R/RFHA Newsletter, December 1998                          P.46

We have received communication from another ROLLIN(G)S/RAWLIN(G)S organization which may or may not be as all-encompassing as ours, but it might assist some of our subscribers so here is their address:

Office of ROLLINS Research

P.O.Box 647

Atlanta, GA 30301

FAX to 404/888-2720 or telephone (404) 888-2921.

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The book "50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save Your Life" has recently been compiled by a group of health experts. It is perhaps surprising to find that the #1 recommendation is 'discover your medical roots'. They feel it is crucial to know about the health of your family your siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents and great-grandparents, because some diseases run in families. Breast and ovarian cancer for women...prostate cancer for men ... colitis, Crohn's Disease, stroke & heart attacks, diabetes, and other forms of cancer such as pancreatic, kidney, liver and colon. Asthma is another, and bronchial and lung problems as well.

Discovering such a family history does not mean you automatically will fall prey to it but knowing your medical roots is a powerful incentive for getting periodic check-ups with that problem in mind. Bookstores and libraries have many source-books. Bantam is publishing "If It Runs In Your Family"...and the Genealogical Publishing Co. in Baltimore has an excellent summary by Myra Vanderpool Gormley... "Family Diseases: Are You At Risk". Think about it.

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One of our subscribers whose husband is now being treated for prostate cancer wrote to ask me to put in a reminder to regrind our men folk to be tested regularly for that disease. It's simple and painless, so follow her advice. Your editor seconds that suggestion.

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