GINA is a federal law that prohibits discrimination in health coverage and employment based on genetic information. GINA defines genetic information as information about: An individual's genetic tests ...

But she was diagnosed again at the age of 38 and was given about a year to live.It wasn’t until that second diagnosis that ...

In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was signed into law, ensuring that employers couldn’t decide to ...

Last year, many of our clients began asking us about the feasibility of requiring or, at the very least, providing their ...

study comes at a time of major changes in US law. On 21 May 2008, US President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) into federal law. GINA protects Americans ...

Nondiscrimination on the basis of age in programs ... and for other purposes. An act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

who is the sponsor of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act (H.R. 1910), and Henry Desmaris, senior vice president of policy and information at the ...

My last column was on medical genealogy. This is a follow-up on genetic testing.] Many of the causes of our illnesses are inherited from our ancestors. Almost a third of known diseases have ...

For disorders that are preventable or treatable, most people agree that genetic testing makes sense ... depend in part upon the nature of the information available (e.g., do the test results ...

genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws. Consistent with this principle, Wilkes University will comply with state and federal laws such ...

College policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, disability or genetic ...