GENETIC MEDICINE

We take a look at some ethical issues involved in some life-changing treatment options in the field of genetics.

Personalized medicine promises to deliver safer and better treatments. Personalized medicine tailor treatments to patient based on their genetic information. Personalized medicine is sometimes referred to as pharmacogenomics.

An introduction to the disadvantages of genetic engineering, with a focus on risks to ecology and the ethics of genetic engineering.

Race is dead--so why do some say "long live race"? Is a race based medicine likely to save more (especially minority) lives? At what social costs? I address these and other questions in a end of term paper written in 2002.

Practiced since thousands of years, alternative medicine includes systems like Acupuncture, Ayurveda and traditional Asian medicine. The article covers alternative medicine in countries like India, China, Germany and Japan.

A college philosophy paper in support of genetic engineering of human beings.

Ever heard of Phytonutrients? Well, studies are showing they can actually aid in the fight against cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

A comprehensive introduction to the advantages of genetic engineering.

A new study has proven that 1% of autism cases are genetic and some media outlets are using that to vindicate environmental causes such as vaccines raising more questions than giving answers to in the autism community.

In a world where the cost of healthcare is skyrocketing, should an insurance be able to access your genetic records and deny coverage based upon these genetic records?

With the genetic code finally becomes completed, it is going to open up a whole new world of medical advances, including the possibility of creating your own child. This article details the advances that genes can uncover in the near future.

A brief look at genetic predisposition and its relevance in the moral arena.

Until now high cholesterol was primarily to blame for coronary atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries. Now scientists discovered a genetic mutation greatly promotes this deadly disease.

Orthomolecular medicine is using a larger dose of medications to treat the disease. Read on for more information

Medicine, and medical education, is going interactive to teach young doctor critical thinking skills.

My final research paper for a class, which discusses alternative medicine.

Traditional Oriental Medicine, also known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), uses many different techniques of diagnosis, skin coloration is one.

This article provides an indepth look at the risks and rewards of the burgeoning science of genetic engineering.

Advances in technology have isolated the human genome, offered medical breakthroughs through cloning and genetically modified bacteria, but are we as humans biting off more than we can chew?

An article discussing the benefits of genetic therapy.

A new genetic marker for Autism Spectrum Disorder is one more step on the road to understanding this condition.

Because of advances in knowledge of genetic components of illness, new technology has been invented that gives doctors ability to measure C-reactive protein. This has predictive value for vascular disease, and therefore probable leads to prevention.

Nonsense mutation specifically linked to inherited diseases, when DNA sequence prematurely signals the cell to stop building a protein. PTC124 translate genetic code into a protein, ignoring the mutation. Drug prevent early childhood deaths.

Broccoli has many health benefits. Researchers are on the cusp of developing yet another health benefit from broccoli. Naturally occurring substances found in broccoli may be used to treat a genetic skin disorder.

A recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine conducted by researchers in the United States and Sweden links a genetic region to rheumatoid arthritis.

Strauss Herbal medicine is one of the new alternatives to laser treatment for healing acne scars and preventing breakouts. You can find out more about this revolutionary treatment in this article.

A study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that pre-implantation genetic screening of embryos for chromosomal abnormalities was not an effective tool in older women undergoing IVF.