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Family History
Can Save Life

Family trees are fun to trace, but
they can also save your life. Ex-
perts at the Mayo Clinic say
charting your family's medical
history can help your doctor pre-
dict your risk of developing a host
of hereditary conditions, from di-
abetes to heart disease to cancer.
Knowing what may lay in
your future will enable you to
take steps toward prevention,
and it's helpful information to
share with your children.
Start by gathering health facts
about immediate relatives - par-
ents, siblings, children. Then
branch out to grandparents,
aunts, uncles and cousins. You
may have to play detective to un-
cover the medical history of de-
ceased relatives. Some of the
facts to gather for each person
include:
• Full name, birth date and
number of children.
• Conditions the person has
(or had), including heart disease,
stroke, arthritis, cancer, high
blood pressure and diabetes.
• Where he/she was born and
died.
• How old he/she was when di-
agnosed with an illness.
• Lifestyle factors that may
have contributed to a condition.
How can you determine your
own risk? In general, the more
often and earlier a condition oc-
curs in your family, the higher
your risk.

THE

SINAI FAMILY

Although we're now part of the area's largest
health system, \ ve haven't lost sight of our
dedication to Jewish traditions. Which is why
we continue to observe religious holidays,
offer rabbinical service, as well as maintain
Sinai's kosher kitchen. What's new is the fact
that The Detroit Medical Center is expanding
these practices, especially at Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital.

CAN Do

EVEN MORE

3,300 Physicians
Call Us Home.

Joining the DMC has allowed us to
provide our patients with numerous advantages,
including complete access to all 8 area hospitals
and 100 outpatient facilities. You'll also discover
an impressive staff of 3,300 physicians and
specialists, some of whom have achieved both
national and international renown.

To HELP

Supplements
Get An OK

YOURS.

Fears about unsafe levels of nat-
urally occurring lead in calcium
supplements are unfounded, ac-
cording to the Council for Re-
sponsible Nutrition.
The council notes that 1,000
milligrams of calcium supple-
ments contains less lead than
three-and-a-half glasses of milk
or four slices of pizza, which have
roughly the same amount of cal-
cium.
Experts on the council are con-
cerned that fears about the lead
content of calcium supplements
could scare people away from
taking the calcium they need to
prevent osteoporosis. That con-
dition affects 28 million Ameri-
cans, mostly post-menopausal
women. Most women do not get
enough calcium from food, so the
council encourages them to take
calcium supplements.

THE DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER

WELCOMES SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM

A Health System So
Advanced, It Even Includes
A Medical School.

An on-going partnership with the Wayne
State University School of Medicine has made
us the largest academic health system in
Michigan. Ali of which allows our medical staff
to develop and provide patients with some of
the most advanced medicine in the world.

To find out just how much the Sinaifamily has grown,

or to meet with a DMC/Sinai physician, call

1.800.248.3627

As ITS NEWEST MEMBER.

Wayne State University

Sinai
Hospital

Publicity Deadlines

The normal deadline for local news
and publicity items is noon Thursday,
eight days prior to issue date. The
deadline for out-of-town obituaries
is 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior
to issue date.

Our Commitment To Jewish
Tradition Continues.

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