Results for "Genetics"

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Say Goodbye to Bunion Pain: Best Treatments and Prevention Tips
If you’ve ever felt a nagging ache at the base of your big toe or noticed a bony bump forming along the side of your foot, you may have a bunion. Bunions...
June 16
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Genetic Testing vs. Genetic Counseling: What’s the Difference?
If you might be at higher risk for a health condition based on your genes, you may want to know more about the odds you’ll develop that condition. Information...
May 23
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What’s New in Women’s Cancer Screenings
When it comes to cancer, finding it early makes a big difference. New tools in women’s cancer screening are helping health care professionals do just that.  These...
May 14
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Why Your Family’s Medical History Matters for Your Health
Families pass down more than just eye color and hair type. They also pass down genes that can affect your health. While you can’t change the DNA you inherit,...
April 25
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Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer: How It Affects Treatment and Prevention
Genetic testing has changed how we understand and treat diseases, including cancer. By looking at changes (mutations) in our DNA, we can determine if someone...
September 27
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Why Am I a Mosquito Magnet? The Real Buzz Behind the Bite
Summer is the season of backyard barbeques, relaxing on the beach and the ongoing saga of being the designated mosquito magnet. As the temperatures rise...
May 28
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Understanding the Connection: Genetics and Heart Health
If you take a look at any family, you can probably spot traits that family members share. Maybe they stand out as taller than just about anyone else at...
February 04
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Inherited Epilepsy? It’s Rarer Than You Think
Although it may be hard to believe, until 1956, people with epilepsy weren’t allowed to get married in 17 states in the U.S. due to widespread misunderstandings...
January 24
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‘Getting a Grip’ on Trigger Finger and Dupuytren’s Contracture
Have you lost some of the range of motion in your fingers? Maybe they’re beginning to curl inward a bit more. Do you feel resistance when you straighten...
December 28
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Bedside Stories: The Flashlight Option
Patient Kim Alten’s annual mammogram led to an option to have genetic testing for cancer, which can help determine whether someone – and their family –...
June 15