Personalized medicine in Canada
Personalized medicine
"Date: Tue. Jan. 31 2012 10:18 PM ET
The federal government announced Tuesday it is investing $67.5 million into a "personalized medicine" health care strategy that will factor in a patient's genetics and the specific character of their illness before customizing a treatment plan."
It went faster than expected:http://tinyurl.com/adtmtlb
January 30, 2013“These pharmacogenetic tests will enable physicians to use a patient’s genetic makeup to help predict which medications are safe to prescribe, and which ones may be ineffective or cause side effects,” said Dr. James Kennedy, head of CAMH’s Neuroscience Research Department.
When will the US get with this? Sigh. Soon, I hope.
"Date: Tue. Jan. 31 2012 10:18 PM ET
The federal government announced Tuesday it is investing $67.5 million into a "personalized medicine" health care strategy that will factor in a patient's genetics and the specific character of their illness before customizing a treatment plan."
It went faster than expected:http://tinyurl.com/adtmtlb
January 30, 2013“These pharmacogenetic tests will enable physicians to use a patient’s genetic makeup to help predict which medications are safe to prescribe, and which ones may be ineffective or cause side effects,” said Dr. James Kennedy, head of CAMH’s Neuroscience Research Department.
When will the US get with this? Sigh. Soon, I hope.
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