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Brains, DNA and Direct to Consumer Genetic testing by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics In the recent months, I have had the unfortunate (and humbling) experience of being on the receiving end of healthcare. While laying in the MRI machine today, I have co ... Read on »

International classification of health codes – ICH 1 by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Have you ever wondered why we have the International Classification of Disease codes, or ICD for short, but we don’t have an International Classification of Health? Th ... Read on »

The low hanging fruit in the garden of good and evil. by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics low hanging fruit I have been told that cancer genetics is the ‘low hanging fruit’ of personalized medicine. I have my reservations about this analogy. ... Read on »

Mercerism and the pursuit of knowledge by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Mercerism Much like the plight of Wilbur Mercer or Sisyphus, I have been faced with a challenging uphill-battle in my pursuit of knowledge and enlightenm ... Read on »

Nature verses nurture by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Put simply…. life is about balance! We see it in our everyday life. Work and play, day and night, life and death, mind and body…. etc. We are born from an ... Read on »

Reductionism is dead! Long live Reductionism! by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics The western philosophy of science has long been depended upon reductionism. To put it simply; in order to understand a complex system some reduce it to more manageable ... Read on »

Family History by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Family Medical History As you gather with your family to give thanks, perhaps it is a good time to talk about the family tree and discuss your family’ ... Read on »

Don’t worry, your genes are happy! by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics It has long been postulated that the overall happier you are the healthier you are. It could also be argued the opposite. Now, researchers in Australia have found genes ... Read on »

Hope vs Hype by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics The era of Personalized medicine using genome technologies is upon us. Is it all just hype or is there really hope that these technologies will help us usher in the promi ... Read on »

Trust me - I’m a doctor ! by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics Who do you trust with your genetic information? Do you trust sending it via email or instant message? Would you post it on the internet, like some have? Would ... Read on »

Health - not just the absence of disease. by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics I recently returned from my dentist with a surprising finding! I don’t take good care of my teeth! ME!?? I mean I’m a health and wellness nut! Like many other pe ... Read on »

primum non nocere by Dr. Jonathan Holt Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Genetics primum non nocere Being back at the Burrill’s Personalized Medicine Conference in San Francisco again this year has rekindled my passion to sta ... Read on »

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