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FDA to Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risks

posted by martyb on Sunday April 09 2017, @12:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the to-look-or-not-to-look dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/fda-genetic-tests-23andme.html

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration said it would allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risk directly to consumers, providing people with information about the likelihood that they could develop various conditions, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

The move on Thursday is a turnaround for the agency, which had imposed a moratorium in 2013 on disease tests sold by the company, 23andMe, which is based in Mountain View, Calif. The decision is expected to open the floodgates for more direct-to-consumer tests for disease risks, drawing a road map for other companies to do the same thing.

If you could take such a test, would you? Or would you rather just take things as they come?

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday April 09 2017, @03:39AM (3 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday April 09 2017, @03:39AM (#491060) Homepage

    I bet American medical insurance would be a hell of a lot better if we kicked out all the illegals with 9 illegitimate babies each, illegals with smallpox and zika, and eliminate handouts for the elderly who could otherwise afford to pay for whatever treatments they need.

    But where would the Democrats get their votes?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:27AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:27AM (#491069)

    The elderly? Vote Democrat??? lol

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:28AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:28AM (#491070)

    Or if we kicked all those chain-smoking lardasses that constitute the GOP out and made them cover the costs themselves. It's astonishing how fat those fat fucks in red states are.

    Here's a hint, chipmunk cheeks are not actually attractive. Get your fat asses in a gym every once in a while.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @02:19PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @02:19PM (#491169)

    I'm an elderly, illegal, illegitimate baby, and I voted Republican nine times this past election.