Government investigators have been working on an undercover probe into these consumer tests for quite some time now, seeing just how reliable these tests were.

Consumer gene or DNA tests are carried out by having consumers send off a sample of their saliva to a company.

These companies then take the saliva and perform genetic testing on them. The tests cost anywhere from $300 to $1,000 and are supposed to reveal if people are at an increased risk for diseases such as cancer, heart failure, etc.

What the investigation found though is that the tests were unreliable and were misleading in many ways.

The investigators sent their samples to four different genetic testing companies to see what results they would get.

In 68% of the cases, they ended up getting different results depending on which company they sent their samples to.

On top of that, 80% of the test results went against known medical conditions and the history of disease in the families of these particular investigators.

The investigators felt that if the tests were reliable, the same results would come back each time no matter which company they went to.

Investigators have concluded that these tests are highly misleading and may actually prove harmful to consumers, giving them false information.

The plane took off on Friday and made it only a little ways before the plane completely lost power and crashed into Lake Michigan.

A boater in Lake Michigan managed to rescue the pilot of that plane, but unfortunately there are still 4 passengers who have not yet been found.

The other 4 passengers incldued 3 men as well as a woman.

The reports state that these 4 are still in the waters of Lake Michigan, as the search continues.

The plane crashed off of the shore of Ludington, Michigan.

Rescuers have stated that the current water conditions are 2 to 4 feet with the water temperature in the 70s.

The hope remains that due to the favorable water conditions, the survivors could still be found alive.

This landmark decision came down this week as Oakland approved a plan to regulate and allow for the development of large marijuana growers who could help with the demand for more supply within the city and abroad.

The city council in Oakland has voted in favor of giving licenses to 4 very large marijuana production plants or factories if you will.

Within these plants, these companies will be able to grow, package, and send out the marijuana.

Oakland has made history here as they are the first city to allow for this type of mass production of pot.

These marijuana factories would be heavily regulated and will be subjected to taxes, etc. The key here though is that there really is no limit to how big they get.

Those in favor of the plan believe that it could help Oakland’s economy immensely.

This comes as California voters are set to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana this fall.

The International AIDS Conference - AIDS 2010 culminated on Friday with a bang as President Barack Obama pledged that he would increase his efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS to levels unforseen by the public.

A lot of this work against HIV and AIDS is going to be carried out via the Global Health Initiative. Obama is working along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in this fight, as they hope to make progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS around the world.

The two have the goal, as do many others around the world, of ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic that we are currently in.

The keys to ending the epidemic include better prevention against HIV and AIDS, as well as improved treatment, more access to medicine, as well as a global acknowledgment that this is something we have to address as humans, crossing boundaries no matter our background.

The closing ceremony features very strong messages from Obama as well as Clinton, and has the fight against HIV and AIDS looking stronger than ever going into the upcoming year.

Hopefully, by next July when the next International AIDS Conference is held in Washington, there will be some very positive news to report.

The study was conducted with 390 stroke patients and followed how much alcohol they consumed prior to them suffering a stroke.

The idea is to see if there was any relation between stroke risk and the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

The research was not based on any specific type of alcohol, so it would include beer, wine, and everything else that would include any alcohol.

Just having one drink of alcohol was found to increase your risk of stroke 2 times immediately after consuming the beverage.

After 2-hours, the risk of stroke is increased 1.6 times when compared to your risk before having the drink.

What this means is that consuming alcohol can put people in a state of elevated stroke risk for a period of time.

The good news is that people who consumer alcohol moderately after a period of 24-hours will actually have a 30% lower risk of stroke when compared to those who drink no alcohol.

The bottom line is that in the short-term, alcohol can increase your risk of stroke, but moderate drinking in the long-term can actually lead to health benefits and a reduced stroke risk.

New Mexico allows for medical marijuana to be used as a form of treatment, but the issue here is that it is difficult to actually follow all of the guidelines and restrictions put in place to make it work.

The main marijuana growers in the state of New Mexico are unable as of right now to be able to grow enough marijuana to meet the demand of all of the patients who need the pot for medical purposes.

Suppliers argue that there are triple the number of patients who need medical marijuana when compared to the actual supply of pot.

The state of New Mexico has been working to try and get more suppliers set up who meet their guidelines.

The issue is that even once the suppliers are approved it will take a long time for them to have medical marijuana ready.

Health insurance companies are approving a new plan that will lead to premiums that are 15% cheaper than current premium rates for many consumers.

This is all part of the new health care plan put together by President Barack Obama and his administration. The good news out of all of this is the fact that users will soon be able to pay less than they are currently paying.

The catch here though is that if you want to pick your own doctor or hospital, you are going to have to pay more to have that ability
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If not, what you are going to be doing is picking from a restricted and highly-specific list of doctors and hospitals.

These new plans are expected to be fully rolled out by the year 2014.

This will lead to more affordability, but will restrict choice of patients overall.

The warning signs have come over the past months as studies have linked the drug to potential health risks, including an increased risk of heart attack and cardiovascular issues.

A medical advisory panel to the FDA recommended this week that the diabetes drug be pulled from shelves, or at least more vigorously regulated in terms of who uses it.

The FDA did not listen to the advice of the advisory panel though, as they have ruled that the drug maker can continue to sell the product.

The FDA did state though that GlaxoSmithKline was wrong in that they did not report the negative side effect of potential increased risk of heart failure while on the drug.

A new warning label has been ordered by the FDA to be placed on the drug that will highlight the now known to be more severe side effects.

The vote was not quite unanimous to keep Avandia on store shelves, but it was certainly a majority as the vote came in at 20-12 to allow it to continue to be sold.

The FDA typically does follow the advice of medical advisory panels, but in this particular case they saw it best to go against the recommendations.

The report is the result of a global study that was carried out by UNAIDS, and focused on infection rates of HIV in some of the hardest hit countries in the world.

The research was done from 2000 to 2005 and the results are actually very promising when you think about future HIV rates in these countries.

What researchers found was that in many of the most affected countries in the world, HIV infection rates have dropped a great deal among young adults between the ages of 15 to 24.

Countries seeing relief include some of those who are known for HIV infection rates, such as Kenya, as well as Ethiopia.

Overall, HIV infection rates dropped by about 25% among young adults.

Much of this is likely due to better preventive measures, higher levels of awareness, etc.

This is great news when you think about the potential that this could lead to far fewer cases of HIV and AIDS in the years to come.

The U.S. Justice Department charged 94 people in total this week in connection with this absolutely massive fraud operation.

The operation spanned 5 different states in the U.S., with all of them reportedly being in connection to this system that led to over $251 million in false claims to Medicare.

These people charged are not everyday citizens either, they include the owners of major health care businesses, doctors, and many others.

There is a great deal of cohesiveness to these fraud schemes with money coming in and going out to anyone who would help them carry out their scheme.

There were roughly 40 arrests made by the end of the day on Friday.

This is a scary thing considering how much Medicare and the health care industry in general make up the U.S. gross-domestic product (GDP). Health care is our biggest industry and costs our government an incredible amount of money, and to think that it could be taken advantage of in this way is wrong on so many levels.

With so many Americans relying on Medicare, it appears that the system is now much safer thanks to the work of the U.S. federal agents who are bringing those responsible for the fraud to justice.