GAINESVILLE - Maybe you have noticed some branches of your family live longer than others. Many of the factors that determine our health (or illness) today were inherited from our ancestors. Why the difference from one family line to another? What caused their deaths? What does this mean to me and my descendants?<br />
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Family health history has become a huge reason for people to research their genealogy. Experts state that approximately 3,000 of the 10,000 known diseases have genetic links, and that many diseases "run in families," including heart disease, high blood pressure, Multiple Sclerosis, and numerous cancers. Tracing a family health history can be a useful tool to aid you and your medical care provider interpret patterns of health, illness and genetic traits for you and your descendants.<br />
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The Hall County Library System invites you to discover effective questions to ask your family members along with the records and sources to help you fill in your "medical" family tree Wednesday, October 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the main brach in Gainesville.<br />
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There is not charge. For more information, call 770-532-3311 ext. 116.
