US surgeon general urges Americans to know their family health history
15th Nov 2005, 18:09 GMT
WASHINGTON - Tues., Nov. 15, 2005 - Calling on all Americans to "know their family history," U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., today unveiled an updated version of a computerized tool designed to help families gather their health information, and praised Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for joining in to expand the Surgeon General's Family Health Initiative.
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