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...normal person, Cassandra's genetic results are excellent: a very low chance of getting Parkinson's, breast cancer or ovarian cancer and a good chance of becoming a professional sprinter. But there was one recent study that implied that one of her DNA sequences might signify a slightly higher risk of obesity. This meant that for a week, my very thin wife walked around the house throwing away various items like cookies, which she called obesity makers...
...would have never married me if, on our first date, she had collected my spit in a more scientific manner than she did. But Cassandra said she likes that I have different genes, arguing that when, for instance, Jews procreate with other Jews, they increase their kids' risk for breast cancer and Tay-Sachs. "I always wanted to procreate with someone outside my gene pool because I think you get a more beautiful and genetically superior baby," she said. "I was hoping for a black guy, but I got a Jew." Right then I felt grateful both for Cassandra...
...fact, “Parenthood” would have premiered on the same night as “Modern Family”—September 23 of last year—if actress Maura Tierney’s breast cancer diagnosis hadn’t delayed its debut until March 2. Ed O’Neill and Craig T. Nelson, the shows’ respective patriarchs, even vaguely resemble one another. However, by straining to be emotionally hard-hitting, “Parenthood” falls flat...
...expressed dismay at the fact that millions of Americans have no health insurance, and tales of American suffering are always in the media. One such article appeared in Monday's edition of Le Figaro, France's biggest morning paper, which focused on a young woman who is dying of breast cancer in New York City's Bellevue Hospital because she had no health coverage and didn't get her diagnosis in time. "She might live to see President Obama sign the law, but she won't benefit from it," the article said...
While Harvard’s insurance plan has covered sex hormones since 2006, a new policy adopted in January incorporates coverage for top surgery, meaning mastectomies for transgender men (women transitioning to men) and breast augmentation for transgender women (men transitioning to women...