In 2008, my 19-year-old daughter, Danielle, took the same type of DNA test for breast and ovarian cancer that actress Angelina Jolie took recently. Jolie, 38, came out positive and opted for a preventive double mastectomy to dramatically reduce her risk of breast cancer, a too-often-lethal disease. She based her decision on a telltale pattern of mutations in the BRCA1 gene and a family history of breast cancer that claimed her aunt at age 61 and ovarian cancer that took her mothers life at 56. The actress was told she had an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer and a 50 percent chance of getting ovarian cancer, because of her particularly potent combination of family-illness history and genetics. This risk assessment, however, offered a level of genetic certainty for Jolie that is regrettably rare for most healthy people wanting to know if they have an elevated predisposition for a common disease like breast cancer. Only a few thousand breast-cancer patients in the United States share Jolies specific genetic mutations. The rest of the more than 230,000 cases annually diagnosed nationwide are caused by different genes or by other factors that cannot be as accurately predicted. Danielle was tested for … Continue reading →

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by Buena Bernal Posted on 07/06/2013 4:28 PM |Updated 07/08/2013 2:16 PM STEM CELLS. Health Secretary Enrique Ona says stem cell therapy is a procedure still under clinical evaluation and study. Photo by Rappler/Naoki Mengua MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) Amid increasing interest in and the risks of stem cell treatment in the country, the health secretary said doctors are required to disclose to their potential patients that the procedure is still "investigative" its potential is still being explored, and there's no definite word that it can heal diseases. This is in line with the ethical standards of medical practice that seek to empower patients with enough information prior to consenting to the treatment. The patient must exactly know that he is part of an investigative process. And that is what we require as far as the Department of Health is concerned right now, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona said in an interview with Rappler on Friday, July 5. Stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine is the use of the bodys repair cells as a substitute to old cells that may cause debilitating diseases. (READ: 6 things you need to know about stem cell therapy) The treatment has gained controversy … Continue reading →

Gov't exec files lawsuit due to stem cell treatment Dangerous Drugs Board chief Antonio Villar has filed a complaint against those behind the stem cell procedure he underwent last year. By: TheABSCBNNews … Continue reading →

DDB chair files complaint over botched stem cell treatment The head of the Dangerous Drugs Board files a complaint against a group of foreign medical practitioners and a Filipino agent over his botched stem cell therapy. By: ANCalerts … Continue reading →

DDB chief files complaint over botched stem cell treatment MANILA, Philippines - The head of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has filed a complaint against a group of foreign medical practitioners and a Filipino agent over his botched stem cell therapy. By: TheABSCBNNews … Continue reading →

McHENRY Phil Abraham had a healthy, normal childhood until at age 11 he began having recurring seizures that sent him into a spiral of depression and memory loss. Thanks to a simple procedure, Abraham, now 51, is living a drastically better life. Abraham, of Island Lake, is one of 50 million people worldwide affected by epilepsy. According to the Epilepsy Foundation of America, epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder, with nearly 200,000 new cases diagnosed annually. I cant remember my first seizure at all, Abraham said. I was just kicking along like a normal kid and playing on the hood of my dads car. I was acting like Tarzan and hit my head on a tree branch. I cant recall much after that. In the years since, Abraham has been prescribed anti-convulsion medications, which have had only a small effect. He now takes five different medications for his seizures. Even with his seizure control medication, he was still experiencing two to four seizures a week, taking nearly an hour to recover from each, said Abrahams wife of 18 years, Mary, 55. Because of the seizures, Phil Abraham is unemployed and is no longer able to drive. He also … Continue reading →