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This week b5 media’s Health and Wellness channel is focusing on celebrities health. Our focus is not on ‘tittle tattle’ and hot gossip about Angelina, Brad or ’Tomkat’ but rather a serious look at health issues that high profile individuals share with all of us.
In the genetics world, our ‘celebrities’ are the likes of Craig Venter […]
It’s celebrity health week at b5 media’s Health and Wellness channel!
We will be taking a look at health issues which not only affect ourselves but also our celebrities. Often, a celebrity who is suffering from a health related problem can do so much to support the cause and bring disease warning signs to the attention […]
Enlarged hearts are found often, but not exclusively, in those who are obese, have diabetes or high blood pressure. People with none of these underlying problems can be affected, as can elite athletes. For example, a post-mortem diagnosed the problem in Cameroon football midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe, who died in 2003 after collapsing during an international match […]
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Data from one of the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which focused on Parkinson’s diseases and was funded in part by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is now being made available to researchers through the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Center for Biotechnology […]
My fellow b5 Science and Health journalist Grace at Kids Health Notes wrote a most interesting article in response to Dr James Watson’s less than helpful comments on intelligence and culture which I have previously alluded to in my article Dr James Watson co-founder of DNA - retires
I would also like to add my opinion on genetics and its […]
Dr James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA is a man I have admired for many years. Without him and his co-discoverers Dr Rosalind Franklin and Dr James Crick, I and thousands of other genetics fans would not be here today.
Dr Watson has recently come under intense criticism for his somewhat outspoken opinions […]
Brian Briggs of BBspot claimed yesterday that Steve Jobs wrote an article about God and DNA for the Apple website.
Jobs wrote that “God has wrapped the secrets of life in a complex code that only he has the key to. With only one entity controlling this code, people are forced to use workarounds, like marrying […]
As I mentioned earlier this month, a number of celebrities have had their DNA tested by African Ancestry, Inc., including Whoopi Goldberg. Her test results have apparently shown that she had ancestors in Guinea-Bissau. That country’s leaders have invited Whoopi to visit her tribes - Papel and Bayote.
Whoopi was part of the PBS show African […]
Black History Month has begun with Spike Lee encouraging VH1 Soul viewers to learn more about their African ancestry through DNA testing at African Ancestry, Inc. Through February 28, 2007, VH1 Soul viewers will get a $99 discount off each DNA testing kit they purchase: MatriClan, PatriClan, Family Package.
As convincing as Spike Lee may be, […]
What does supermodel Gisele Bundchen know about anorexia? Apparently not an awful lot. Researchers are slamming her for saying:
I never suffered from this problem (anorexia) because I had a very strong family base. Parents are responsible, not the fashion industry.
Everybody knows that the norm in fashion is thin. But excuse me, there are people born […]
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