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 HHS Launches New Family History Initiative
November 8, 2004 - InternetAlert.com
Dr. Paula Yoon, OGDP Epidemiologist, quoted in Glow Magazine's health report
October/November - Glow Magazine
Treatment Tailor - Made For You
September 19, 2004 - Parade Magazine
Parade magazine reports, "A Pap test every three years is standard medical advice for women over 21." |
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Talk Health on Thanksgiving
November 13, 2004 - RedNova.com
"... Taking time on Thanksgiving to talk about your family health history may cut into the football game. But in years to come, nobody ..." |
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What's up, doc?
November 11, 2004 - Times Picayune - New Orleans, LA
"... said Dr. Charles Brown, of the LSU Health Sciences Center 's Department of Public Health. We would be particularly interested in family history, whether the ..."
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Smoking, Heredity Pose Pancreatic Cancer Risk
November 8, 2004 - Yahoo! News
"Smoking may be an environmental trigger that activates pancreatic cancer in people with a family history of this usually fatal disease, a ..." |
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Begin Documenting Your Family Health History This Thanksgiving
November 5, 2004 - Yahoo! News (press release)
"As researchers learn more about diseases and conditions that have a hereditary component, documenting your family health history is taking on ..."
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Health Experts: Know Your Family History *(requires Realplayer)
November 5, 2004 - HamptonRoads.com
"As researchers learn more about diseases and conditions that have a hereditary component, documenting your family health history is taking on ..." |
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Link Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Alcoholism and Mental ...
November 5, 2004 - Newswise (press release)
"...who do not drink are more likely to have a family history of alcoholism ... reviewed to record the subjects' self-reported personal and family health histories."
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Study Reveals Genetic Link to Colon Cancer
November 2, 2004 - HealthCentral
"…mutation of a specific gene in some patients with colon cancer indicate a risk of acquiring the disease…As many as 20 per cent of colorectal cancer patients have a family history of the disease."
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Health digest
November 2, 2004 - Billings Gazette - Billings, MT
"... Normal test results are important because they help establish a baseline for future comparison and give an overview about current health. Family history ..."
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If Diabetes Runs in Your Family, Outrun It
November 2, 2004 - RedNova.com - Dallas, TX
"... 2 diabetes are beyond your control, such as age over 40 years, family history, race (Native ... Making small changes can improve your health and ward off a genetic ..."
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Genetic Links in Heart Valve Disease Deaths Found
November 1, 2004 - HealthCentral
"… strong genetic component to deaths caused by cardiac valve diseases, which seem to run in families, says a study in the current issue of Circulation."
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New study of African-American and Hispanic colorectal cancer ...
November 1, 2004 - EurekAlert - Washington, D.C.
"... 42 (the range was 25 to 49.) Among the 38 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer younger than 50 years old, half had a family history of colorectal cancer."
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Health notes
October 29, 2004 - Stoughton Journal
"... from complications of Alzheimer's disease, history began to ... four members of the Noonan family will share ... Sinai Alzheimer's Adult Day Health Center, Tuesday, Nov ..."
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Gene Testing Can Reveal Possibility of Breast Cancer
October 25, 2004 - RedNova.com - Dallas, TX
"... A family history and, potentially, a genetic test can help those women find out if ... that the results will be used to deny them employment or health insurance." |
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Know the Risk Factors Behind Osteoporosis
October 23, 2004 - RedNova.com - Dallas, TX
"... to the Surgeon General, "One of the most important signals that patients may have poor bone health is a previous . . . fracture or a familyhistory of bone ..."
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Sense & sensible living
October 22, 2004 - Ball State Daily News - Muncie, IN
"... Circulation: A with many other diseases, having a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD), and premature CAD in particular, also places one at ..."
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"Study Reports Genetic Susceptibility to Alcoholism in NMDA Receptor"
October 20, 2004 - Yale News Release - New Haven, CT
"Receptors in the brain that are highly sensitive to alcohol may function differently in a person with a family history of alcoholism, according to a Yale study published this month."
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Health Briefs
October 19, 2004 - Men's News Daily - Guerneville, CA
"... Circulation: A with many other diseases, having a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD), and premature CAD in particular, also places one at ..."
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Surgeon general's office promoting family medical history
October 18, 2004 - KATC 3 News - Lafayette, LA
"... He told the group that, next month, he will start a public health campaign called the Surgeon General's American Family Health Initiative." |
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Family History a Factor in Women's Urinary Incontinence
October 15, 2004 - Forbes/Health Day Reporter
"... the Cleveland Clinic. Knowledge about the family relationship "may help us identify women at high risk," Rackley said. But there ..." |
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Cancer survivor stresses early detection
October 15, 2004 - Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
"... Speaking as a survivor at the ninth annual Breast Health Awareness Luncheon at the GP ... annual checkups since the age of 40 because of a family history of breast ..." |
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Family Medical History Is Good For Health
October 13, 2004 - AgNews - Texas A&M University
"... on starting and maintaining a family medical history, visit Extension's Family and Consumer Sciences Web site at http://fcs.tamu.edu/health/index.htm and click ..." |
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The Medical Minute: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 13, 2004 - Penn State Live
" ... cancer. That chance varies from woman to woman once specific risk factors such as age and family history are taken into account. An ..." |
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Parenting Family Health
October 12, 2004 - KFOXtv.com
"... can go a long way, particularly when it comes to the health of your family. As we discover in our Parenting Report, knowing the medical history of your ..."
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Discovery Health Channel Profiles Several Families Coping With ...
October 4, 2004 - Yahoo! News (press release)
"... family history of breast cancer, which haunts their past, present and could possibly affect their future. On October 28 at 8 PM (ET/PT), join Discovery Health ... " |
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Sibling's Heart Problems Predict Yours Best -- Study
October 4, 2004 - Reuters
"... Doctors should take a careful family history from patients that includes brothers and sisters, the researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Ohio ..." |
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What men don't know can hurt their health
October 1, 2004 - Indianapolis Star
"... Even healthy men will want to see a doctor regularly to monitor their heart health. African-American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer ..." |
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Pediatric Gastroenterologists Launch Family GERD Week
September 30, 2004 - Yahoo! News (press release)
"... to be more cognizant of family history when diagnosing ... In support of Family GERD week, ePocrates is ... other educational resources to health providers nationwide." |
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The heart of the matter
September 27, 2004 - Kansas City Nursing News
"... a family history of heart disease or a significant weight gain or elevation in blood pressure. They should also create plans for routine health evaluations ..." |
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Men with family history of prostate cancer urged to test
September 22, 2004 - Northern Daily Reader
The Northern Daily Reader Reports, "The Cancer Council NSW is urging men across New England and the north-west to pick up the phone today and call a helpline set up to answer questions about prostate cancer." |
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Golden at every age
September 21, 2004 - The State (South Carolina)
"It’s always nice when one’s child attains a milestone, and Faye Trueblood’s son reached a special one this year. He turned 80." |
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Family Histories Can Help Combat Cancer
September 21, 2004 - Forbes/Health Day Reporter
"Knowing your family's medical history can provide important clues to help your doctor evaluate your individual risk of cancer and make decisions about what screening tests you need." |
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Bad Habits or bad Genes?
September 15, 2004 - Independent.co.uk
"Despite the disadvantages conferred by their genes, even the people of eastern Finland are beginning to show signs of learning a healthy lesson in the art of living well." |
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Health Warning for Baby Boomers
September 15, 2004 - The Ledger Online
"While there has been a history of heart disease in the Clinton family, Clinton had not been careful about what he ate. More than one photo opportunity of Clinton, dressed in jogging gear while emerging from a fast food establishment, presented itself during his presidency." |
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Breast Cancer Tour Educates Students
September 15, 2004 - The Digital Collegian
"Most women are surprised by what they learn here," she said. "Many of them also come to me for risk-related questions and concerns about family history." |
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The Clinton Effect
September 14, 2004 - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
"...a predisposition to heart disease often runs in families; the influence of gender and inheritance lies beyond anyone’s control. But a general prescription for preventive care, one that would help most people reduce their risk of heart disease, is fairly simple, even if it can be fiendishly difficult to carry out." |
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Unblame the Victim: Heart Disease Causes Vary
September 11, 2004 - New York Times
"Apparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breast bone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and replumbed. He must also suffer the finger wagging and I-told-you-so's of those who say he caused his heart disease by indulging in cheeseburgers, ..." |
