House backs curb on genetic information
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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will prohibit health insurance companies from using genetic information for underwriting purposes. The bill would motivate the volunteers for genetic screening programs and will improve the portability of insurance. The insurance industry says that the bill is unfair and opines that they should get the same priority for access to genetic information. Neil Hotlzman, Dir at the John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Maryland, believes that despite the bill, insurers will demand high prices for persons showing genetic disposition to diseases.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Panel softens cancer gene test warning
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The Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health (ACRWH) has made less strict its approach to the ban on pre-symptomatic genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancers. The ACRWH resolution emphasizes that the testing should be accompanied by pre- and post-counselling. It does not call for a ban on genetic testing in non-research and profit-seeking environments. The resolution of ACWRH advises the National Institutes of Health to educate the people about genetic testing and its usefulness in controling breast and ovarian cancers.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Ethical terms set for breast cancer test
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A genetic test capable of determining an individual's predisposal to breast cancer must be used in an ethical fashion, according to British patent. The full-length coding sequence of the gene was established by the research establishments Cancer Research Campaign Technology and Duke University. According to the patent, tested individuals must be counselled, both before and after the test. The genetic screening tests will be given on the National Health Service, but must not be advertised to the general public.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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