With the passage of Amendment 2 in the state of Florida, a number of questions have come up regarding the use of medical marijuana. Prior to the election, Florida law does allow for the use of certain marijuana products for a limited number of conditions. Florida Statute 381.986 defines the use and requirements for medical…
DetailsLast month I discussed the genetics of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome as it relates to who should and should not be tested and what should be done with that information. While BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 are significantly important to the genetics of Breast Cancer, they are certainly not the only genetic mutations that can…
DetailsIt is well known that breast cancer is a serious and widespread disease that affects as many as 200,000 women a year. What is not commonly known is that as much as 20% of these cancers are genetic. If the proper testing is done and the patient is correctly identified, the cancer can possibly be…
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