Thanksgiving is National Family History Day
You know that Uncle Don likes his turkey without gravy, and Grandma Ann puts nuts in the cranberry sauce.
But do you know if either of them has suffered a stroke, lost a parent to cancer or takes insulin shots for diabetes?More Info
AT A GLANCE
Compiling your medical history
Make a list of blood relatives. Include your parents, siblings, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.Questions to ask
• Do you have any chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes?
• Have you had any other serious illnesses, such as cancer or stroke?
• How old were you when you developed these illnesses?
• Have you or your partner had any difficulties with pregnancies, such as miscarriages?
• What medications do you take?
• What about illnesses of deceased relatives? How old were they when they died? What caused their deaths? Source: U.S. surgeon general
ONLINE
To compile your family history online, go to www.family history.hhs.govAdvertisement
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