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Gene Tests May Not Drive Patients to More Medical Care

FRIDAY, May 18 (Healthday News) -- Personal genetic testing does not lead to an increased use of health services, a new study finds. read more..

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Family planning group sues over exclusion from Texas program

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to stop enforcement of a new Texas rule that excludes the family planning organization from a program that provides cancer screenings, Birth Control and other health services to low-income women in the state. The lawsuit filed by a group of Planned Parenthood clinics that do not provide abortions says the rule is unconstitutional and that it will lead to tens of thousands of women being unable to get preventive healthcare from their chosen provider. ... read more..

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WHO: Dementia cases worldwide will triple by 2050

Cases of Dementia — and the heavy social and financial burdens associated with them — are set to soar in the coming decades as life expectancy and medical care improve in poorer countries, the World Health Organization says. read more..

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