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Genetic Non-Discrimination Bill Passes Congress

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Wired (via Democracy in America) writes that the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) has passed Congress, meaning that in short order the ability of employers and insurers to “discriminate” based on genetic information will be verboten. Genetic discrimination saves lives, though, as noted by David Veksler in January:
If discrimination based on comprehensive genetic screening is [...]

Exercise Over-Enthusiasts…

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From the Franklin Institute

You Are Too Healthy

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Or so says a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, “The Other Ex-Ante Moral Hazard in Health”, via MarginalRevolution and The Economist blog.
As The Economist has it:
IF WE all had malaria, the incentive to pharmaceutical companies to develop a cure for malaria would be massive. In all probability, some company would then develop [...]

High Blood Pressure Problems Increasing…

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In the US, it seems like a race and competition to get the highest blood pressure apparently. Recent study shows the number of Americans with high blood pressure issues is not dropping, and for women, the numbers are actually rising. All this hypertension is going to lead to merry things such as heart-attacks, strokes and [...]

Live Healthy, Live Longer

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What else more is there to say? I mean really.

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