Pharmacogenetic Testing: Personalized Medicine

Pharmacogenetic testing involves testing a person’s genetics to find out how a certain drug would work in that person. Learn the pros and cons of this testing. Original Article by Kristen Stuppy, MD, FAAP I’ve recently seen increasing numbers of parents who want testing to decide which medication to use for their child’s condition before

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AED Management Programs Save More

It a fact automated external defibrillators (AEDs) save lives during a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) event. It’s thought that nearly 60% of SCAs are witnessed and the victim could benefit greatly if an AED was nearby. It is well known that most hospitals have several AED devices placed strategically throughout their facility with a well-managed

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Elliana Partin’s heart has a leaky tricuspid valve and enlarged right atrium called Ebstein anomaly.

Repairing a Heart of Gold

Bolivar girl has rare Ebstein anomaly By Britta Winfrey brittaw@bolivarmonews.co: Jan 9, 2019 Student-athletes get tired during sports seasons, but volleyball season was alarmingly exhausting for one Bolivar player this year.  In October, Elliana Partin, 13, found out she will undergo her first of several necessary heart surgeries on Friday, March 8.  The eighth-grade student’s heart

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New insight into what a mother gives to her baby in the womb besides genes

Maternal contributions to the health of her child the focus of special Teratology Society journal issue RESTON, VIRGINIA–Beginning in the womb, a mother transmits a slew of molecules, microbes, and cells to her baby. New insight underscores the importance of their transmission in regulating the development of organs like the brain, heart and immune system.

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Random Heart Test Helps Save Teen’s Life

It’s the sound every parent loves hearing. The sound of a healthy heartbeat. A screening on one De Soto teen athlete found something different and it saved her life. For many kids, sports is the heartbeat of their social life. But at that age, few students ever think about their actual heart. “I was a

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