Race-Based Medications, Supplements 'Misleading,' Opinion Piece Says

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The "developing of race-based products such as vitamins and drugs" by pharmaceutical manufacturers is "misleading the public to believe that races ar biologically distinguishable, requiring race-specific products, only the foundation for their wares flies in the face of science," Susanne Haga, an assistant enquiry professor at Duke University's Institute for Genome Sciences Policy and Public Policy, writes in a Durham Herald Sun opinion piece. According to Haga, "While there ar some differences in disease prevalence among races, there are no diseases or conditions -- and sure no nutritional requirements -- that are exclusive to just one group." She adds, "If we've erudite anything from the final decade of genetics research, it's that our DNA is loosely colorblind."

Nubian Health Products and GenSpec offer vitamins and/or dietary supplements specifically for blacks, and NitroMed developed the heart disease treatment BiDil, the first FDA-approved raced-based drug, she notes. "As a genetic science researcher and someone of mixed heritage myself, these companies contemplate a perturbing trend," Haga writes.

She continues, "Given the wide variation within groups, the development of a 'genetically specific' formula would be intriguing, to state the least," adding, "The recent increase in the numbers of people wHO identify with more than one subspecies would look to pose a quite large trouble to the companies marketing race-based products."

Haga writes, "Although genetics is involved in most if not all aspects of our health, the environment plays at least an match role," adding, "Even if we knew which genes played a part in our dietary needs, it's unlikely those differences would follow perceived racial divides." The industry needs to "look beyond skin color" in the development of personalized music, Haga writes (Haga, Durham Herald Sun, 8/22).


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Jennifer Lopez Ditches Baby-Weight For Triathlon

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Jennifer Lopez is taking losing the baby weight seriously.


The star was "laid out like a beached whale" when she stumbled across a televised triathlon - and distinct that would be a great achievement for a mother of twins.


She tells U.S. fitness magazine Self, "I intellection, 'What commode I do to make my babies proud?' I think about what they'll think about the year they were born: who I was and what I did.


"It's important to me to set examples for them. I want to lead with my life. I want to state, 'You should do this because I've done it, and I know it makes you a wagerer person and it makes you find great and sleep better and be happier.'"


Lopez insists her triathlon goal has really helped her develop back into shape after giving birth to babies Emme and Max in February - with the help of longtime flight simulator Gunnar Peterson.


She adds, "Working out and getting back into shape isn't exciting to me but grooming for a triathlon is. There's a goal at the end of it, something to reach for."


Lopez plans to compete in her first-class honours degree triathlon - a battle of Marathon of running, swimming and cycling - later this year.

Navajo

   
Artist: Navajo

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Hailing from the urban center of Puerto de Tuxpan de R. Cano in Veracruz, Mexico, the Latin pop sestet Navajo comprised isaac Bashevis Singer Miriam Villalobos, accordionist Hector Murrieta, guitar actor Miguel A. Galindo, melodious film director and bassist Francisco J. Galindo, drummer Ignacio Lozano and percussionist Hector. Formed in 1984 as accompanists for a 350-person vocal choir, the grouping skint through to a national hearing three long time later, when they were among the upside finishers in the esteemed OTI Music Festival; extensive touring followed, and in 1998 Navajo made their American debut with the album Celos.





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