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	<title>DNA Direct Talk</title>
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	<description>Guidance &amp; Decision Support for Genomic Medicine</description>
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		<title>Medco Acquires DNA Direct: A Great Step for Personalized Medicine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited to announce that today, February 2 2010, DNA Direct is now an integral part of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and it feels like I have found a kindred spirit.  Medco is simply the most innovative and forward-thinking healthcare organization in the industry today and it just happens to be &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNA Direct’s Founder and CEO Reflects on Company’s Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 16th, 2009 By Ryan Phelan
This week, DNA Direct launched a Genetic Guidance Program for Humana, one of the country’s largest healthcare plans.  We are a genetic expertise resource for millions of Humana members and their providers – a major milestone for DNA Direct. As I reflect on our evolution from a consumer-facing business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ColoSure™:  Stool DNA testing is back!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We know that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. We also know that when it’s caught early, it’s curable up to 95% of the time. So why aren’t we catching it early?  It turns out that at least 60% of Americans age 50 and older have never been screened for colorectal cancer, even though the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends lifelong screening, including a colonoscopy every 10 years.<br /><br />At DNA Direct, we think people need better choices. We’ve found that some people are embarrassed or unwilling to undergo invasive screening—and some would rather go without. Updated ACS guidelines in March of 2008 added both virtual colonoscopy and stool DNA testing to the recommended arsenal of screenings for colon cancer. We thought about how we could help people who know the importance of screening and early detection, but who can’t or won’t undergo colonoscopy.]]></description>
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		<title>A Genetic Counselor Responds to “Trig’s Breakthrough”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent editorial in the Washington Post, &#8220;Trig&#8217;s Breakthrough,&#8221; has caused a lot of discussion in the genetic counseling community. It uses Sarah Palin&#8217;s youngest child&#8217;s entry on the political stage as a platform to address genetic testing. Roxanne Ruzicka, a genetic counselor in Los Angeles and consultant to DNA Direct, sent a thoughtful commentary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Recommends Genetic Test Before Taking HIV/AIDS Drug, Abacavir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And speaking of personalized medicine and genetic testing for drug response…
The FDA recently recommended that people have genetic testing for HLA-B*5701 before taking the AIDS drug, abacavir (brand-name Ziagen). This test can identify people who carry a genetic marker that is associated with life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions.
Right now, abacavir hypersensitivity reaction occurs in around 8% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warfarin Sensitivity, Iverson Genetics, and Personalized Medicine on NPR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, NPR’s “Morning Edition” did a story on the way companies and entrepreneurs are beginning to develop and market products tailored to the genetic makeup of individual patients.
Notably, the story featured Iverson Genetic Diagnostics and their test for warfarin sensitivity. Warfarin (brand-name Coumadin®) is a commonly used blood-thinner, but doctors often have a hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warfarin Response Testing: Medicare Calls for Feedback on Reimbursement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post from Trisha Brown, MS, CGC, DNA Direct&#8217;s VP of Clinical Affairs: 
FDA announced last year that the agency would update the label for the blood thinner warfarin to note that patients’ genetic makeup could strongly influence their response to the drug.  Too high a dose of warfarin, and patients may experience uncontrolled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigenics and 23andMe Given California Go-Ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to see that Navigenics and 23andMe have reached a  resolution with the State of California that allows their businesses to move forward with clarity offering their personal  genome services to California residents.
It&#8217;s great news for all&#8211;  for consumers, the industry, and best of  all&#8211; for innovation.
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		<title>DNA Direct Is Confirmed To Be In Compliance With State Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: DNA Direct has received a formal letter from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) stating that we are operating in compliance with state laboratory law. Specifically, the letter states that DNA Direct’s tests are performed only with a physician order and are conducted at licensed laboratories, and that DNA Direct gives validated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNA Direct in Full Compliance with California Regulations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The California State Department of Health announced on Friday, June 13, 2008  that they have sent out cease &#38; desist letters to 13 companies that offer consumer access to genetic tests, requiring that the companies not offer genetic tests via the Internet to California residents.
This is major news in the world of direct-to-consumer genetic [...]]]></description>
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