domingo, 26 de febrero de 2012

Family History: MedlinePlus [NEW TOPIC PAGE]


Family History


 
 
Your family history includes health information about you and your close relatives. Family history is an important risk factor for problems like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease. The reason a family history can help predict risk is that families share their genes, as well as other factors that affect health, like environment, lifestyles and habits.

Having a family member with a disease raises your risk, but it does not mean that you will definitely get it. Realizing that you are at risk gives you a chance to reduce that risk by following a healthier lifestyle and getting tested as needed.

You can get started by talking to your relatives about their health. Draw a family tree and add the health information. Having copies of medical records and death certificates is also helpful.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 


open here please:
Family History: MedlinePlus

http://www.annals.org/content/156/4/I-38.full.pdf
Source: American College of Physicians - PDF


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