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NHGRI

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

information  act  genetic  2008  nondiscrimination  nhgri 

Genetic discrimination occurs if people are treated unfairly because of differences in their DNA that increase their chances of getting a certain disease. For example, a health insurer might refuse to give coverage to a woman who has a DNA difference that raises her odds of getting breast cancer. Employers also could use DNA information to decide whether to hire or fire workers.

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Preventing Chronic Disease | The Effect of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act on Food Services and Drinking Places Sales and Numbers, 1998-2011 - CDC

food  disease  chronic  pennsylvania  numbers  services  CDC  trends  philadelphia  indoor  air  act  drinking  sales  economics  Preventing Chronic Disease  PCD  restaurants  Tobacco smoke  regression analysis 

Philadelphia enacted its Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) nearly 2 years before the statewide CIAA. In this study, we assessed the economic impact of CIAAs on 4 types of food services and drinking places and addressed the predominant limitation of previous preā€“post ban studies, namely the lack of control for confounders and changes in secular trends over time.

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