Sentences with phrase «disease runs in your family»

If these diseases run in your family, you should talk to your pediatrician.

No... autoimmune disease running in my family has no relevance.

If you are pregnant and you are reading this, if you know this disease runs in your family, make sure to breast feed until you have your newborn screen, and under any circumstance do not let them substitute your milk for formula.

The disease runs in families to some extent, so you know there's a genetic component.

The disease runs in families, and more than two - thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one close relative with the illness or with unipolar major depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Growing up, the topic was not usually discussed, despite the fact that the disease runs in my family.

Earlier studies suggested many immune diseases run in families and result when people inherit a faulty gene.

Many of the most common diseases run in families and are caused by a combination of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.

Identifying SNPs associated with particular diseases will enable scientists to predict an individual's likelihood of developing a disease and how the disease runs in families.

Might some infectious diseases run in families because one inherits susceptibility to them?

Unfortunately, many people believe that they inherit their cardiovascular health genetically, and make statements like, «Heart disease runs in my family.»

By Sara Gottfried MD I'm no supermodel... In fact, obesity, hair loss, anxiety and Alzheimer's disease run in my family — not a pretty genetic picture for middle age and later life....

Genetics certainly play a starring role, especially if diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease run in the family — all three are present in my family.

While Hashimoto's disease runs in the family, having family members who have thyroid disease does not necessarily mean that you will get the disease.

If you have one or more of the symptoms of hypothyroidism, or if thyroid disease runs in your family, ask your doctor if you should have a blood test.

If you are over age 50 and the disease runs in your family, you may want to consider a real blueberry supplement.

For starters, recent studies show that autoimmune diseases run in families, and children born to mothers with autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis, are three times more likely to be born with autism.

A cause that means more to me than anything is the Heart & Stroke Foundation as heart disease runs in my family and took both of my grandfathers» at too young of an age.

Not exact matches

Autoimmune disorders run in his family: His mom suffers from Hashimoto's disease, in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland.

But I was also curious to see what kind of diseases I might be at risk of passing down to my kids and whether the health concerns that run in my family could be spotted in my spit.

I was also checked for gluten intolerance and celiac disease and even ruled out inflammatory bowel diseases (one of them runs in my mother's side of the family) and they really think it's just IBS.

Lots of different diseases run on my side of the family, so I try to be as conscious as I can about what I put in my body to help it stay strong.

He will be quizzed on aspects of his health which will also include questions about his family to determine if there are any hereditary diseases which run in the family.

Caregiver duties and responsibilities can include: Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and other errands General health care: overseeing medication and prescriptions usage, appointment reminders and administering medicine Mobility assistance: help with getting in and out of a wheelchair, car or shower Personal supervision: providing constant companionship and general supervision Transportation: driving to and from activities, running errands, and help getting in and out of wheelchair - accessible vehicle Emotional support: being a stable companion and supporter in all matters personal, health - related and emotional Care for the elderly: orienting or grounding someone with Alzheimer s disease or dementia, relaying information from a doctor to family members Back - up care (or respite) services: providing other caregivers a break Home organization: help with organizing

Dr. Marcus E. Martinez, who runs a family medical practice in Hoosick Falls, told the Times Union last year that he and his father, who opened the practice in 1956, have noted rare and aggressive forms of cancer in patients, as well as thyroid disease and other health problems.

Mental illness appears to be partly heritable (bipolar disorder, for one, runs in families), yet no one has discovered a gene for the disease.

Although the disease appears to be caused by a genetic defect, it doesn't run in families, suggesting that the mutation occurs randomly in egg or sperm cells or at some point after fertilization.

However, there is evidence that the disease occurs in other cultures and also runs in families, which suggests there is a genetic element.

Now, they are getting help from an obscure disease called Fanconi anemia that runs in about 500 American families.

But the origin of another fraction of fibrosis cases is unknown — or idiopathic: Here, the disease often runs in families and appears suddenly after age 50.

The disease may run in families and it is associated with other vascular diseases, but a significant link to a specific chromosome has not been known until now.

Brooke and Stephen Kendrick and their son, Gus - who has no risk of developing the deadly disease that runs in his mother's family

First Major Gene Mutation for Hereditary Prostate Cancer Found After a 20 - year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease.

There doesn't appear to be a genetic predisposition, meaning that these diseases do not seem to run in families.

These disorders tend to run in families and likely have a genetic component but little is known about the genetic basis of the diseases.

Expect your doctor to ask about your family history of allergic disease, since eczema can run in families.

What are the odds that you're going to develop some scary disease if it runs in your family?

But several — including Alzheimer's disease, the most common type — do tend to run in families.

Because there's a genetic component to celiac disease, it can run in families.

Heart disease runs in Harper's family.

Because celiac disease is difficult to diagnose, it may run in your family without anyone realizing it.

One of the big questions I do in all my intakes is, are there celiac disease or any autoimmunity that runs in your family?

Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, just to mention a few chronical diseases, run in my family, and up to now I am the only one who have been following this kind of diet, and, not surprisingly, I am the only one who is enjoying good health at my 68, while both my parents died long ago from heart disease at an early age, when I was just fifteen, my younger sister is type 2 diabetic, my older sister suffers from heart disease, having been submited to a tryple by - pass surgery and a angioplasty.

I enjoy your postings and have learned a tremendous amount about thyroid disease which runs in my family.

If Hashimoto's hypothyroidism runs in your family, helping ensure your child gets enough sleep could be one way to shore up their health and help lower the risk of developing the disease.

I was very worried that I was developing Alzheimer's disease since it runs in my family.

Celiac disease means gluten free and it affects children and adults, and often runs in families.

My name is Michelle and thyroid disease has run in my Dad's side of the family heavily, mostly the women.

Having one autoimmune disease increases your risk for developing another, and autoimmune diseases can run in families.

Many children today also have celiac disease or gluten intolerance, which tends to run in the family.