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Where is My Personalized Medicine?

April 24, 2007 By Deborah

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Are we ready for genetic testing in your doctors’ office? According to Dr. Mrazek, chair of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic, pharmacogenomics will change how physicians prescribe medications.

Roche Diagnostics has developed the AmpliChip to help predict when a patient might react poorly to a particular drug. This test has been available for 2 years and can predict adverse reactions associated with antidepressants. So why haven’t we heard about this life-saving test? Read more…

The technology exists to protect patients from antidepressants that might cause harmful side effects. Why aren’t doctors using it? By Aaron Rowe….

Read the rest of this post from Wired News: Med-Tech Center

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Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

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