Your family tree holds a key to your health
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Amricans are kindly asked to trace their family medical history, as one of the best way to ensure oneâs longevity. US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their
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Geneology often holds the key to understanding the origin of serious diseases in those with a Hispanic heritage.
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A Washington state family that has lost nine members to pancreatic cancer is helping researchers better understand the disease. After 10 years research, scientists at the University of Washington identified a gene important in the inherited form of pancreatic cancer &#151; one of the deadliest forms. The finding could help diagnose the disease earlier and treat it.
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Does your brother or sister have heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said on Monday.
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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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Top US health officials asked families on Monday to use their Thanksgiving gatherings to discuss and record the medical histories of their parents, grandparents and other kin.
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Now a team of researchers has found that severe emotional distress - like that caused by divorce, the loss of a job, or caring for an ill child or parent - may speed up the aging of the body&#39;s cells at the genetic level.
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Does your brother or sister have  heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you  are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said  on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian cancer.
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A single gene fault could hold the key to a range of disorders linked to heart disease and stroke, a study has found. A team from Yale University School of Medicine found the defect was linked to conditions
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The most frequently occurring forms of cancer have certain inherited risk factors in common, according to a new study, &quot;Cancer as a complex phenotype: Pattern of cancer distribution within and beyond the nuclear family,&quot; conducted by DeCODE, a Reykjavik
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Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.
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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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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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Researchers from Iceland have found that close relatives of cancer patients have a much higher risk of developing cancer themselves and the higher risk extends beyond the immediate family.
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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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Family doctors say patients should be more aware of their relatives' health history, a survey has found.