Wheeler Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Health care professionals have known for a long time that common diseases - heart disease, cancer, and diabetes - and even rare diseases - like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia - can run in families. If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood pressure. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents, and other blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to which you may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy. Read more... http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ Quote Link to comment
logcabinmama Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I'm so sorry I didn't see this before. Quote Link to comment
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