btdt Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/dna-testing-firm-23andme-hires-biotech-executive-in-bid-to-develop-its-own-drugs-296043601.html DNA testing firm 23andMe hires biotech executive in bid to develop its own drugsBy: Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press Thursday, Mar. 12, 2015 at 7:54 AM | Comments: 0 WASHINGTON - Google-backed genetic testing company 23andMe is launching its own drug development unit, betting that it can translate its database of customer DNA information into novel medicines. The Silicon Valley-based company announced Thursday that it hired Richard Scheller, a former Genentech executive, to become its chief scientist and lead the company's research and development efforts. Scheller recently retired from a 14-year career with South San Francisco, California-based Genentech, a pioneer of biotech cancer drugs. skipped the middle but you can read it at the link above FDA not friendly towards them at this point It's unclear how the move will affect 23andMe's complicated relationship with the Food and Drug Administration, which reviews all prescription drugs sold in the U.S. 23andMe previously clashed with the agency over its direct-to-consumer DNA tests. In November 2013, the FDA ordered the company to stop marketing its personalized health reports, which purported to tell customers if they were genetically predisposed to more than 250 diseases and medical conditions. 23andMe has been working to win FDA clearance for these health tests so that they can be marketed again. Last month the agency cleared the first of them: a test for carriers of a genetic mutations that causes Bloom syndrome, a rare disorder linked to short stature, increased risk of cancer and a variety of other health problems WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG Had a car accident in 85 Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89 Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above. One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking. As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/ There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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