July 27, 2009

Navigenics’ executives make the Health Spottr Top 100 cut

Posted 02:32 PM PDT

Navigenics has a strong showing on Health Spottr’s Future Health 100 list. Health Spottr is a new media publishing company devoted to covering the latest in health care innovation and the top players in health care. Among its new list of 100 influential health care providers, investors, innovators and executives are Navigenics leaders Dr. Jonathan “Jack” Lord and Dr. David Agus.

Dr. Jack Lord, CEO of Navigenics, is featured at number 19 for his commitment to quality improvement in health care. Dr. Lord discusses the importance of Navigenics’ genetic testing services in the future of health care. “These are all progressions on the same basic track of getting people to a place of sovereignty over their healthcare—putting them on the same level as their doctors in the decision-making. Navigenics represents the next step. We provide people with a science-based view of their future risks, then give them resources to understand how they might impact those risks.”

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July 20, 2009

Thanks to genetic testing, a physician improves his own health

Julie Sevrens Lyons,

Health writer

Posted 10:00 AM PDT

Many physicians recommend the Navigenics genetic testing services to their patients as a way to help build a more personalized plan for disease prevention and better health. But doctors themselves also tell us how genetic insights improve their own lives. William, director of oncology at a leading diagnostic center, recently wrote to us about his own genetic discovery.

“My analysis was mostly reassuring, but showed two areas of increased risk,” he said. “One was for prostate cancer, which was not a surprise since my father died of prostate cancer. The second was celiac disease, which was a surprise. Although in retrospect, I had some subtle signs and symptoms which could be attributed to celiac disease: Poor digestion of fatty foods, low serum cholesterol, a mysterious skin rash, and recurrent aphthous ulcers,” or canker sores.

He followed up on his Navigenics results by getting two diagnostic tests for celiac disease—a blood test that looks for celiac-related factors and an upper endoscopy, which allowed his doctor to see inside his digestive tract and look for the tissue damage caused by celiac disease.

Both tests were positive, and showed that he already had a moderate to severe form of the disease.
From there, William knew that he could use his genetic test results to take action.

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July 15, 2009

New price on genetic testing

Navigenics,

Posted 04:45 PM PDT

There has never been a better time to take control of your health.

Navigenics has reduced the cost of our comprehensive genetic testing services to $999.

Our Health Compass test identifies your genetic predisposition for a wide variety of common conditions such as colon cancer, breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes, among others.

Not only do you get results, you get a plan of action and guidance to take the next steps. Our board-certified Genetic Counselors are available to help you understand your results and how you can work with your doctor to minimize your individual risks.

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July 07, 2009

Navigenics’ CEO reacts to his genetic test results

Jonathan Lord,

President and CEO

Posted 10:16 AM PDT

It was late Friday night – the email arrived to let me know that my Navigenics genetic test results were ready.

I thought for a second – am I ready? But without another thought I logged in and there they were.

As I scanned the private report, I realized that there was a lot of information. I went from top to bottom, focusing on the conditions that were important to me – heart attack, Alzheimer’s, diabetes.

My quick read was “relief” – no surprises – the conditions that I was at higher than normal risk for were ones that occurred in my family. My dad lived to age 87 and my mom to age 84; the conditions that I think I need to pay attention to were the same ones that they were afflicted with.

But I have the chance to do something about it.

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