Family&#39;s health history can be ally against disease
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At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple. Federal health officials want Americans to take that a bit further over the Thanksgiving weekend and serve
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The basic medical warning about the dangers of smoking is especially important for anyone with a relative, however distant, who has had lung cancer, a new Icelandic study shows.
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The children of parents who live to a ripe old age may face a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease when they themselves reach middle age, according to a study published Monday.
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Depending on the circumstances, making medical history can be good or bad. For Jeanna Giese, her family and her doctors, it was most assuredly something positive.
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US government researchers recommends that married people are healthier than those who keep the single condition. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows
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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.
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If your brother or sister had a heart attack or has heart disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins say you&#39;re 2.5 to three times more likely to have coronary atherosclerosis.
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Illustration by Mark Coomer / Courier &amp; Press. WASHINGTON - At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple.
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NEW YORK  - With health officials now  urging Americans to dig into their family health history,  experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and  upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
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Lucie Guo&#39;s grandfather died of cancer in China before she was born because doctors failed to detect the disease early enough to save him.
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Doctors have long known that certain variations of genes boost the risk of breast cancer, but a new study says there is also a gene variant that offers modest protection against the disease.
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Families play an important role in how well African Americans with diabetes manage their disease, a study shows.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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It has long been clear that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health. Scientists have now found molecular signs of this harm. In a study of mothers of chronically ill children, the cells
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When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not identify suggest a screening for their family as well?
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The key genes which lead the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists. The work provides a greater understanding of how some people can survive symptom free for years, while others rapidly develop Aids.
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According to a new study that suggests the family-associated increased risk of some cancers may extend well beyond the immediate family.