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American Family Physician
August 15, 2000
David S. Newberger |
Down Syndrome: Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis   |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2005 |
Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS An informational patient hand-out on these fetal diagnostic tests. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2002 |
Triple Screening in Pregnancy -- What It Is and What to Expect A triple screen is a blood test that measures three things called alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin and unconjugated estriol. The results of the blood test can help your doctor see if your baby may be at higher risk for certain birth defects... |
ifeminists
June 10, 2003
Barbara Curtis |
A Little Extra My son Jonathan has a little extra. A little extra enthusiasm, a little extra innocence, a little extra charm. Oh, and did I mention an extra chromosome? The one on the 21st pair that inspires so much fear in parents-to-be. Down syndrome. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2010
Brian Orelli |
The Dragon That Cost Investors Millions The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Elizabeth Dragon, the company's former Senior Vice President of Research and Development. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001 |
Health Issues for Adults with Down Syndrome Are regular check-ups a good idea?... How can I help my relative with Down syndrome have a full life?... My older relative is having some new problems. Could it be Alzheimer's disease?... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2002 |
Jaundice and Your Baby What is jaundice?... Why do some babies get jaundice?... How can I tell if my baby has jaundice?... How is jaundice treated?... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004 |
Colic: What You Should Know A patient guide to crying in babies lasting more than three hours a day, for several days a week and for longer than three weeks. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2006 |
Caring for Your New Baby An informative guide: How many wet diapers should my baby have?... How often should my baby have a bowel movement should I give my baby vitamin D?... What is jaundice?... How should I care for my baby's umbilical cord?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease What is Cushing's syndrome?... What causes Cushing's syndrome?... What is Cushing's disease?... What are the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome and disease?... How does my doctor find out if I have Cushing's syndrome or disease?... How are Cushing's disease and syndrome treated?... |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003 |
What You Should Know About Sick Sinus Syndrome What is sick sinus syndrome?... How does my doctor know that I have sick sinus syndrome?... How is sick sinus syndrome treated? |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2002 |
How to Prepare for Pregnancy Why is it important to prepare for pregnancy?... When should I see my doctor?... Is exercise okay?... Should I take vitamins?... Do I need to change my diet?... What else should I avoid?... What do I need to know about genetic diseases?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001 |
Tips For Breastfeeding Success Why should I breastfeed?... How do I get breastfeeding off to a good start?... How can I tell that my baby is getting enough milk?... What can I do to prevent sore nipples?... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Hey, Sequenom, That's Great, But ... Investors are still waiting for some real second-quarter news from Sequenom. |
Reason
November 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Ice, Ice Baby Stigmatizing terms, such as `ice babies' and `meth babies,' lack scientific validity and should not be used, said a group of nearly 100 physicians, researchers, and addiction specialists in an open letter to the news media. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Test Results Boost Sequenom's Stock They are early results, but the Down syndrome tests could bring big changes to the industry. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Asperger's Syndrome Asperger's syndrome is actually named after an Austrian physician, Hans Asperger, who first described the strange disorder in 1944. Like classical autism, A.S. belongs to a class of disorders known as autism spectrum disorders. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
David S. Smith |
Health Care Management of Adults with Down Syndrome The family physician's holistic approach to patients forms the basis of good health care for adults with Down syndrome... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005
Wattendorf & Muenke |
Diagnosis and Management of Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome is an X-linked inherited disorder. It is important to diagnose affected patients as early as possible to provide early intervention and supportive care and to inform parents for further family planning. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Better Buy: Exact Sciences or Sequenom? A battle of the diagnostic test makers. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Short Workouts Shorter, more intense training is better for your health than longer, leisurely workouts |
Salon.com
December 8, 2000
Jenna Glatzer |
A genetic death sentence Doctors routinely deny heart transplants to the mentally retarded... |
Salon.com
June 25, 2002
Susan Straight |
Flour power The authorities have decided that hauling around sacks of flour will teach middle schoolers not to get pregnant. My daughter and I think it's a half-baked idea. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005
Wattendorf & Muenke |
Klinefelter Syndrome This disease is caused by an additional X chromosome in males. Clinical findings are nonspecific during childhood; thus, the diagnosis commonly is made during adolescence or adulthood in males who have small testes with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and gynecomastia. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2001
Kathy Soch |
Diary from a Week in Practice Today, the medical student and the mother learned about hand, foot and mouth disease... Practicing medicine is a lot easier when we remember to go to the patients for clues about how to treat them... etc. |
Salon.com
August 28, 2002
Susanna Stromberg |
Embracing death A recent study says that parents who hold their stillborn infants may be traumatized by the experience. Yes, the moments I spent with my dying newborn were the most painful of my life -- but they were also the richest. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome What is carpal tunnel syndrome?... What are some symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?... How does my doctor know that I have carpal tunnel syndrome?... How is carpal tunnel syndrome treated?... What is carpal tunnel release surgery?... etc. |
Wired
October 2006
Thomas Goetz |
The Thin Pill 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a disease - then invented the drugs to cure it. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
Sarah C. P. Williams |
Stephen Quake: Innovative Thinking on Genetic Tests His ideas have already led to a blood test to tell a pregnant woman whether her fetus has Down syndrome. Now, the HHMI investigator is pushing further, to track the success of heart transplants and diagnose autoimmune diseases and allergies. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Is This Disease For Real? Metabolic syndrome may put you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, but many doctors question the diagnosis. |
Fast Company
Elizabeth Segran |
23andMe And The FDA Reached A Pivotal Genetic Testing Agreement An FDA decision summary allows DNA-testing company 23andMe to market a genome test that screens for Bloom syndrome, a rare disorder that may lead toward the development of cancer. |
Chemistry World
February 25, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US opens up home DNA screening The US Food and Drug Administration has, for the first time, authorized a genetic test to be sold directly to consumers. The agency plans to ease the regulatory path for similar screening tests. |
ifeminists
March 26, 2009
Gordon E. Finley |
Demography and Economy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The release of preliminary childbirth data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows records births for 2007. This is bad news when the economy is struggling. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Insulin Resistance Syndrome A simple overview of a condition that occurs for some people where tissues stop responding to insulin. |
Popular Mechanics
September 17, 2008 |
Fringe Gets Fast Aging and Frozen Optics Wrong in Episode 2: Reality Check Warning: Mild spoilers ahead! Can you turn from embryo to old man in a matter of hours? Can you recover the last image a murder victim saw? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Samiya Razzaq |
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: An Emerging Health Risk Hemolytic uremic syndrome is caused primarily by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7. The most common cause of acute renal failure in children, hemolytic uremic syndrome also can occur in adults. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Get Your Baby To Sleep: 4 Steps There are a few simple tricks to get your baby to sleep that can work wonders; tricks that calm a seemingly hysterical baby. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008
Brian Orelli |
The Right Time to Raise Capital After seeing its stock double in less than a month, thanks to some stellar preliminary results from its prenatal Down syndrome test, diagnostic-test maker Sequenom figured now was a perfect time to get some money into the coffers. |
U.S. CPSC
September 5, 2002 |
Sweet Dreams...Safe Sleep For Babies CPSC, industry & safety groups mark Baby Safety Month with Safe Sleep Campaign. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2003 |
Pregnancy: Prenatal Care What will happen during prenatal visits?... What should I eat?... Is it okay to take medicine?... How long can I keep working?... What about exercise?... Is it okay to have sex?... What can I do to feel better while I'm pregnant?... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Why Is Sequenom Up 20%? Investors appear to be overreacting. |
ifeminists
April 5, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
Is Parental Alienation a Syndrome? Parental Alienation has been a hot topic in the Canadian courts of late with a mother losing custody on the grounds of her continuing campaign to vilify the father and distance him from their children. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2005
Wattendorf & Muenke |
Prader-Willi Syndrome A review on Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) to aid physicians in recognizing and diagnosing children with this genetic disorder. PWS is the most common form of obesity caused by a genetic syndrome. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003
Adan & Crown |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sick Sinus Syndrome Sick sinus syndrome comprises a variety of conditions involving sinus node dysfunction and commonly affects elderly persons. While the syndrome can have many causes, it usually is idiopathic. |
Managed Care
June 2004
Thomas Morrow |
Laronidase Opens Door To Treat Other Rare Disorders The release of alpha-L-iduronidase also demonstrates the wave of future treatments for many other mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) diseases. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: It's Not Just Infertility Recent diagnostic and pharmacologic developments have focused renewed attention on polycystic ovary syndrome... |
| AskMen.com |
Stuff White People Like: Tourette's Tourette's syndrome is more than twice as common in white kids as in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate how many have the disorder. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2003
Meyer et al. |
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome: Importance of the Long QT Syndrome In approximately 5 percent of sudden cardiac deaths, no demonstrable anatomic abnormality is found. Some cases are caused by sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. A prolonged QT interval is a common thread among the various entities associated with sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2008
E. & R. Brokamp |
Penny-Pinching for New Parents Below are some of the cost-saving strategies and tips to save a buck while raising your kids. |
Health
September 21, 2009
Sarah Klein |
20 Medical Mysteries and Miracles The man who survived a 500-foot fall. The twin who lived inside his brother's belly for three decades. The toddler who doesn't age. |
