Monday, February 4, 2013

what will be the next big medical challenge; diabetes, tuberculosis or something else

what will be the next big medical challenge; diabetes, tuberculosis or something else?

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All of those are current big challenges. Though with the obesity numbers going up in the US, I am sure that diabetes is going to be an even larger concern. TB is more or less nipped in the US until more resistant strains hit us harder.
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After all this, it will be genetic diseases such as FOP, Alzheimer's, Huntington's etc etc.
3 :
Mental illness is, I think, the Mount Everest.
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Sorry, those are both challenges right now, curing DM is quite a challenge, and one we're not ready to meet, but treatment is well-worn ground. I think the next big vista that's going to open up in medicine is genomic medicine, tailoring treatment to a patient's unique DNA profile to try to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects, we do know for several drugs that they tend to be more or less effective in people with certain genes, and are more likely to have certain side effects when given to people with a certain known gene forms as well. As genetic tests get quicker, more accurate, and cheaper, this information can be used to better tailor treatments to individual patients

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