Genetic Testing Can Predict Who Need Higher Doses Of Plavix

Genetic testing can now help predict which patients have cardiac higher doses of a common anti-coagulants, a new study is the latest example of "personalized medicine".

Doctors usually prescribe Plavix blood thinner to prevent blood clots in the heart of people who have survived heart attacks.

However, almost one third of cardiac patients have genes that prevent them from properly handle the drug, said Jessica Mega cardiologist, author of the study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando.

Genetic testing can now identify patients with these mutations.

More importantly, the study shows that Mega triple or quadruple the typical dose of Plavix, 75 mg per day helps most people with these genes to treat substance normally.

Obama Campaign Basher Balanced Budget Amendment

The re-election campaign of President Obama is pushing a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, the Republican-term US House is scheduled to vote Friday.

"If passed, the Republican proposal calls for significant reductions that can provide everything from education and Medicare programs of nutrition and health for vulnerable children," said Obama campaign website.

The campaign also includes a list of budget cuts by state, what he says will be constrained by the amendment - including the key states in the 2012-election.

According to the Obama team, Medicare could be reduced from $ 2.4 billion in Virginia, $ 4.4 billion in Michigan, and $ 1.1 billion in Iowa.

Their list of possible cuts in Social Security: $ 12.9 billion in Florida, Arizona, $ 3.7 billion and $ 5.9 billion in North Carolina.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he was disappointed by the opposition to Obama a balanced budget amendment, calling it the best way "to slow the growth in government and give the opportunity to grow our economy and create jobs job ".

"The American people overwhelmingly back a balanced budget amendment, and many economists and experts agree the adoption of such a change would help create a better environment for private sector employment growth," said Boehner.

Even if Parliament passes balanced budget amendment, he would face long odds in the Democratic Republic of the Senate.

One final note: On its website, said the Obama campaign Republican presidential candidates also support the balanced budget amendment, but only mentions by name: Mitt Romney.

How To Pay The Amount Of Alabama, Nick Saban, Was Reduced By 1.1 Million

Alabama, Nick Saban, football coach was nearly 6 million a year ago, according to U.S. Today, 2010 Compensation Survey of football coaches from the university. "The survey this year found that less than $ 4.9 million.

Thus, one of the most successful coaches in the country took more than $ 1100000 a pay cut? Not really.

Much of the difference can be attributed to a misunderstanding between Saban and Alabama staff on how to report income from his summer football field in athletic related revenue out of shape as required annually by the NCAA track and field staff in school, Division of Sports Department spokesman Doug Walker said.

The document self-reported to give the university president or chancellor - not the NCAA - are designed to let officials monitor what campus non-university entities pay or give employees based on athletics employee status with the school.

Screw Google Social Music Store

In the event in Los Angeles, Google unveiled its digital music store update, called Google Music, music will start selling online immediately catalogs of EMI Group, Sony Music and Universal Music. A list of independent record labels have also signed. Warner Music is not yet on board.

The search giant has also reached an agreement with studies that allow music purchases to be shared through Google + social network. People can share entire albums with Google + with friends.

"Recommendations from friends are the main way that people discover new music. And we believe that this social function has the potential to really change the purchasing behavior," said Zahava Levine, director of Google content partnerships.

Occupied By Protesters In March In The Financial District In New York

NEW YORK - The crowd of several hundred protesters marched Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan in New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, a few blocks from Wall Street, when the control of protesters across the country has promised to sign a series of events motion of two months anniversary.

'Portal 2,' 'Batman' lead nods for Spike Video Game Awards

Valve Software's first-person addle bold Portal 2 and Warner Bros. Interactive hit Batman: Arkham Asylum advance the backpack in nominations for this year's Spike TV Video Bold Awards.

Portal 2 snagged 12 nominations, including Bold of the Year, Best Xbox 360 Bold and Best Song in a Game.

Valve Software was additionally nominated in the Studio of the Year category, forth with Bethesda Bold Studios (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim), Naughty Dog (Uncharted 3) and Rocksteady Studios (Batman).

Facebook tracking is under scrutiny

Far added quietly, addition agitation is brewing over a altered ancillary of online privacy: what Facebook is acquirements about those who appointment its website.

Facebook admiral are now acknowledging that the amusing media behemothic has been able to actualize a active log of the web pages that anniversary of its 800 actor or so associates has visited during the antecedent 90 days. Facebook additionally keeps abutting clue of area millions added non-members of the amusing arrangement go on the Web, afterwards they appointment a Facebook web folio for any reason.

To do this, the aggregation relies on tracking cookie technologies agnate to the arguable systems acclimated by Google, Adobe, Microsoft, Yahoo and others in the online announcement industry, says Arturo Bejar, Facebook's engineering director.

10 great places to experience the simple life

If you charge to get abroad from it all this anniversary season, booty your stressed-out cocky to a abode area activity is a bit beneath complicated. Real Simple Magazine's managing editor, Kristin van Ogtrop , discusses with Sarah Sekula for USA TODAY some spots in which to decompress.

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Block Island, R.I.

Block Island can be authentic by what it lacks: There are no stoplights, no McDonald's, no Anniversary Inns. Instead, the boondocks of beneath than 1,000 year-round association "is a mural of freshwater ponds, rolling blooming hills and affecting 250-foot bluffs," van Ogtrop says. In winter, Block Island becomes an artists' community. 800-383-2474; blockislandinfo.com

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill