Health and Medical Guide to Pregnancy and Reproduction Genetic Testing Health information topics about Genetic Testing: Children 1. What Is a Pediatric Geneticist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/family/WhatisPedGeneticist.pdf Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm Directories 1. US Clinic Directory Search Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=yLoqrsrCVms-M&fcn=y&... 2. Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=xW0l31Z2a4hTc&fcn=y&... 3. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Office of Rare Diseases http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/html/resources/info_cntr.html 4. Cancer Genetics Services Directory National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/search/genetics_services/ Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Genetic Testing National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/info=genetic_testing Law and Policy 1. Genetic Discrimination in Health Insurance National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10002328 2. Regulatory Environment for Genetic Tests Genetics and Public Policy Center http://www.dnapolicy.org/policy/genTests.jhtml 3. Policy and Legislation Database National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/PolicyEthics/LegDatabase/pubsearch.cfm 4. Issues in Genetics and Health National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001740 5. Genetic Information and the Workplace National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/10001732 6. Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10002329 National Institutes of Health 1. Genetics FAQ National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001191 2. Brief Primer on Genetic Testing National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10506784 3. Understanding Gene Testing National Cancer Institute http://nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/genetesting Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Genomics & Health Weekly Update Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/update/current.htm Organizations 1. National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource C http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/ 2. National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/ 3. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/ 4. GeneTests Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/ 5. Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics an http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/ 6. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Introduction to Genetics and Genetic Testing Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/genetics.html Related Issues 1. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Genetics and Public Policy Center http://www.dnapolicy.org/genetics/pgd.jhtml 2. Genetics Home Reference National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ 3. Reproductive Genetic Testing Genetics and Public Policy Center http://www.dnapolicy.org/genetics/reproGen.jhtml 4. Genetic Testing: Weighing Its Benefits and Risks Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00076 5. Universe of Genetic Testing American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/genetics.html 6. FDA Clears First of Kind Genetic Lab Test Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/new01149.html 7. Ancilliary Services (Paternity or Maternity Testin Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888892&key=fPQocRVt6V2DC&fcn=y&... 8. Genes and Populations National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/science_ed/genepop/ Research 1. Gene Hunting (Mental Illnesses) National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/huntgene.cfm 2. Genetic Mapping National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000715   Pregnancy / Obstetrics News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Los Angeles Times Profiles Antiabortion Pastor Who Travels Southern Calif. In... 10 Mar 2010 at 7:00am The Los Angeles Times on Monday profiled Dave Wilkinson, an evangelical pastor who runs three Ventura County, Calif., pregnancy clinics that try to urge women not to have abortions... 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