Psychological Impact Of Gene Test For Breast Cancer Personal beliefs about inconclusive DNA testing for hereditary breast cancer are associated with cancer-related worry, and such beliefs are an especially strong predictor of whether women had been able to leave the period of DNA-testing behind, reports a study in the October issue of Genetics in
Medicine, official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer
Health.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCSHP Selects Jay Rho As 2008 Pharmacist Of The Year And Mirta Millares For Distinguished Service, California Drs. Veronica Bandy, Daniel Dong and Maria Serpa Designated as 2008 Society Fellows and Darren Besoyan to Receive Technician Achievement Award. At a time when an increasing number of Californians are managing their
health with daily medications and pharmacists are playing a growing leadership role in patient care, the California Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) has recognized several of its members for their outstanding professional dedication with its highest honors.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPharmacy Profession Supports Calls For Publicly Funded Weight-Loss Programs The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has supported calls for publicly funded weight-loss programs to be made available to all Australians. The Federal Parliament's House Standing Committee on
Health and Ageing has been conducting its Inquiry into Obesity in Australia since March this year. Linda Selvey from Queensland
Health Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comState Legislative Proposals Restricting Access To Generic Medicines Would Increase Costs $29 Billion Over 10 Years - New PCMA Research Legislative proposals to exempt certain classes of
drugs from generic substitution laws would increase costs by more than $29 billion over ten years if enacted nationally and provide no safety or clinical benefit for patients, according to a study conducted by the
healthcare consulting firm Visante for the
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