1) Knowing your family history is important for assessing your risk of diseases like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, as certain health risks can be passed down through families.
2) Key aspects of a family history that may increase disease risk include diseases occurring at an earlier age than expected, diseases affecting multiple close relatives, and certain disease combinations within a family.
3) Learning about your family history from relatives and records can help your doctor determine your disease risks and recommend lifestyle changes and screening tests to promote your health and detect diseases early.
Presentation by Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH at the 2009 Virginia Health Equity Conference.
Dr. Woolf shared research on the dramatic influences of social conditions on health inequities nationally and in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also discussed the importance of packaging the evidence in compelling formats for policymakers and the public.
The legendary English poet compares alcohol with lechery, highlighting the likely consequences of both. However, the health consequences of alcohol consumption run the gamut from mild to severe. Being the most consumed substance in the United States, it is a significant risk factor that has the potential to cause liver and brain damage, heart diseases, breast cancer, traffic accidents, etc.
Eating Disorders: Confronting an Epidemic | Veritas CollaborativeVeritas_Collaborative
While attention to eating disorders has increased in recent years, the illness remains one of the most common, dangerous and least understood in the United States. The numbers are truly staggering: An estimated 25 million Americans, many of them adolescents, suffer from eating disorders. Ninety percent of them are women between the ages of 12 and 25, though eating disorders do not discriminate by gender, age or ethnic background. More than one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use such unhealthy weight control behaviors as skipping meals, fasting, vomiting, and taking laxatives.
Learn more about Veritas Collaborative's eating disorder treatment for teens and adolescents at http://veritascollaborative.com/blog/2014/03/eating-disorders-confronting-an-epidemic
Presentation by Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH at the 2009 Virginia Health Equity Conference.
Dr. Woolf shared research on the dramatic influences of social conditions on health inequities nationally and in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also discussed the importance of packaging the evidence in compelling formats for policymakers and the public.
The legendary English poet compares alcohol with lechery, highlighting the likely consequences of both. However, the health consequences of alcohol consumption run the gamut from mild to severe. Being the most consumed substance in the United States, it is a significant risk factor that has the potential to cause liver and brain damage, heart diseases, breast cancer, traffic accidents, etc.
Eating Disorders: Confronting an Epidemic | Veritas CollaborativeVeritas_Collaborative
While attention to eating disorders has increased in recent years, the illness remains one of the most common, dangerous and least understood in the United States. The numbers are truly staggering: An estimated 25 million Americans, many of them adolescents, suffer from eating disorders. Ninety percent of them are women between the ages of 12 and 25, though eating disorders do not discriminate by gender, age or ethnic background. More than one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use such unhealthy weight control behaviors as skipping meals, fasting, vomiting, and taking laxatives.
Learn more about Veritas Collaborative's eating disorder treatment for teens and adolescents at http://veritascollaborative.com/blog/2014/03/eating-disorders-confronting-an-epidemic
The Prevalence and Coverage of Serious Health Risks in Popular Women's MagazinesShanna Kurpe
A content analysis of the coverage and emphasis of serious health risks in popular women's magazines. This was presented at the 2009 AEJMC conference in Boston, where I won the Top Faculty Paper in my division.
A health care executive, Steven R. Gallegos leads San Antonio’s Vesa Health & Technology, Inc., as president and chief executive officer. Away from work, Steven R. Gallegos makes contributions to meaningful causes, such as the Lupus Foundation of America.
Black American women have higher rates of many risk factors for heart disease, including obesity, physical inactivity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hypertension than white women
Consanguineous marriage makes congenital heart diseases more complexRamachandra Barik
Introduction: Inbreeding increases homozygotes for autosomal recessive disorders resulting in high prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD). This cross-section looks whether consanguineous marriage (CM) makes CHDs more complex.
Subjects and Methods: This was an observational study which looked at the cross-section of a cohort of consecutive 113 patients having different CHD who visited Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, during the year 2016 for surgery or intervention. The definitive diagnosis of CHD was supported by clinical profile, chest X-ray, echo, ultrasound abdomen, and cardiac catheterization which is appropriate. The study population was divided into CM group and distance marriage (DM) group. The categorical variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Out of 113 patients with CHD, 61 (54%) were females. A majority 104 (94%) were Hindu. About 74% of patients were from below poverty line category. Approximately 27% and 73% patients were born out of consanguineous and DM, respectively. Most of the patients were from a rural background, and 63.7% had an education level of ≤10th class. Approximately, a total of 50 (44.2%) patients had complex CHDs (CCHDs). CCHD had significant association with CM (odds ratio: 2.60 95% confidence interval: 1.11–6.09, and P = 0.02).
Conclusion: As there was a significant association of CCHD with inbreed marriage, this observation discourages CM.
Study Shows Divorce Risk Rises for Wives Diagnosed with a Serious IllnessBrandon_Terry
While spouses vow to stay together each other through “sickness and in health” a study from the Iowa State University (ISU) claims that this may not always be the case. Sickness, they assert, can change the dynamics within a marriage enough to lead to a split.
The book combines family health history, oral traditions, and genetics in order to help individuals and families gather their health history and use that information to make positive health choices. The toolkit consists of two chapters and supplementary materials that together help people collect, organize, and understand their family health history. Provided as a free patient ediucation book by Lucid Genetics a telemedicine genetics medical practice.
Introduction
Thanksgiving will be here in just a few weeks (or you could say the holiday season depending on when the class is taught) and we’ll soon be spending time with our families and enjoying – or in some cases preparing – a feast of mashed potatoes and gravy, buttery rolls, a golden-brown turkey, and let’s not forget the pumpkin pies! Not to mention the holiday shopping and yummy treats from neighbors and friends. It’s the time of year when we think about the things we are grateful for.
Tell about one of your own Thanksgiving Day traditions. Use visual aids such as a pie dish, china plate, silverware, pumpkin, etc to help generate ideas. Then ask the class…
What are some of your family traditions at Thanksgiving? What memories do you have as a child or even with your own children or grandchildren at this time of year?
We each have wonderful traditions but did you know that learning about your family health history could be the most important tradition you make this Thanksgiving?
The Prevalence and Coverage of Serious Health Risks in Popular Women's MagazinesShanna Kurpe
A content analysis of the coverage and emphasis of serious health risks in popular women's magazines. This was presented at the 2009 AEJMC conference in Boston, where I won the Top Faculty Paper in my division.
A health care executive, Steven R. Gallegos leads San Antonio’s Vesa Health & Technology, Inc., as president and chief executive officer. Away from work, Steven R. Gallegos makes contributions to meaningful causes, such as the Lupus Foundation of America.
Black American women have higher rates of many risk factors for heart disease, including obesity, physical inactivity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and hypertension than white women
Consanguineous marriage makes congenital heart diseases more complexRamachandra Barik
Introduction: Inbreeding increases homozygotes for autosomal recessive disorders resulting in high prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD). This cross-section looks whether consanguineous marriage (CM) makes CHDs more complex.
Subjects and Methods: This was an observational study which looked at the cross-section of a cohort of consecutive 113 patients having different CHD who visited Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, during the year 2016 for surgery or intervention. The definitive diagnosis of CHD was supported by clinical profile, chest X-ray, echo, ultrasound abdomen, and cardiac catheterization which is appropriate. The study population was divided into CM group and distance marriage (DM) group. The categorical variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Out of 113 patients with CHD, 61 (54%) were females. A majority 104 (94%) were Hindu. About 74% of patients were from below poverty line category. Approximately 27% and 73% patients were born out of consanguineous and DM, respectively. Most of the patients were from a rural background, and 63.7% had an education level of ≤10th class. Approximately, a total of 50 (44.2%) patients had complex CHDs (CCHDs). CCHD had significant association with CM (odds ratio: 2.60 95% confidence interval: 1.11–6.09, and P = 0.02).
Conclusion: As there was a significant association of CCHD with inbreed marriage, this observation discourages CM.
Study Shows Divorce Risk Rises for Wives Diagnosed with a Serious IllnessBrandon_Terry
While spouses vow to stay together each other through “sickness and in health” a study from the Iowa State University (ISU) claims that this may not always be the case. Sickness, they assert, can change the dynamics within a marriage enough to lead to a split.
The book combines family health history, oral traditions, and genetics in order to help individuals and families gather their health history and use that information to make positive health choices. The toolkit consists of two chapters and supplementary materials that together help people collect, organize, and understand their family health history. Provided as a free patient ediucation book by Lucid Genetics a telemedicine genetics medical practice.
Introduction
Thanksgiving will be here in just a few weeks (or you could say the holiday season depending on when the class is taught) and we’ll soon be spending time with our families and enjoying – or in some cases preparing – a feast of mashed potatoes and gravy, buttery rolls, a golden-brown turkey, and let’s not forget the pumpkin pies! Not to mention the holiday shopping and yummy treats from neighbors and friends. It’s the time of year when we think about the things we are grateful for.
Tell about one of your own Thanksgiving Day traditions. Use visual aids such as a pie dish, china plate, silverware, pumpkin, etc to help generate ideas. Then ask the class…
What are some of your family traditions at Thanksgiving? What memories do you have as a child or even with your own children or grandchildren at this time of year?
We each have wonderful traditions but did you know that learning about your family health history could be the most important tradition you make this Thanksgiving?
Answering your questions about genetics and your health | Genes in Lifejohndemello7
Genes in Life provides answer to your questions about genetics and health. It is the place where you learn the importance and effects of genetics on human life.
Visit http://genesinlife.org/ .
Uncovering the Link Between Family History and Heart Health_ Dr. Ranjit Jagta...Aditi Jagtap Pune
By understanding your family history, and visiting Dr Ranjit Jagtap Daughter, you can take steps to reduce your risk of heart disease and potentially prevent it from developing. For example, if you know that heart disease runs in your family, you can make lifestyle changes such as eating a heart-healthy diet, exercising regularly, and quitting smoking to help reduce your risk.
Learn how the personal choices you make every day can radically influence your health and begin to develop a plan for health and wellbeing for decades to come.
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Family History is
Important for Your Health
M ost of us know that we can reduce our risk of disease by
eating a healthy diet, getting enough exercise, and not smoking.
But did you know that your family history might be one of the
strongest influences on your risk of developing heart disease,
stroke, diabetes, or cancer? Even though you cannot change
your genetic makeup, knowing your family history can help you
reduce your risk of developing health problems.
Family History and Your Risk of Disease
Family members share their genes, as well as their environment, lifestyles and habits. Everyone
can recognize traits that run in their family, such as curly hair, dimples, leanness or athletic
ability. Risks for diseases such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease also run in families.
Everyone’s family history of disease is different. The key features of a family history that may
increase risk are
• Diseases that occur at an earlier age than expected (10 to 20 years before most people
get the disease);
• Disease in more than one close relative;
• Disease that does not usually affect a certain gender (for example, breast cancer in a male);
• Certain combinations of diseases within a family (for example, breast and ovarian cancer,
or heart disease and diabetes).
If your family has one or more of these features, your family history may hold important clues
about your risk for disease.
Using Family History to Promote Your Health
People with a family history of disease may have the most to gain from lifestyle changes and
screening tests.
You can’t change your genes, but you can change unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking,
inactivity, and poor eating habits. In many cases, adopting a healthier lifestyle can reduce your
risk for diseases that run in your family.
Screening tests (such as mammograms and colorectal cancer screening) can detect diseases
like cancers at an early stage when they are most treatable. Screening tests can also detect
disease risk factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, which can be treated to
reduce the chances of getting disease.
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Learning About Your Family History
To learn about your family history:
• ask questions,
• talk at family gatherings, and
• look at death certificates and family medical records, if possible.
Collect information about your grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews,
siblings, and children. The type of information to collect includes
• major medical conditions and causes of death,
• age of disease onset and age at death, and
• ethnic background
Write down the information and share it with your doctor. Your doctor will
• assess your disease risk based on your family history and other risk factors,
• recommend lifestyle changes to help prevent disease, and
• prescribe screening tests to detect disease early.
If your doctor notices a pattern of disease in your family, it may be a sign of an inherited form of
disease that is passed on from generation to generation. Your doctor may refer you to a specialist
who can help determine whether you have an inherited form of disease. Genetic testing may also
help determine if you or your family members are at risk. Even with inherited forms of disease,
steps can be taken to reduce your risk.
What If You Have No Family History?
Even if you don’t have a history of a particular health problem in your family, you could still be at
risk. This is because
• your lifestyle, personal medical history, and other factors influence your chances of getting
a disease;
• you may be unaware of disease in some family members;
• you could have family members who died young, before they had a chance to develop
chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer.
Being aware of your family health history is an important part of a lifelong wellness plan.
Where You Can Find More Information
The following Web sites provide additional information on family history:
• CDC’s Family History Web site for the Public — www.cdc.gov/genomics/famhistory/famhist.htm
• U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative — www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/
• National Society for Genetic Counselors — www.nsgc.org/consumer/familytree/
For more information on CDC’s National Office of Public Health Genomics,
visit our Web site at www.cdc.gov/genomics .
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