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US Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination
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Title US Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573888?src=rss
Description A landmark bill to forbid discrimination against people whose genetic information shows a predisposition to certain illnesses won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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Date May 3, 2008
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