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eve5j All Messages By This Member #7398 开云体育 Dear Friends: ? Since my husband was just diagnosed with hemochromatosis, a hereditary disease affecting primarily those of northern European descent, I felt I should let you all know about this since one in four people are at least carriers of the disease.? ? Hemochromatosis is iron overload.? A person with the disease cannot process iron properly.? The iron then attaches itself to?different organs in the body such as the liver and heart and damaging them, which leads to?many other diseases such as diabetes, cirrhosis, and arthritis.??However, the good thing about this genetic disease is that with screening, it can usually be halted before any damage is done.? The treatment for it is phlebotomy--bloodletting, which?rids the body of the overloaded?iron.?? ? Usually by the time the affected person realizes they are ill,?medical professionals are?looking at and trying to cure the symptoms, rather than looking for?the cause, so hemochromatosis is very often missed totally.?? ? Tonight I listened to a presentation?for medical professionals at the US National Institute of Health about the disease, and Poland was specifically mentioned.? More Irish people have this than any other ethnic group, with English and Scottish being number two.? Poland was mentioned and then Russians and even Iranians, so I guess the disease was spread along the same route that our Poles took during the War.? ? Australia, I am almost positive, is the only country that routinely screens for this disease.? The Aussies are at the medical forefront once again.? You can learn more about the disease here: ? The National Institute of Health (US): ? ? Under "For More Information," click the first link, which is The American Hemochromatosis Society.?? ? I hope this information helps someone or their loved ones.??Sorry for being off topic. ? Eve ??
Julian S. Plowy #7399 开云体育 Eve, Thank you for this information Julek toggle quoted message Show quoted text -----Original Message----- From: Eve5J@... [mailto:Eve5J@...] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:39 PM To: Kresy-Siberia@... Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Off topic, but something to be aware of. Dear Friends: ? Since my husband was just diagnosed with hemochromatosis, a hereditary disease affecting primarily those of northern European descent, I felt I should let you all know about this since one in four people are at least carriers of the disease.? ? Hemochromatosis is iron overload.? A person with the disease cannot process iron properly.? The iron then attaches itself to?different organs in the body such as the liver and heart and damaging them, which leads to?many other diseases such as diabetes, cirrhosis, and arthritis.??However, the good thing about this genetic disease is that with screening, it can usually be halted before any damage is done.? The treatment for it is phlebotomy--bloodletting, which?rids the body of the overloaded?iron.?? ? Usually by the time the affected person realizes they are ill,?medical professionals are?looking at and trying to cure the symptoms, rather than looking for?the cause, so hemochromatosis is very often missed totally.?? ? Tonight I listened to a presentation?for medical professionals at the US National Institute of Health about the disease, and Poland was specifically mentioned.? More Irish people have this than any other ethnic group, with English and Scottish being number two.? Poland was mentioned and then Russians and even Iranians, so I guess the disease was spread along the same route that our Poles took during the War.? ? Australia, I am almost positive, is the only country that routinely screens for this disease.? The Aussies are at the medical forefront once again.? You can learn more about the disease here: ? The National Institute of Health (US): ? ? Under "For More Information," click the first link, which is The American Hemochromatosis Society.?? ? I hope this information helps someone or their loved ones.??Sorry for being off topic. ? Eve ?? `* KRESY-SIBERIA GROUP = RESEARCH REMEMBRANCE RECOGNITION "Dedicated to researching, remembering and recognising the Polish citizens deported, enslaved and killed by the Soviet Union during World War Two." * Discussion site : Gallery (photos, documents) : Film and info : * To SUBSCRIBE to the discussion group, send an e-mail saying who you are and describing your interest in the group to: Kresy-Siberia-owner@... *` `Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the .`

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