Genetic counseling was at one time considered rare and only for high-risk patients. It is, however, becoming more common in today’s society. It is now known that many of the congenital malformations found in newborns today can be linked to the individual’s genetic heritage. Pregnant women and individuals who might be considering starting a family can benefit from genetic counseling.
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New research shows, high-risk breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, with HER2-positive tumors, benefit from receiving the targeted therapy Herceptin. “The cancers are usually bigger. They may have spread to the lymph nodes in the armpits,” said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System in Baton Rouge, La. They’re usually not small enough to be cut... 
A new study has found that the death rates for children in the U.S. with rheumatic diseases are lower than reported earlier. Those who were diagnosed with rheumatic diseases between 1992 and 2001,
Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed data on 48,885 patients in the national Pediatric Rheumatology Disease Registry. A number that was significantly less than expected, There were just 110 deaths among these... 
New research suggests that premature aging is found to be striking the brains of those people infected with the virus that causes AIDS. It is unclear if it is both the drug and the virus, or one or the other, is to blame for contributing to the aging. They are sure that the blood flow in the patients with HIV is almost the same of those people who are uninfected and are 15 to 20 years older.
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