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Pharmacogenomics: When drug treatment becomes personalized medicine Posted 6/30/2008 In medicine, one size doesn't fit all. Two people who take the same cancer medication, for instance, may have very different responses. One may have severe, even life-threatening side effects, while the other experiences few if any side effects and seems to sail through treatment. Or, the drug may shrink a tumor in one person but not in another. The rest of the story ------

The American Medical Association adopts policies on direct-to-consumer genetic testing Posted 6/26/2008 The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest physician group in the US, held its Annual Meeting this month; among the policies adopted were recommendations relating to direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising and provision of genetic tests (see press release). The rest of the story ------

Genetic-Testing Company Details Regulatory Defense Plan Posted 6/26/2008 Genetic-testing company Navigenics has responded to the state of California's cease-and-desist letter with a novel defense: It doesn't actually test patients' genomes, it just analyzes 'em. The rest of the story ------

Human genome changes with age Posted 6/26/2008 WASHINGTON (AFP) — Individual human genomes change throughout a person's life influenced by environmental or nutritional factors which may explain why illnesses such as cancer come with age, a study said Tuesday. The rest of the story ------

Genome testing firms defy state order to stop Posted 6/26/2008 Consumer genome testing companies Navigenics Inc. and 23andMe refused orders Tuesday by the state Health Department to cease accepting California clients until they satisfy officials that their businesses comply with regulations governing clinical laboratories. The rest of the story ------

Gene Testing Questioned by Regulators Posted 6/26/2008 Regulators are cracking down on companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers, threatening to crimp the growth of one of the hottest sectors of the biotechnology industry. The rest of the story ------

Test to determine each woman's chances of breast cancer Posted 6/26/2008 Scientists in Cambridge believe they are close to developing a test that will analyse each woman's genetic make-up and determine whether she is at high or low risk of the cancer. The rest of the story ------

Genetic Test Cease-And-Desist Notices Posted 6/25/2008 The California Department of Public Health has issued notices to 13 laboratories to cease and desist performing genetic testing for California residents until the laboratories meet the requirements specified in state law. The rest of the story ------

Gene Mutation Improves Leukemia Drug's Effect Posted 6/24/2008 Gene mutations that make cells cancerous can sometimes also make them more sensitive to chemotherapy. A new study led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University shows that a mutation present in some cases of acute leukemia makes the disease more susceptible to high doses of a particular anticancer drug. The rest of the story ------

Turning personalized medicine into reality Posted 6/24/2008 It's been a hot couple of years for genomics, the study of the long chain of chemicals that determines all the hereditary information in a person's DNA, from hair and eye color to propensity for disease. The rest of the story ------

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