MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ashkenazi jews'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432876&cid=t_200717_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F9Ym_mBxekcI%2F The following is a guest post by Archelle Georgiou, MD. Archelle is a 40-something year old doctor and the health expert on Fox9 News in the Twin Cities. She has spent 25 years in health care… in private practice, in corporate America, and now has her own consulting practice, Georgiou Consulting, so that she can pursue health care projects, initiatives, and causes she believes are most meaningful to making a difference for people. Archelle blogs at Archelle on Health. We all enjoy the heart-warming stories of siblings who are separated at birth and miraculously re-connected with each other as adults. We empathize with the need for adopted individuals to search for their biological parents. Why? Because we have an innate need to know who we are, where we came from, and who we are con... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432876 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:38 +0100 3432876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653941&cid=t_200717_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FuEqydlj8BvI%2F Pain is a good thing. The sensation helps us know that bumping our heads on the table edge hurts. Pain tells us when something is wrong in our body, and warns us to do something about it. And in most people, pain comes with tears. Whereas most of us would cry in pain when hurt, children like Avigail Eshet do not feel the pain, or shed a tear. Avigail suffers from a rare genetic disorder that numbs her sense of pain and reaction to temperature. Avigail is in danger of hurting herself from accidents and she would not even feel it. And when the 8-year old girl gets upset or stressed, she produces excess adrenalin that drives her blood pressure and heart rate through the roof. She also suffers from frequent lung infections and pneumonia and has trouble swallowing her food. I wouldn’t even ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653941 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:59:48 +0100 2653941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442555&cid=t_200717_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fgenetic-testing-for-hereditary-breast-and-ovarian-cancers-greatly-underutilized-by-high-risk-women%2F A women’s lifetime breast cancer risk is approximately 13 percent, and her ovarian cancer risk is less than 2 percent.  But women with BRCA1 (BReast CAncer 1) or BRCA2 (BReast CAncer 2) gene mutations may be 3 to 7 times more likely to develop breast cancer, and 9 to 30 times more likely to develop [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442555 Mon, 25 May 2009 01:03:00 +0100 2442555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382685&cid=t_200717_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F0fnUw1d66vc%2F Ashkenazi Jews are known to have an average IQ between 107-115, putting half of the ethnic group into the genius range. Unfortunately, Ashkenazi Jews are also plague with genetic diseases! One fourth of the population is a carrier of one of several genetic conditions, which include Tay-Sachs Disease, Canavan, Niemann-Pick, Gaucher, Familial Dysautonomia, Bloom Syndrome, Fanconi anemia, Cystic Fibrosis and Mucolipidosis IV. A “carrier” for a gene means that the person carries only one copy of the gene. The gene is not expressed in that person’s trait or phenotype. However, marrying another carrier or someone with two copies of the gene may produce children with the trait. For example, a carrier for blue eyes may have a different eye color but has children with blue eyes. When talk... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382685 Sun, 03 May 2009 04:27:25 +0100 2382685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381062&cid=t_200717_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F30%2Fwomen-of-diverse-ethnic-ancestry-have-similar-risk-of-carrying-brca-mutations-as-those-with-western-european-ancestry%2F ” …The study, performed by researchers at Philadelphia’s Fox Chase Cancer Center and Myriad Genetics, Inc., analyzed the prevalence of BRCA1/BRCA2 gene mutations in patients of different ethnicities at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The study included test results of 46,276 women during the ten-year period from 1996 to 2006. Study subjects encompassed [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381062 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:12:40 +0100 2381062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299065&cid=t_200717_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Froutine-screening-for-hereditary-breast-and-ovarian-cancer-recommended-by-acog-sgo%2F Evaluating a patient’s risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is an important first step in cancer prevention and early detection and should be a routine part of ob-gyn practice. Those who are likely to have the syndrome should be referred for further assessment to a clinician with expertise in genetics, according to a [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299065 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:55:32 +0100 2299065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1756994&cid=t_200717_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F02%2Fhollywood-celebs-raise-awareness-regarding-hereditary-breast-and-ovarian-cancer%2F Christina Applegate - Samantha Who? Recently diagnosed in July 2008 with breast cancer, Christina Applegate appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America program in August. The talented, Emmy award winning actress is currently the star of the ABC sitcom “Samantha Who?” Applegate came into the Hollywood limelight when she appeared in popular Fox sitcom “Married [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1756994 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:43:56 +0100 1756994