23andMe Site Changes (Health Info Removed)

[Thor2009]

Just found this interesting, it looks like they are changing their site to comply with the FDA requirements.

Next time you log in, it will pop up with a disclaimer talking about the FDA and health results.

For current customers, not much will change:
"Current 23andMe customers who received health-related results prior to November 22, 2013 will continue to have access to that information, however no new health-related updates will be provided to your account."

Looks like anyone buying a kit after that won't get health results. However, they will still get raw data. I recommend using Promethease (http://snpedia.com/index.php/Promethease) to get health data if you are ordering a new kit.

The health page when not logged in has more details:
https://www.23andme.com/health/

The front page changed, as well:

Before:
http://i.imgur.com/9G1eMki.png

After:
http://i.imgur.com/gmFonpS.png

[Sikeliot]

This is ridiculous to me. It can't be because the FDA actually cares, it probably has something to do with money and that doctors performing tests for various things lose money as do the big drug companies.

[Oneeye]

A big FUCK YOU to the FDA. Nanny state bastards.

[Proctor]

A big FUCK YOU to the FDA. Nanny state bastards.

Tyrants, plain and simple.

[Thor2009]

Yeah, I don't get the FDA's stance either.

It will make people get unnecessary medical treatments?
Don't people have to consult with a doctor to do that, anyway?

It's not like you can go into the doctor's office and say "23andMe said I have BRCA mutations, cut my tits off!" and they'll do it.

[Mn The Loki TA Son]

I am a 23andMe Customer of 2012, I got this message also.

[Loki]

Dear 23andMe Customers,

I'm writing to update you on our conversation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and how it impacts you.

If you are a customer whose kit was purchased before November 22, 2013, your 23andMe experience will not change. You will be able to access both ancestry and health-related information as you always have.

23andMe has complied with the FDA's directive and stopped offering new consumers access to health-related genetic results while the company moves forward with the agency's regulatory review processes. Be sure to refer to our 23andMe blog for updates.

We stand behind the data we have generated for customers. Our lab partner adheres to strict quality standards that are part of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 - known as CLIA. These are the same standards used in the majority of other health and disease-related tests.

You are among the first people in the world to ever get access to their genomes. You are genetic pioneers. Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to continuing to serve you.

Anne Wojcicki
Co-founder and CEO, 23andMe

[LightHouse89]

Tyrants, plain and simple.

well I praise them for at least [the minimum] for scanning food from foreign countries coming here.

[Loki]

I moved this to the general genetics section so it can be viewed by everyone.

[Figaro]

Here's a hint: The FDA is not for your health. The system does not want you to be healthy and thinking. Wake the fuck up.

Seriously, who believes this shit?

[Swearengen]

thanks for the heads up. I was actually about to order it, but now I'll hold off until they sort that out.

[Oneeye]

well I praise them for at least [the minimum] for scanning food from foreign countries coming here.

Sure, but this move is simply flexing their arm.

[Graham]

Hopefully they spend more time as an ancestry site. The health part was never why I bought it in the first place.

[maxpayne3]

A big FUCK YOU to the FDA. Nanny state bastards.

this, reliability of services should be up to the consumers, regardless of the risk