“It happens all the time: Filling out that clipboard at the doctor’s office, you can’t remember what cancer killed Aunt Sally or when Dad had his heart attack.
A good family health history is far more important than a gene test in predicting your future medical needs, but it’s hugely underused. On Tuesday, the government begins offering a free new service to try to change that _ helping people compile one at home, e-mail it to relatives who can fill in the gaps, and even pop it straight into their doctors’ computers.”
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Lauran Neergard, The Washington Post, 12 January 2009
