get insurance or withdrawel of insurance keeps people from getting DNA testing

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Antidepressants only help the most severely depressed!

nancytice — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:58:46 GMT

Though antidepressants are prescribed for people with varying degrees of depression, new research suggests that only people who suffer from severe depression are helped by the drugs. British scientists analyzed data from 35 clinical trials submitted to U.S. health regulators on antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil, and Effexor. The researchers found that patients with mild or moderate depression received no better relief from antidepressants than they did with a placebo, while severely depressed patients were helped by the drugs.

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Test for Imminent Heart Attacks -- Cardiologists Discover New Enzime that Predicts Risk of Heart Att

nancytice — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:58:46 GMT

A blood test that can determine who is in acute need of cardiac care for an impending MI.

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Cancer patient 'denied funding'

doctorworld — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:58:46 GMT

A leukaemia patient is told doctors cannot have funding for a bone marrow transplant from Australia.

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